Financial Assistant 2

About the role

The School of Fine Arts Financial Services Office seeks qualified applicants for a full-time position as Financial Assistant 2 within the Office of the Dean. Under the direction of the Assistant Finance Director and reporting directly to a supervisor or a designated team leader, this position provides fiscal support to all areas of the School of Fine Arts as part of a shared services, customer service-oriented team. The ideal candidate is a self-motivated, detail-oriented individual capable of working in a fast-paced shared service setting.

Responsibilities

• Administering all financial and personnel transactions, including payroll, purchasing, scholarships, accounts receivable/payables, and other disbursements
• Serving as a resource regarding fiscal matters, reconciling discrepancies, and ensuring compliance with state, University, and School policies/procedures
• Assisting with grant proposal development, post award proposal management, and grant-related issues
• Acting as a fiscal steward to the approved budget and assisting with the decision making related to the appropriateness of requested expenditures
• Performing other related duties as required, such as financial projections and reporting, bench-marking surveys, and other special projects or assignments
• Performing and presenting account reconciliations, invoice reconciliations, payroll reconciliations

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field and two to three years of experience in financial record keeping, analysis, and reporting or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience may be substituted for the degree and years requirement
• Demonstrated communication skills, including the ability to prepare materials for and clearly and effectively communicate information to internal audiences and client groups
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and to handle complex, confidential information with discretion
• Proficiency in Excel and the ability to navigate enterprise-wide fiscal applications
• Highly organized, detailed-oriented, and able to manage multiple concurrent priorities and see tasks through to timely completion

Preferred qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, finance, or accounting
• Five or more years of progressively responsible experience in financial record keeping, budgeting, and reporting
• Experience in working with Kuali Financial Systems, WebFocus, Core CT, Concur, and HuskyBuy or similar systems
• Advanced proficiency in Excel, PowerBI experience a plus

Schedule

This is a full-time (35 hours per week), permanent position. A hybrid workweek schedule is available after serving a successful probationary period.

Benefits

The University offers a competitive salary and outstanding benefits, including employee and dependent tuition waivers at UConn, and a highly desirable work environment.