Financial Coordinator - Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

Career Summary

Captures the financial operations of a unit in a college or division, overseeing clerical financial support personnel, maintaining and reconciling financial accounts, coordinating cash handling, compiling financial reports, updating accounting systems, training staff, and assisting with budget cycles.

Responsibilities

• Maintains and reconciles financial accounts and monitors revenues and expenditures for the unit.
• Coordinates the cash handling function for the unit, including petty cash, gift transmittals, and travel reimbursements.
• Compiles recurring and ad hoc financial reports for management and faculty.
• Updates and maintains an internal accounting system providing the database for posting and reconciliation capabilities to the Financial Reporting System (FRS).
• Schedules duties for staff and/or student workers in the preparation of vouchers, requisitions, SCRs, and travel documents.
• Oversees the filing of financial documents and data entry of related financial information.
• Trains staff in the preparation of financial documents in compliance with university and college/division policies and procedures.
• May coordinate and maintain the payroll function for the unit.
• May coordinate property inventory and serve as property custodian for the unit.
• Researches and corrects reconciliation discrepancies with reallocations and journal vouchers.
• Serves as liaison to Office of Grants and Contracts regarding financial issues.
• Participates in the annual budget development process.

Requirements

• Basic knowledge of grammar, spelling, punctuation, and simple mathematical functions.
• Minimum of three (3) years of directly job-related experience.

Qualifications

Education will be considered in lieu of experience.

Skills

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Benefits

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Pay

$18.32 - $20.60 per hour

Schedule

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