Finance Associate

• Approves CCAS stipends and/or GA/GRA hires, and initiates CCAS tuition awards approved by the CCAS Graduate Student Services Office ensuring timely distribution, budget availability and accounting accuracy.
• Processes cash, check and credit card deposits for the Dean’s office.
• Assists academic departments with complex purchase orders and/or invoices.
• Assists the Finance Director with reviewing and reconciling procurement activities, payments and PCard transactions.
• Reviews and initiates endowment requests ensuring fund availability and accounting accuracy.
• Participates in the fiscal planning, budget management, cost/benefit analysis and implementation of special projects and initiatives.

Administrative/Operational functions may include:

• Supports the finance team’s website and general email account.
• Assists CCAS departments and programs with financial systems access requests.
• Assists with coordinating budget and administrators’ meetings and organizing project logistics.
• Provides back-up financial/administrative support for CCAS academic departments during staff position vacancies.
• Participates in training of the new department staff.
• Assists with College capital project, relocation and minor facilities requests/projects; monitors and reports on the progress of projects.

Performs other related duties as assigned. The omission of specific duties does not preclude the supervisor from assigning duties that are logically related to the position.

Qualified candidates will hold a Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate area of specialization plus 2 years of relevant professional experience, or, a Master’s degree or higher in a relevant area of study. Degree must be conferred by the start date of the position. Degree requirements may be substituted with an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

• Outstanding financial and analytical skills.
• Proficient computer skills.
• Proficient with MS Office Excel.
• Outstanding communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Excellent people skills.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Troubleshooting and problem solving skills.
• To ensure success you need to be focused and stay up to date with your work duties. Top applicants have proficient time-management skills and can multitask with interruptions in a dynamic environment.

The university is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer that does not unlawfully discriminate in any of its programs or activities on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or on any other basis prohibited by applicable law.