Senior Financial Administrative Associate, CNS Business Services

Job Posting Title:

Senior Financial Administrative Associate, CNS Business Services

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Hiring Department:

College of Natural Sciences

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

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FLSA Status:

Non-Exempt

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Earliest Start Date:

Apr 15, 2024

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue

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Location:

UT MAIN CAMPUS

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Job Details:

General Notes

Must be eligible to work in the US on a full time basis for any employer without sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and monitor college fiscal procedures including faculty and department commitments, research gifts, and budgets.

• Monitor the account reconciliation process for departments and assist when needed. Notify department contacts when account certifications are overdue.

• Manage the processing of new account requests, cash advances, service center requests, signature authorization change requests, and TX shop requests.

• Create and/or approve various financial documents including vouchers and transfers

• Monitor shared CNS Business Services financial email. Respond to all correspondence as appropriate or refer to appropriate staff to follow up.

• Oversee the completion of mandated institutional reports, such as account certifications, balance reviews, etc.

• Maintain and update content of CNS Business Services website.

• Manage special or ad hoc projects.

• Other related functions as assigned.

Required Qualifications

Demonstrated clerical experience in a financial setting (3 years with bachelor’s degree or 7 years with a HS Diploma/GED). Proven ability to synthesize data and produce written reports. Experience with Microsoft Excel and Word. Professional oral and written communication skills. Ability to problem solve and research financial inquiries. Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment to meet deadlines and manage projects. Excellent customer service skills. Ability to act as a facilitator.

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, or Business Administration. Experience with or training in systems used at the University of Texas at Austin.  Familiarity with UT administrative procedures and accounting. Knowledge of, or direct experience with, business operations in an academic setting.

Salary Range

$50,000 + depending on qualifications

Working Conditions

• May work around standard office conditions

• Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation

Required Materials

• Resume/CV

• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor

• Letter of interest

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded.  Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left-hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

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Employment Eligibility:

Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

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Retirement Plan Eligibility:

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at lea