University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Department: College of Nursing

Job Title: Finance & Accounting Professional (Entry or Intermediate – Open Rank)

Position #: 00842002 – Requisition #:38264

Job Summary:

The Finance and Accounting Professional supports the College of Nursing’s Finance & Accounting Team in providing the highest levels of customer service across the entire College of Nursing enterprise. In particular, this position coordinates activities related to Student Funding & Scholarship Support and Student Organizations Finance, serving as the primary liaison to appropriate constituents, such as Student Affairs and the Bursar’s Office.

Key Responsibilities:

Student Funding & Scholarship Support (30%)

• Liaise with Student Affairs to coordinate scholarship tracking, calculations, and distributions.

• Manage accounting transactions related to scholarships, fellowships, stipends, and tuition buy-downs.

• Develop and manage a dynamic tracking system to track scholarships that are awarded to students over multiple semesters and academic years. Maintains and updates the system as needed to ensure functionality and adaptability to changing requirements.

• Collaborate with the Bursar’s Office and the Office of Financial Aid to stay informed of key deadlines and timeframes for each academic semester.

• Reconcile budgets for annual scholarships and ensure sufficient funding for proposed awards.

• Assist in resolving tuition billing issues and reconciling revenues to registration records in collaboration with the Bursar’s Office.

General Finance Transactions (30%)

• Process and track financial transactions, including journal entries (JEs), payroll expense transfers (PETs), purchase orders, subcontracts, travel reimbursements, and payment vouchers.

• Collaborate with Clinical and Community Affairs to ensure accurate tracking and management of clinical faculty positions and related financial data.

• Prepare journal entries and cost transfers to maintain compliance with GAAP and university fiscal policies.

• Support procurement activities through CU Marketplace, including requisitions and purchase order reconciliation.

• Review and audit financial records, identify errors, and resolve discrepancies.

• Other duties as assigned.

Monitoring and Reporting (20%)

• Provide account balances and financial information to appropriate stakeholders as needed.

• Reconcile purchase orders and ensure proper close-out procedures are followed to maintain compliance and financial integrity.

• Monitor deficit accounts regularly, process necessary corrective entries, an