Business Office, Financial Analyst Coordinator
University Job Title: Accountant 2
Bargaining Unit: None - Not included in the union (Yale Union Group)
Time Type: Full time
Duration Type: Regular
Compensation Grade: Administration & Operations
Wage Ranges: Click https://your.yale.edu/work-yale/careers/wage-ranges to see our Wage Ranges
Work Location: Central Campus
Worksite Address: 150 Munson Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Work Week: Standard (M-F equal number of hours per day)
Searchable Job Family: Accounting/ Financial
Total # of Hours to be Works: 37.5
Position Focus:
Reporting to the Manager for IT Business Operations, this role is responsible for providing financial information for the IT organization through analysis and reporting. Identifies risks and trends that enable IT financial leadership to make informed decisions. Recommends improvements to systems, methods, practices, policies, and procedures through information review for invoices, requisitions, journal entries and expense reports. Responsible for the oversite of day-to-day business operations. May lead and direct the work of others.
Duties & Responsibilities: Analyze and synthesize information, design, and create accurate and timely reports. Contributes to the planning and improvement of department practices, processes, and systems. Provides a high level of service that cultivates and maintains strong working relationships. Accurately records transactions and other financial records. Performs reconciliations; navigates through systems and reporting tools to independently resolve routine and nonroutine discrepancies. Applies entries to the GL or subsystems and ensures adherence to the department & University requirements and financial reporting considerations. Provides effective communications with all constituents including with department leadership. Identifies and raises potential financial issues, risks, ideas, and solutions. Oversee and maintain various workflows and financial processes. Establish, implement, and maintain strong and effective controls in areas of assigned responsibility, and provide adherence to department, University, contractual agreements, policies, and procedures. Train ITS staff on but not limited to: Workday expenses & requisitions, Travel & Expenses, Purchase Order reconciliation. Other responsibilities as required or assigned.
WORK LOCATION: Hybrid - Three days in office and two remote
Essential Duties:
1. Financial Analysis and Reporting: Analyzes information and creates accurate and timely reports that add value to the management of University operations. Applies GAAP to report out on financial conditions. Ensures financial reporting meets the compliance needs of internal and external users. Extracts data from multiple sources. 2. Financial Methods and Systems: Recommends methods to improve practices, processes and systems. Works with internal and external contacts to carry out department objectives. Provides a high level of service that cultivates and maintains strong working relationships and effectively communicates information; takes ownership and accountability for timeliness, accuracy and relationship management. 3. Accounting and Reconciliation: Accurately records enterprise or subsystem transactions to balance sheets, income statements, and other financial records. Performs reconciliations; navigates through systems and reporting tools to independently resolve routine and non-routine discrepancies. Applies entries to the general ledger or subsystems and ensures adherence to GAAP, regulatory requirements and financial reporting considerations. Communicates effectively to unit leadership. 4. Strategic Resource: Translates unit finance objectives into priorities. Reports financial issues and risks and makes recommendations. Contacts appropriate stakeholders to include in communications and approvals. 5. Compliance and Risk Management: Establishes, implements and/or maintains strong internal controls in areas of assigned responsibility to provide reasonable assurance of effective and appropriate resources use, accurate financial information, and adherence to contractual obligations and agreements, policies, procedures, and external regulatory requirements. 6. May perform other duties as assigned.
Drug Screen: No
Health Screening: No
Background Check Requirements:
All candidates for employment will be subject to pre-employment background screening for this position, which may include motor vehicle, DOT certification, drug testing and credit checks based on the position description and job requirements. All offers are contingent upon the successful completion of the background check. For additional information on the background check requirements and process visit "Learn about background checks" under the Applicant Support Resources section of Careers on the It's Your Yale website.
COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement:
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Posting Disclaimer:
The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the essential functions that will be required of the position and should not be construed as a declaration of specific duties and responsibilities of the particular position. Employees will be assigned specific job-related duties through their hiring departments.
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Required Skill/Ability 1:
Well-developed analytical, organizational and communication skills, combined with the ability to be flexible and multitask. High attention to detail and prioritization of tasks.
Required Skill/Ability 2:
Ability to be an expert representative of the ITS business operations office. Well-developed communication & customer service skills.
Required Skill/Ability 3:
Strong computer skills, advanced knowledge of Excel including pivot tables, database query tools, and business analytics reporting.
Required Skill/Ability 4:
Ability to function independently in a proactive fashion. Demonstrates willingness to work as a member of a team by absorbing incidental responsibilities and contributing to special projects to ensure the smooth functioning of the office.
Preferred Education, Experience and Skills:
Supervisory experience desirable; Knowledge of Power BI; PowerPoint skills to develop training materials; Yale or other higher educational business office experience desirable.
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business, Economics or Finance and two years of related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Demonstrated application of financial, accounting and economic concepts.
Yale University is a private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Founded in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and among the most prestigious in the world.[7][8]