Financial Manager

Job Title: Financial Specialist Sr

Under general supervision, the Financial Specialist Sr manages accounts and financial functions for a large department or departments in a complex academic unit or department with significant research, operations, and instructional emphasis. These functions include but are not limited to maintaining and retention of unit financial documentation and files; account management; financial services compliance; internal controls; and other functions designated by unit administrator. Directly impacts the University goal of increasing research expenditures through the effective management of accounts.

Working Environment

• Climate-controlled office setting subject to extended periods of sitting.
• Visual acuity and manual dexterity associated with daily use of desktop computer.
• Ability to clearly communicate to perform essential duties.
• Expected to be responsive to customers, engaged in work production, resourceful, flexible, and respectful of others.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in a field appropriate to the area of assignment AND three (3) years of related experience, OR, seven (7) years of related experience, OR, Any equivalent combination of experience, and/or education from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.

Department Statement

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Desired Qualifications

• Knowledge of all applicable federal, state and regulatory requirements, laws and standards.
• Knowledge of financial practices, regulations and standards.
• Knowledge of supervisory practices and principles.
• Knowledge of electronic data processing as it applies to fiscal automated applications.
• Knowledge of quality customer service standards, methods and practices.
• Skill in planning and establishing priorities.
• Skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships.
• Skill in effective communication, both verbal and written.
• Ability to work effectively in an environment subject to quickly changing priorities, sensitive information and short deadlines.
• Ability to develop and maintain cooperative working relationships both within and across organizational areas.
• Ability to lead by example in communicating, participating and encouraging support of the institution's sustainability programs.
• Ability to work effectively and collaboratively with faculty, staff and students.

ASU Statement

Arizona State University is a new model for American higher education, an unprecedented combination of academic excellence, entrepreneurial energy and broad access. This New American University is a single, unified institution comprising four differentiated campuses positively impacting the economic, social, cultural and environmental health of the communities it serves. Its research is inspired by real world application blurring the boundaries that traditionally separate academic disciplines. ASU serves more than 100,000 students in metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona, the nation's fifth largest city. ASU champions intellectual and cultural diversity, and welcomes students from all fifty states and more than one hundred nations across the globe.

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Essential Duties

• Works closely with unit administration to implement departmental financial activities to ensure adherence with college and university policies, practices and regulations.
• May supervise, train and evaluate assigned staff and/or student workers.
• Responsible for the financial processes for the assigned department(s) or unit, resolves financial discrepancies and works as a liaison between the unit and Financial Services to reach a solution.
• Creates and closes general ledger accounts, prepares revenue/cash deposits, allocates procurement card expenditures, processes grant documents after awarded, processes ASU Foundation payments and transfers.
• Prepares journal entries and general ledger expense transfers.
• Manages and analyzes purchase orders for assigned area.
• Prepares and conducts billing and invoicing, budget adjustments and amendments, payroll redistributions, account reconciliations, reviews and approves travel requests, manages position funding as related to the budget.
• Processes a heavy volume of financial transactions from multiple funding sources, (i.e. state, local, grant).
• Determines budgetary impact of salary actions and works closely with the unit financial administrator to review account expenditure requests and provide expenditure approvals in accordance with established financial guidelines and policies.
• Ensures maintenance of appropriate financial records based on ASU, state and federal guidelines.
• Oversees and manages the response to internal and external audit requests and prepares audit documents; Advises and assists management and staff on finance and expenditure policies and procedures.
• Participates in a variety of departmental, college, and university-wide initiatives and meetings to represent unit's interests in the area of finance and to ensure an integrative/collaborative support of unit and university interests.
• Performs other duties as assigned to ensure the continuity of department operations and to meet customer service needs.

Fingerprint Check Statement

This position is considered safety/security sensitive and will include a fingerprint check. Employment is contingent upon successful passing of the fingerprint check.

Instructions to Apply

Application deadline is 3:00PM Arizona time on the date indicated.

Please include all employment information in month/year format (e.g., 6/88 to 8/94), job title, job duties and name of employer for each position.

Resume and cover letter should clearly illustrate how prior knowledge, and experience meets the Minimum and Desired qualifications of this position.

ASU does not pay for travel expenses associated with interviews, unless otherwise indicated.

Only electronic applications are accepted for this position.

IMPORTANT NOTE: What is the meaning of equivalent combination in the minimum qualifications? It means one year of higher education or 24 credit hours, is equal to one year of experience. For example, a four year Bachelor's degree is equal to four years of experience.

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