Athletic Financial Reporting Specialist

Texas A&M University System • College Station, TX

3d • $50,000 - $54,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Athletic Financial Reporting Specialist works under general supervision to gather, compile, analyze, interpret, and report data, identify patterns, and provide analytical and reporting support for Athletics business operations. The role assists with developing, maintaining, and using data systems, reports, and dashboards; supports departmental projects and business processes; and performs assigned administrative and financial business functions. This is an onsite position in College Station, Texas, and may require work on weekends, nights, and/or holidays.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Two years of related experience.
• Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others in a collaborative team environment.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to use word-processing, spreadsheet, and database programs.
• Detail oriented with a high degree of accuracy.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to gather, organize, analyze, interpret, and present data.
• Ability to identify trends, patterns, discrepancies, and relationships within data.
• Ability to communicate technical information and analytical findings to audiences with varying levels of technical expertise.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, priorities, and deadlines.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise appropriate judgment when handling business and financial information.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree or higher in business, economics, finance, accounting, mathematics, statistics, information systems, sports management, or another related field.
• Collegiate athletics experience.
• Business or financial reporting experience.
• Data analysis experience.

Responsibilities

• Collect and tally data from Athletics and University sources, manipulate calculations, and compile usable reports for teams, administrative units, and leadership.
• Review business and financial data to identify discrepancies, trends, patterns, and opportunities for improvement, and help validate data accuracy, completeness, and relevance.
• Identify opportunities to improve departmental data collection, organization, and use.
• Develop, maintain, and update databases for specialized Athletics projects; query databases to extract, read, and write data accurately and relevantly.
• Construct, maintain, and refine reports and data dashboards; explore or develop tools to automate data collection, presentation, and manipulation.
• Maintain project documentation archives and monitor data sources and systems for accuracy and consistency.
• Assist with developing and maintaining data structures and processes for departmental reporting and analysis, and help resolve data quality issues.
• Respond to data and information requests from Business Operations staff and prepare ad-hoc reports and query analyses in requested formats.
• Prepare, maintain, and present historical and comparative data, and develop reports and presentations communicating business, financial, operational, and other Athletics data.
• Ensure reports are accurate, timely, and appropriately formatted for their audiences.
• Review financial transactions and supporting documentation for accuracy, completeness, and compliance with applicable University, State, NCAA, and Conference requirements.
• Reconcile assigned accounts monthly and manage department inventory processes.
• Maintain familiarity with and support compliance with applicable University, State, NCAA, Conference, and Athletics financial policies and procedures.
• Provide data support and technical expertise to teams developing projects with data-specific requirements.
• Participate and contribute in unit meetings and committees as appropriate to job duties; assist with planning and executing projects under supervision.
• Coordinate with Athletics staff and University partners to gather information and complete project-related data requirements.
• Assist with improvements to data collection, reporting, and business processes.

Benefits

• Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life and AD&D, and long-term disability insurance; Texas A&M contributes to employee health and basic life premiums.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• 12–15 days of annual paid holidays.
• Up to eight hours of paid sick leave and at least eight hours of paid vacation each month.
• Automatic enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
• Free exercise programs and release time.
• Free LinkedIn Learning training, webinars, and limited financial support for conferences, workshops, and more.
• Educational release time and tuition assistance for completing a degree while a Texas A&M employee.
• Living Well employee wellness program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level