Finance Specialist

Cornell University • Ithaca, MI

5d • $66,663 - $77,473 • Hybrid

About The Position

Cornell Health's Administrative Services staff members provide infrastructure and central support for the departments, programs, and services at Cornell Health. The department manages health informatics, organizational compliance, quality improvement initiatives, billing and finance, operational communications, and support for the advancement of strategic initiatives. Administrative Services staff members also collaborate ongoingly with centralized university and divisional services such as Facilities, Human Resources, Communications and Marketing, and Information Technology. The Finance work team oversees the organization’s financial operations. This includes monitoring transactions for the health center, routine reconciliations, financial planning, participation in the annual budgeting process, and regular engagement with Cornell Health’s operational leaders and other campus stakeholders.
The Finance Specialist supports the financial operations of Cornell Health by performing routine and ad hoc financial analysis, reconciliations, and reporting. This role ensures the accuracy and integrity of financial data related to operational activities, including inventory management, vaccine reporting, and cost-of-sales analysis. This role develops, tests, runs, and documents processes for reconciliations, reports, and analyses for both internal and external customers, assists with routine and ad hoc internal audits, supports university-led audit proceedings and monitors transactions to identify and resolve underlying data and transactional issues. The position serves as the primary administrator for restricted gift accounts and works closely with unit leadership to support stewardship activities, budget planning, and financial decision-making. The Finance Specialist plays a key role in strengthening financial controls and improving reporting systems and procedures at Cornell Health.

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience in providing routine and non-routine reporting and analyses, including explaining variances and providing actionable recommendations
• Strong analytical and reporting skills, with experience developing and documenting business processes.
• Exceptional attention to detail, organization, and time management.
• Proven ability to communicate financial information clearly to diverse stakeholders.
• Collaborative and attitudinal skills that encourage enthusiasm, professional and personal growth, cooperation, mutually respectful communication, flexibility, initiative and adaptability.
• Fostering a culture of belonging and a healthy work environment by communicating across differences; being cooperative, collaborative, open, and welcoming; showing respect, compassion, and empathy; engaging and supporting others regardless of background or perspective; speaking up when others are being excluded or treated inappropriately; and supporting work/life integration of oneself and others.

Responsibilities

• Performing routine and ad hoc financial analysis, reconciliations, and reporting.
• Ensuring the accuracy and integrity of financial data related to operational activities, including inventory management, vaccine reporting, and cost-of-sales analysis.
• Developing, testing, running, and documenting processes for reconciliations, reports, and analyses for both internal and external customers.
• Assisting with routine and ad hoc internal audits.
• Supporting university-led audit proceedings.
• Monitoring transactions to identify and resolve underlying data and transactional issues.
• Serving as the primary administrator for restricted gift accounts.
• Working closely with unit leadership to support stewardship activities, budget planning, and financial decision-making.
• Strengthening financial controls and improving reporting systems and procedures at Cornell Health.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed