Financial Affairs Manager

University of Arkansas Fayetteville • Fayetteville, AR

12d

About The Position

Reporting to the Assistant Vice Provost for Distance Education Administration, the Financial Affairs Manager is responsible for reconciling, reporting, and transferring online revenues to other university units; analyzing data; preparing working papers and reconciliations; coordinating special program revenues and billings; and entering journal entries, invoices, and other transactions in Workday. This position is governed by Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, state and federal laws, and agency/institution policy. Regular, reliable, and non-disruptive attendance is an essential job duty, as is the ability to create and maintain collegial, harmonious working relationships with others.

Requirements

• The formal education equivalent of a bachelor's degree in finance, business administration, general business, or a related field
• At least four years of experience in fiscal operations
• Knowledge of principles of accounting
• Proficient skills in Microsoft Excel
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to perform analysis and prepare reports through running queries and researching in UA Accounting Systems to ensure accuracy and make corrections where needed

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree from an accredited institution of higher education
• Experience using Workday Finance and/or Workday Student
• Familiarity and experience with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel and Access
• Higher Education experience
• University of Arkansas experience
• Supervisory experience

Responsibilities

• Reconciling, reporting, and transferring online revenues to other university units
• Analyzing data
• Preparing working papers and reconciliations
• Coordinating special program revenues and billings
• Entering journal entries, invoices, and other transactions in Workday

Benefits

• university contributions to health, dental, life and disability insurance
• tuition waivers for employees and their families
• 12 official holidays
• immediate leave accrual
• a choice of retirement programs with university contributions ranging from 5 to 10% of employee salary

What This Job Offers

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