Financial Data Analyst
About The Position
This position will provide financial, analytical and functional support for many personnel related transactions that occur across campus. Responsibilities include analyzing and processing change position funding transactions, creating chartfield strings to connect payroll transactions to the general ledger, encumbrance calculations, invalid funding maintenance, payroll to GL interface, corrections to position funding and reporting. The position will work closely with campus users, Finance and Budget staff and Human Resources to ensure transactions requested by end users align with existing budget, are in accordance nee with University System of Georgia Business Procedures Manual guidelines and comply with the strategic direction of the department and the university. In addition, the position will be responsible for reconciling system data on a routine basis. The position will perform occasional testing to ensure system upgrades perform as planned.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
- Ability to effectively communicate, pay close attention to detail, work independently and as part of a team, and multitask.
- Excellent organizational skills.
- Strong experience with Excel.
- Understanding of budgeting, financial, and/or cost accounting concepts.
- Knowledge of business and financial management practices.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in PeopleSoft Financials and HCM are desirable but not required.
Responsibilities
- Analyze, approve and process a variety of personnel related transactions.
- Assist with preparation of monthly, quarterly, annual, and ad hoc reports. Reconcile system data across modules.
- Train departmental staff on financial and functional topics.
- Participate in system testing and troubleshooting.
- Other duties as assigned including assistance in budget development and year-end related activities.
Benefits
- Augusta University offers a variety of benefits to full-time benefits-eligible employees and some of our half-time (or more) employees.
- Benefits that may be elected could include health insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, Teachers Retirement System (or Optional Retirement Plan), as well as earned vacation time, sick leave, and 13 paid holidays.
- Also, our full-time employees who have been employed with us successfully for more than 6 months can be considered for the Tuition Assistance Program.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Industry
Educational Services
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
