Department: Costello College of Business
Classification: Financial Svcs Specialist 1
Job Category: Classified Staff
Job Type: Full-Time
Work Schedule: Full-time (1.0 FTE, 40 hrs/wk)
Location: Fairfax, VA
Workplace Type: Hybrid Eligible
Sponsorship Eligibility: Not eligible for visa sponsorship
Pay Band: 04
Salary: Salary commensurate with education and experience
Criminal Background Check: Yes
About the Department:
The Donald G. Costello College of Business at George Mason University is one of the largest business schools in Virginia, and is located near Washington, D.C., in Arlington and Fairfax, and at George Mason's global campus in Incheon, South Korea. The college's AACSB-accredited business and accounting curricula prepare undergraduate and graduate students from the U.S. and across the globe for career success in business and government. Its research-based faculty and focus on multi-disciplinary academic programs, inclusive entrepreneurship, modular education, experiential learning, and corporate partner engagement are transforming the landscape of business education and workforce development.Learn more atbusiness.gmu.edu.
About the Position:
The primary purpose of the Financial Analyst is to assist the Senior Director, Finance and Administration in management of financial resources to the highest and best use for the College and to ensure compliance with all state and university policies and procedures. Primary job duties include processing financial transactions, reconciliations, monthly and annual financial reporting and analysis, and support of the budget development process.
Responsibilities:
Financial Reporting and Analysis:
- Assist the Senior Director, Financial and Administration with generation of monthly financial reports for Costello as a whole, as well as individual departments and programs within the college;
- Assist with ad hoc analysis of financial areas within the college as needed;
- Assist in the preparation of annual financial statements and budgets;
- Track enrollment and the related financial impact of revenue distributions in the new budget model, as well as direct revenues that fall outside of the new model (i.e., Risepoint, course fees, rollover, etc);
- Track instructional costs and ensure the faculty teaching load can be allocated in annual financial statements;
- Track operating budget usage during the fiscal year and project usage;
- Prepare budget development templates and assist in loading the developed budget into the universities budget development system each year;
- Monitor financial activity to ensure that activity meets planned expenditures and is in accordance with state and university policies and procedures;
- Support the tracking of ad hoc manual budgets such as startup obligations that spread over multiple years, distributing cost of space between Costello functions, building operational projects, new program with initial financial investments, foundation annual budgets, etc; and
- Assist with other duties as assigned to ensure efficient operation and oversight of fiscal resources for the Costello College of Business.
Financial Transaction Processing and Position Control:
- Process personnel and financial transactions using university processes to ensure charges are made to appropriate accounts and organizations to include:
- processing of journal vouchers, scholarships and grants, position labor distributions, future funding forms, and other transactions to ensure costs are aligned with the appropriate cost centers in the college's financial records;
- Submit position maintenance forms, position control, or labor distribution forms as needed to ensure correct budget, org assignments, and salary payments are reconciled to correct orgs and no over/under payments are made; and
- Ensure approved grant labor is correctly aligned with grant budgets on a monthly basis.
Reconciliations:
- Complete reconciliations on assigned orgs and funds on a monthly basis and ensure any corrective actions are taken in a timely manner and in accordance with the university policy timeline; and
- Work with team members as needed to ensure all revenue, labor, and expense reconciliations are completed in a timely and accurate manner.
Reporting:
- Manage all reporting assignments