Financial Associate

Position Details Position Information Announcement Number STAFF - VA - 26057

For questions regarding this position, please contact Cassandra Balent at 406-994-2198 or cassandra.balent@montana.edu.

Position Overview An opportunity to join a growing organization, the Fiscal Shared Services Financial Associate performs accounting transactions, reconciling and reporting for multiple client departments.

Position Number 4M0701

Department Fiscal Shared Services Division University Business Services - Financial Services

Appointment Type Classified Contract Term Fiscal Year Semester If other specify From date If other specify End date

FLSA Non-Exempt Union Affiliation FOCUS-MFPE FTE 1.0

Benefits Eligible Eligible Salary 21.99-25.54 hourly, commensurate with experience, education, and qualifications.

Contract Type Classified Hourly If other please specify

Recruitment Type Open

Position Details General Statement Fiscal Shared Services provides accounting support and customer service to departments across the Bozeman campus while collaborating closely with central University offices. The team performs a wide variety of business processes such as accounts payable, accounts receivable, and financial reporting and analysis.

Duties and Responsibilities • Provides exceptional customer service to client departments through high-quality work and responsiveness. • Performs the accounts payable functions for a diverse set of clients, processing invoices, journal vouchers, and purchasing card transactions. • Initiates accounts receivable invoices to external and internal customers and assists with collection of revenue on behalf of clients. • Reconciles expense and revenue transactions to ensure completeness and accuracy of records. • Generates easy-to-use, accurate, and informative monthly financial reports for client departments to support strategic decision making and overall fund management. • Advises department heads, directors, and other key personnel regularly on departmental financial position, addresses, and resolves areas of concern in a timely manner. • Educates and supports staff, faculty, and students across campus on business processes, best practices, and internal controls.

Required Qualifications

• Experience
• Education
• Knowledge & Skills • Bachelors degree or an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience. • Experience processing accounting transactions, financial reporting, financial analysis, or budgeting. • Experience using Microsoft Excel and accounting software to analyze and summarize financial data. • Demonstrated customer support experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience
• Education
• Knowledge & Skills • The Successful Candidate Will Embrace and adapt quickly to changes in priorities, processes, and work environment with a positive attitude. • Be highly organized with great attention to detail and a high level of accuracy in work product. • Be forward-looking, anticipating problems and proactively addressing them. • Establish and maintain effective working relationships with multiple offices, co-workers, and managers in a team-oriented environment. • Represent Fiscal Shared Services and the University in a positive professional manner. • Exercise initiative and independent judgment in solving complex problems and in interpreting and applying policies and procedures. • Have demonstrated excellent professional verbal and written communication skills.

Position Special Requirements Additional Information This job description should not be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements but a general description of the job. Nothing contained herein restricts Montana State Universitys rights to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Physical Demands To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodations. The requirements listed in this description are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Position Special Requirements Number of Vacancies 3

Desired Start Date Upon successful completion of search

Position End Date if temporary

Open Date Close Date Applications will be reviewed on a continual basis and will continue until the positions are filled.

Special Instructions EEO Statement Montana State University is an equal opportunity employer. MSU does not discriminate against any applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, political ideas, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or expression, age, marital status, national origin, physical or mental disability, or any other protected class status in violation of any applicable law.

In compliance with the Montana Veterans Employment Preference Act, MSU provides preference in employment to veterans, disabled veterans, and certain eligible relatives of veterans. To claim veterans preference, please complete the veterans preference information located in the Demographics section of your profile.

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