Financial Oversight Analyst

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**Financial Oversight Analyst**

Northern Arizona University

****Special Information****

• This position is an on-site position which requires the incumbent to
  
  

complete their work primarily at an NAU site, campus, or facility

with or without accommodation. Opportunities for remote work are

rare.

****About the Department/College****

At Northern Arizona University, we prepare leaders in education to make

a difference for the lives of those with whom they work. NAU has long

been recognized as a leader in education, in Arizona and beyond. We

offer undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs that offer

innovative teaching strategies that allow students to work closely with

our accomplished education faculty.

**About the Position**

The Financial Oversight Analyst for the College of Education will work

closely with the Assistant Director of Financial Oversight and other COE

staff to manage the travel and purchasing needs for a number of academic

departments within the college. The position requires a basic accounting

knowledge and the ability to perform basic to moderately complex tasks

independently. Respond to administrative matters within established

limits to ensure that the college needs are being met and that

University standard principles and guidelines are being followed. This

position is expected to communicate regularly with the Assistant

Director of Financial Oversight, other COE staff and faculty on various

dept topics.

**Responsibilities Include**

85% - Financial Support

• Supports faculty, staff and student travel transactions for academic
  
  

departments including endowed chairs, AIEE, and select grant-related

travel while working with the reimbursement processing support unit

to facilitate reimbursement.

• Understands the university procurement credit card (p-card) policies
  
  

and appropriate use for reconciling monthly transactions.

• Maintains and enters data into established spreadsheets for
  
  

departmental reconciliation by ADFO and other COE staff.

• Coordinates with the ADFO to follow accounting practices and
  
  

increase department productivity.

• Understands and applies knowledge of appropriate handling of
  
  

financial information.

• Performs research to provide chairs with financial data and
  
  

recommendations.

• Gathers and interprets basic information related to department
  
  

budget and expense tracking to be used for recommendations.

• Writes basic reports and communications to provide information.
• Compiles data and prepares basic summaries to be used for plans,
  
  

forecasts and budgets.

10% - Operational Support

• Answer inquiries and compose correspondence on own initiative on
  
  

general, technical and financial matters in accordance with the

guidelines established.

• Provides backup support with student wage timesheet approvals.
  
  

5% - Other

• Other duties as assigned.
  
  

**Minimum Qualifications**

• High school diploma.
• 1 year of accounting or finance experience.
• \*A combination of related education, experience, and training may be
  
  

used as an equivalent to the above Minimum Qualifications.*

**Preferred Qualifications**

• Associate\'s or bachelor\'s degree.
• Basic accounting or finance experience in higher education.
• Knowledge of payroll and finance policies.
• Knowledge of financial reporting in higher education and university
  
  

budgeting practices.

• Knowledge of or experience with PeopleSoft Employee Management
  
  

(LOUIE) and PeopleSoft Financial software, Microsoft Office Suite

**Knowledge, Skills, & Abilitie**

• Knowledge of or experience with academic structure and terminology.
• Knowledge of office and administrative p actices and principles
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel)
• Proficient in English composition, grammar, spelling and
  
  

punctuation, and basic math.

• Organizational skills.
• Ability to problem solve and make basic decisions.
• Ability to effectively communicate in speech and writing.
• The ability to work effectively with people from a variety of
  
  

culturally diverse backgrounds.

• Ability to display consistent, positive communication and customer
  
  

service skills.

• Ability to gather data, compiles information, and prepares reports.
• Ability to contribute effectively in a team setting and maintain
  
  

good working relationships.

• Ability to work in an academic environment serving diverse
  
  

constituencies.

• Ability to balance competing priorities.
  
  

****Compensation****

• Salary range is \$44,422.00. Annual salary commensurate with
  
  

candidate\'s qualifications and related experience.

**Pre-Employment Check**

Northern Arizona University requires satisfactory results for the

following: a criminal background investigation, an employment history

verification and a degree verific