Assistant Business Administrator - Finance - (496943 )

University of Houston; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Houston Department of Chemistry seeks a Finance Specialist to assist the Business Administrator in complex financial, budgetary, and payroll operations. You will provide financial support to the Office of the Dean and oversee expenditures, reconciliations, and reporting.

The role requires a solid background in post-award administration with at least three years of related experience. Education may be substituted with relevant experience, and both are valued.

Qualifications

• Experience with post-award administration.
• Education will be considered in lieu of experience.
• MQ: Requires a thorough understanding of both theoretical and practical aspects of an analytical, technical or professional discipline.
• Requires a minimum of three (3) years of directly job-related experience.

Responsibilities

• Reviews and certifies all expenditure and income documents for the College; serves as certifying signature authority in the College Business Administrator's absence.
• Reviews and approves the reconciliation of accounting records for the College; assists departmental staff with complex accounting issues.
• Authorizes expenditures and administers the budget for the Office of the Dean and supervises the reconciliation of the Dean's cost centers.
• Assists with budget planning, projections and analysis; supervises annual budget preparations for the College.
• Oversees the development and maintenance of the College's financial databases.
• Prepares financial reports for the College.
• Provides training and support to departmental administration and staff regarding financial, budgetary and payroll matters.
• Reviews contracts for compliance with university policies and procedures for the College.
• Represents the College on behalf of the College Business Administrator as required.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Skills

Post-award administration

Budget planning

Financial reporting

Payroll

Job description

Department: Chemistry Salary: Commensurate with Experience/Education

Description:

Assists the Business Administrator for a very complex collegewith the administration of the College's financial, budgetary andpayroll operations. Provides financial support to the Office of theDean.

• Reviews and certifies all expenditure and income documents forthe College; serves as certifying signature authority in theCollege Business Administrator's absence.
• Reviews and approves the reconciliation of accounting recordsfor the College; assists departmental staff with complex accountingissues.
• Authorizes expenditures and administers the budget for theOffice of the Dean and supervises the reconciliation of the Dean'scost centers.
• Assists with budget planning, projections and analysis;supervises annual budget preparations for the College.
• Oversees the development and maintenance of the College'sfinancial databases.
• Prepares financial reports for the College.
• Provides training and support to departmental administration andstaff regarding financial, budgetary and payroll matters.
• Reviews contracts for compliance with university policies andprocedures for the College.
• Represents the College on behalf of the College BusinessAdministrator as required.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience withpost-award administration.

Experience will be considered in lieu ofeducation.

Education will be considered in lieu ofexperience.

MQ: Requires a thorough understanding of both theoretical andpractical aspects of an analytical, technical or professionaldiscipline; or the basic knowledge of more than one professionaldiscipline. Knowledge of the discipline is normally obtainedthrough a formal, directly job-related 4 year degree from a collegeor university or an equivalent in-depth specialized trainingprogram that is directly related to the type of work beingperformed. Requires a minimum of three (3) years of directlyjob-related experience.

All positions at the University of Houston-System are securitysensitive and will require a criminal history check.

The University of Houston System and its universities are EqualOpportunity Institutions. Everyone is encouraged to apply.