FBS Analyst I

Texas A&M University; College Station (AR); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The FBS Analyst I at Texas A&M University’s Student Business Services provides accounting and business support to designated units, auditing, reporting, and managing routine tasks within a disciplined financial environment.

Under supervision, you will reconcile accounts, prepare and review entries for various contracts, and assist with budgets, external reporting, and project tracking while maintaining strong customer service for sponsors, students, and departments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required or equivalent experience.
• No experience required.
• Strong knowledge of GAAP.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, review, and audit financial entries for multiple contracts.
• Reconcile accounts and participate in monthly accounts receivable meetings.
• Identify outstanding items and implement solutions.
• Provide customer service and communicate with sponsors and students.
• Audit tax exemptions and contract-related payments.
• Mentor student workers and support budget tasks.

Skills

Word processing

Spreadsheets

Databases

GAAP knowledge

Verbal & written communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, business, or finance

Job description

Job Title

FBS Analyst I

Agency

Texas A&M University

Department

Student Business Services

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

College Station, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

A Glimpse of the Job

The Finance & Business Services Analyst I, under general supervision, is responsible for providing accounting or business support to a designated unit, department, college, or other System member; serving as a resource within their unit for other staff members; auditing, reporting, reconciling, tracking, reviewing, or approving actions on their designated accounts and/or assigned duties; and managing projects, reports, or functions with routine processes.

Essential Duties

Accounting / Business Support

• Prepares, reviews, and audits financial system entries, specifically for Texas Guaranteed Tuition Plan contracts, Texas Tuition Promise Fund contracts, Texas Workforce Commission contracts, and Sales Tax exemptions
• Reconciles accounts
• Participate in monthly Accounts Receivables meetings for all Texas Guaranteed Tuition Plan, Texas Tuition Promise Fund, and Texas Workforce Commission payments
• Identifies outstanding items and implements solutions/communicates actions
• Utilizes excellent customer service and problem-solving skills to communicate with team members, sponsors, and students about outstanding items
• Provides oversight, reviews, and audits financial and accounting transactions
• Audits Sales Tax Exemption Audit, Multiple Contracts Audit, auditing refund suppresses, and graduation audits for accounts receivables
• Assists with external reporting functions, including State Comptroller Tuition Surveys
• Assists in preparing annual budget allocations to departments, position budgeting tasks, commitment tracking, and departmental budget requests

Office / Project Support

• Tracks internal projects, audits, business records, and records management
• May coordinate access requests, specifically for Flywire Third-Party Invoicing for Texas Workforce Commission sponsors
• May oversee or lead a function or serve as a subject matter expert in one or more areas
• Subject matter expert in all Texas Guaranteed Tuition Plan contracts, Texas Tuition Promise Fund contracts, and Texas Workforce Commission contracts, third-party refund suppresses, and Sales Tax exemptions
• May review and revise job aides as needed. This includes job aides for team members and sponsors utilizing third-party invoicing systems
• May supervise student workers
• May mentor or train subordinate staff members

Department Specific

• Acts as a resource for parents, students, prospective students, and departments on campus. Maintains answers in knowledge database (Aggie Answers) and website to assist parents, students, and departments
• May serve as backup for other team members – this could include applying contracts, payments, invoicing and answering questions as needed
• Will work closely with FBS Analyst III and help answer Flywire Third-Party Invoicing platform questions and requests
• May need to perform other team functions; including processing any third-party contracts or payments from all sponsor types

What You Need to Know

Salary

Commensurate with experience

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, business, or finance, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• No experience needed

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet, and database applications
• Knowledge of financial management system and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work independently once given a project
• Ability to apply rules and regulations in a complex environment.

Other Requirements and Factors

• This position is security sensitive
• This position requires compliance with state and federal laws/codes and Texas A&M University System/TAMU policies, regulations, rules and procedures.
• All tasks and job responsibilities must be performed safely without injury to self or others in compliance with System and University safety requirements.

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.