Finance & Business Performance Specialist - Hybrid

Zymtronix Catalytic Systems Inc; City of Ithaca (NY); Hybrid; USD 78,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Cornell University’s Campus Life Finance and Business Performance Specialist partners with Housing & Residential Life and Cornell Retail Services to provide financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and performance insights. You will support planning, monitor performance, and drive efficiency and accountability across units while upholding financial integrity and customer service excellence.

The role emphasizes collaboration with campus partners, data-driven decision making, and long-range

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in related field; at least three years of relevant experience.
• Experience in supporting strategic financial planning, business performance analysis and/or navigating and leveraging complex financial databases to report on unit performance.
• Customer service skills and ability to communicate with a broad range of clients.
• Effective interpersonal, time management and organizational skills with attention to detail.
• Ability to exercise discretion and maintain confidentiality.
• Experience with Microsoft Office, advanced spreadsheets and databases; familiarity with Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint.
• Ability to cultivate inclusive relationships with students, faculty, staff, and community.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial analysis, forecasting, reporting and performance management for units.
• Partner with leadership to evaluate business performance and identify operational efficiency opportunities.
• Support financial controls and analytics; assist in long-range planning.
• Collaborate with campus partners to ensure financial integrity and effective stewardship.

Skills

Customer service

Communication skills

Time management

Organizational skills

Discretion

Microsoft Office

Advanced spreadsheets

Database management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in related field

Tools

Oracle

Job description

Cornell University’s Campus Life Finance and Business Performance Specialist partners with Housing & Residential Life and Cornell Retail Services to provide financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and performance insights. You will support planning, monitor performance, and drive efficiency and accountability across units while upholding financial integrity and customer service excellence.

The role emphasizes collaboration with campus partners, data-driven decision making, and long-range