Finance Operations Coordinator

Soni; New York (NY); On-site; USD 34,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Soni is seeking a Financial Operations Coordinator to process and reconcile financial transactions, generate periodical financial reports, and ensure accurate and timely recording of financial information.

The role involves supporting budgets, contracts, sponsorships, gifts, and endowments, plus managing finance tickets via ServiceNow and collaborating with leadership on ad hoc projects. Strong Excel skills and experience with Oracle/PeopleSoft are required.

Qualifications

• Experience with Oracle/PeopleSoft or comparable financial system.
• Advanced Excel skills with formulas, scripts and pivot tables.
• Experience in higher education or nonprofit organizations preferred.
• Experience with JavaScript and/or ServiceNow or other ticketing systems is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Process all financial transactions accurately and in a timely manner.
• Support budgeting, contracts, sponsorships, gifts, endowments in line with guidelines and ensure fiscal compliance.
• Manage finance ticket inquiries via ServiceNow and escalate as needed.
• Support Finance leadership on ad hoc projects and prepare reports to track revenue and expenses.
• Perform trend analysis and forecasting to aid financial and programmatic decisions.
• Assist in finance training for new hires and staff on policy changes.
• Maintain high-quality customer service for students, faculty and staff.
• Assist leadership with annual fiscal closing and oversee administrative finance tasks.
• Other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Oracle/PeopleSoft

Advanced Excel

JavaScript

ServiceNow

Tools

ServiceNow

Job description

We are partnering with a higher ed organization seeking a Financial Operations Coordinator. The Financial Operations Coordinator will be charged with processing and reconciling financial transactions, and providing periodical financial reports. They will be responsible for ensuring that financial information has been recorded accurately and in a timely manner.

Responsibilities:

• Process all financial transactions accurately and in a timely manner.
• Support managing budgets, contracts, sponsorships, gifts, endowments, in line with guidelines; ensures fiscal compliance across divisional processes, policies and guidelines.
• Manage finance ticket inquiries from the division via ServiceNow platform. Escalate inquiries as needed.
• Provide support to the Finance leadership team on ad hoc projects
• Prepare and present reports to track the division's various revenue streams and expenditures and to review budget versus actual results.
• Work to perform and present trend analysis and forecasting of revenue and expense areas to allow for more efficient and effective financial and programmatic decision-making.
• In collaboration, create and administer finance training to new hires, managers and refreshers to existing staff as needed; advises staff on policy and processing changes, including vendor management support.
• Maintain high-quality customer service for diverse audiences, students, faculty, and staff; foster a collegial and inviting environment that supports the division on financial-related inquiries.
• Work closely with leadership on annual fiscal closing for the division.
• Oversee administrative finance tasks, including filing, scanning, shredding, etc.
• Other related duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Experience with Oracle/PeopleSoft or comparable financial system
• Advanced skills with Microsoft Excel, including working with formulas, scripts and pivot tables.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience working in higher education or nonprofit organization
• Experience with Java script and/or ServiceNow or other ticketing systems is a plus

Compensation: $25-30/hr

Salary is based on a range of factors that include relevant experience, knowledge, skills, other job-related qualifications.