Finance Professional 3 (Casual)

University of Minnesota; Saint Paul (MN); Remote; USD 48,000 - 68,000; Part time

Job summary

University of Minnesota is seeking a part-time Casual Nonexempt financial analyst for the OACA Finance department. The role focuses on contract accounting support, budgeting, and grant management in a remote work setting.

You will partner with grant teams, analyze spending, and ensure accuracy of labor distribution and reporting. The position emphasizes payroll tasks, journal entries, and closeout activities, with a strong emphasis on accuracy and compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field is required with enough experience to total eight years.
• One year of payroll experience.
• Intermediate level Excel, including formulas, pivot tables, charts, and formatting.
• Ability to work semi-independently to juggle multiple tasks and priorities.

Responsibilities

• Serve as financial partner over life of grant or contract.
• Collaborate with the pre-award team to prepare proposals, budgets and establish accounts.
• Analyze spending and burn rates on sponsored projects and impact on departmental budgets.
• Review labor distribution and adjust as needed.
• Forecast future spending and close grants.
• Coordinate semester effort certification for supported faculty.
• Resolve issues with SPA and SFR.

Skills

Payroll

Excel

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field

Tools

PeopleSoft

Job description

Job Details

• Job ID: 376736
• Location: Twin Cities
• Job Family: Supplemental Employee
• Full/Part Time: Part-Time
• Regular/Temporary: Regular
• Job Code: 0005
• Employee Class: Civil Service
• Job Code & Class: 0005 Casual Nonexempt
• Department: OACA Finance
• Work Location: Remote

Position Overview

OACA Finance is committed to an excellent employee experience, offering a flexible work environment that meets the needs of students, staff, faculty, and the communities we serve. Flexible work arrangements may include flexibility in schedule and/or work location. All UMN employees are expected to follow applicable public health and safety procedures.

This position is remote.

Job Responsibilities

Research/Contract Accounting Support and Analysis (70%)

• Financial partner over life of grant or contract.
• Work with pre--award team to prepare proposal, develop budget and establish accounts.
• Analyze spending and burn rates on sponsored projects, analyze impact on overall department budgets.
• Analyze labor distribution and adjust as needed.
• Forecast future spending.
• Close grants.
• Coordinate semester effort certification for supported faculty.
• Resolve issues with SPA and SFR.

Transactional Activity (20%)

• Includes preparing entry requests sent to cluster for: journal entries, transfer in/transfer out entries, budget journals, etc. and acting as a resource for interpretation and policy related to transactions. Prepare and enter payroll distributions and retro distributions for new employees or when a change is needed.

Other Duties as Assigned (10%)

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

About the Department

Our team provides leadership in financial management and budget development, financial data analyses, and decision support and reporting systems. We also provide grants management, transaction processing, and support for the shared service and administrative units of the health sciences. We work in collaboration with the University's Office of Budget and Finance.

Qualifications

All required qualifications must be documented on application materials.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field plus at least four (4) years' work experience in accounting or a combination of related education and professional work experience to total eight (8) years.
• One (1) year of payroll experience.
• Intermediate level Excel, which should include using formulas, pivot tables, graphs, tables and formatting experience.
• Ability to work semi-independently to handle many tasks and prioritize appropriately.

Preferred Qualifications

• PeopleSoft experience.
• Experience with budgeting, reporting and financial analysis.
• Detail oriented and able to follow specific procedures.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• A customer-oriented service mindset.
• Perform work activities requiring negotiating, instructing, supervising, persuading or speaking with others.

Pay and Benefits

Pay Range: $42.10/hour; depending on education/qualifications/experience.

Retirement plan options are available for Civil Service, Faculty, Labor-Represented, Professional & Administrative, and Temp Casual classifications. Learn more about retirement plans.

Diversity

The University recognizes and values the importance of diversity and inclusion in enriching the employment experience of its employees and in supporting the academic mission. The University is committed to attracting and retaining employees with varying identities and backgrounds.

The University of Minnesota provides equal access to and opportunity in its programs, facilities, and employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, gender, age, marital status, disability, public assistance status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. To learn more about diversity at the U: http://diversity.umn.edu

Employment Requirements

Any offer of employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check. Our presumption is that prospective employees are eligible to work here. Criminal convictions do not automatically disqualify finalists from employment.

About University of Minnesota

The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (UMTC)

The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (UMTC), is among the largest public research universities in the country, offering undergraduate, graduate, and professional students a multitude of opportunities for study and research. Located at the heart of one of the nation's most vibrant, diverse metropolitan communities, students on the campuses in Minneapolis and St. Paul benefit from extensive partnerships with world-renowned health centers, international corporations, government agencies, and arts, nonprofit, and public service organizations.

At the University of Minnesota, we are proud to be recognized by Forbes as a Best Employer for Company Culture (2026), Best Employer for Women (2023, 2025, 2026), and Best Employer by State (2022-2026). In 2026, we also received Culture Excellence & Industry Awards recognition for employee appreciation and work-life flexibility.