Financial Coordinator 2

University of Houston; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Houston seeks a financial operations professional to coordinate unit-level financial activities in Houston. The role oversees accounts reconciliation, cash handling, and reporting for management and faculty, ensuring accurate budgeting and timely financial data.

Education or experience will be weighed, with a minimum of five years in related work. The position emphasizes compliance with university policies and collaboration with grants/contracts offices to support ongoing

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years of directly job-related experience.
• Basic grammar, spelling and arithmetic skills expected.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and reconcile unit financial accounts and monitor revenues and expenditures.
• Coordinate cash handling: petty cash, gift transmittals and travel reimbursements.
• Prepare recurring and ad hoc financial reports for management and faculty; assist with budget cycles.
• Maintain internal accounting system for posting and reconciliation in the Financial Reporting System (FRS).
• Oversee staff/students in preparing vouchers, requisitions, SCRs and travel documents; file financial data.
• Train staff in preparing financial documents in line with university policies.
• May coordinate payroll for the unit and oversee property inventory as custodian.
• Investigate and correct reconciliation discrepancies with reallocations and journal vouchers.
• Serve as liaison to Office of Grants and Contracts on financial issues.
• Participate in annual budget development processes.
• Perform other job-related duties as required.

Skills

Accounting

Budgeting

Payroll

Staff supervision

Financial reporting

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

FRS

Job description

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Description:

Coordinates the financial operations of a unit in a college or division. May oversee the activities of clerical financial support personnel.

• 1. Maintains and reconciles financial accounts and monitors revenues and expenditures for the unit.
• 2. Coordinates the cash handling function for the unit, including, but not limited to petty cash, gift transmittals and travel reimbursements.
• 3. Compiles recurring and ad hoc financial reports for management and faculty, assists with budget cycles and advises on accounts status.
• 4. Updates and maintains an internal accounting system which provides the database for posting and reconciliation capabilities to the Financial Reporting System (FRS).
• 5. Oversees and schedules duties for staff and/or student workers in the preparation of vouchers, requisitions, SCRs, and travel documents; oversees the filing of financial documents and data entry of related financial information.
• 6. Trains staff in the preparation of financial documents in compliance with university and college/division policies and procedures.
• 7. May coordinate and maintain the payroll function for the unit; may coordinate property inventory and serve as property custodian for the unit.
• 8. Researches and corrects reconciliation discrepancies with reallocations and journal vouchers.
• 9. May serve as liaison to Office of Grants and Contracts regarding financial issues.
• 10. Participates in the annual budget development process.
• 11. Performs other job-related duties as required.

Education will be considered in lieu of experience.

MQ: Education: Requires a basic knowledge of grammar, spelling, punctuation and simple mathematical functions like percentages, ratios, etc. as might normally be acquired through attainment of a high school diploma or GED. Experience: Requires a minimum of five (5) years of directly job-related experience.

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

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