Financial Coordinator - (497287 )

University of Houston; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 25,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Houston is seeking a seasoned financial operations professional to coordinate the unit's finances within Global Hospitality Leadership. This role maintains accounts, monitors revenues, and ensures accurate reporting for management and faculty.

Responsibilities include cash handling, payroll coordination, vouchers, and budget support, along with training staff and liaising with grants offices. Minimum three years of related experience; criminal history checks are required.

Qualifications

• Minimum of three (3) years of directly job-related experience.
• Basic knowledge of grammar, spelling, punctuation and simple mathematical functions like percentages and ratios.
• Security sensitive; criminal history check required.

Responsibilities

• Maintains and reconciles financial accounts and monitors revenues and expenditures for the unit.
• Coordinates the cash handling function for the unit, including petty cash, gift transmittals and travel reimbursements.
• Compiles recurring and ad hoc financial reports for management and faculty, assists with budget cycles and advises on accounts status.
• Updates and maintains an internal accounting system which provides the database for posting and reconciliation capabilities to the Financial Reporting System (FRS).
• Oversees and schedules duties for staff and/or student workers in the preparation of vouchers, requisitions, SCRs, and travel documents; oversees filing of financial documents and data entry of related financial information.
• Trains staff in the preparation of financial documents in compliance with university and college/division policies and procedures.
• May coordinate and maintain the payroll function for the unit; may coordinate property inventory and serve as property custodian for the unit.
• Researches and corrects reconciliation discrepancies with reallocations and journal vouchers.
• May serve as liaison to Office of Grants and Contracts regarding financial issues.
• Participates in the annual budget development process.
• Performs other job-related duties as required.

Skills

Financial operations

Accounting

Budgeting

Financial reporting

Cash handling

Tools

Hilton PEP

Job description

Department: Global HospitalityLeadershipSalary: 18.32 - 20.60

Description:

Coordinates the financial operations of a unit in a college ordivision. May oversee the activities of clerical financial supportpersonnel.

• 1. Maintains and reconciles financial accounts and monitorsrevenues and expenditures for the unit.
• 2. Coordinates the cash handling function for the unit, including,but not limited to petty cash, gift transmittals and travelreimbursements.
• 3. Compiles recurring and ad hoc financial reports for managementand faculty, assists with budget cycles and advises on accountsstatus.
• 4. Updates and maintains an internal accounting system whichprovides the database for posting and reconciliation capabilitiesto the Financial Reporting System (FRS).
• 5. Oversees and schedules duties for staff and/or student workersin the preparation of vouchers, requisitions, SCRs, and traveldocuments; oversees the filing of financial documents and dataentry of related financial information.
• 6. Trains staff in the preparation of financial documents incompliance with university and college/division policies andprocedures.
• 7. May coordinate and maintain the payroll function for the unit;may coordinate property inventory and serve as property custodianfor the unit.
• 8. Researches and corrects reconciliation discrepancies withreallocations and journal vouchers.
• 9. May serve as liaison to Office of Grants and Contracts regardingfinancial issues.
• 10. Participates in the annual budget development process.
• 11. Performs other job-related duties as required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• - Experience with Hilton PEP (Property Engagement Platform)
• - Experience in generating daily cash reports
• - Experience in preparing Profit & Loss statements for ahotel

Education will be considered in lieu of experience.

MQ: Requires a basic knowledge of grammar, spelling, punctuationand simple mathematical functions like percentages, ratios, etc. asmight normally be acquired through attainment of a high schooldiploma or GED. Requires a minimum of three (3) years of directlyjob-related experience.

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

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