Financial Coordinator: Budgeting, Reporting & Payroll

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

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.