Financial Operations Coordinator, Higher Education Budgets

UC San Diego; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 64,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

UC San Diego is hiring a Fiscal Coordinator in the Undergraduate Colleges Business Office to provide fiscal administration and customer service for 300 staff, 700+ student employees, and faculty across multiple colleges. You will review expenditures, process cost transfers, and ensure monthly ledgers are accurate.

The role requires strong analytical skills, experience with Oracle/Concur/UCPath, and the ability to collaborate with campus partners while maintaining confidentiality and meeting

Qualifications

• Experience using online financial systems to reconcile ledgers and generate monthly statements.
• Knowledge of budgeting, fund accounting and bookkeeping to maintain records.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills with process improvement abilities.
• Ability to work independently and handle multiple tasks with shifting deadlines.
• Strong organizational and time management skills for multiple tasks.
• Effective written and oral communication with diverse staff and students.
• Proficiency with Excel, Concur, Oracle, and UCPath; willingness to update skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and meet university standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide fiscal administration and customer service for undergraduate colleges and UCBO.
• Submit and review purchase orders, funding, and travel and reimbursement requests.
• Perform cost transfers, investigate discrepancies, and reconcile department ledgers.
• Collaborate with internal partners and vendors; resolve complex problems.
• Assist with audits, reporting, and special projects; support fiscal close processes.

Skills

Financial reconciliation

Budgeting

Problem solving

Independent work

Time management

Team collaboration

Communication

Data analysis

Tools

Excel

Word

Oracle

Concur

UCPath

Job description

UC San Diego is hiring a Fiscal Coordinator in the Undergraduate Colleges Business Office to provide fiscal administration and customer service for 300 staff, 700+ student employees, and faculty across multiple colleges. You will review expenditures, process cost transfers, and ensure monthly ledgers are accurate.

The role requires strong analytical skills, experience with Oracle/Concur/UCPath, and the ability to collaborate with campus partners while maintaining confidentiality and meeting