Strategic Finance & Admin Coordinator

UC Riverside; Riverside (CA); On-site; USD 61,000 - 87,000; Full time

Job summary

University of California, Riverside seeks a Financial and Administrative Coordinator to provide proactive financial management, accounting support, purchasing, travel coordination, event planning, and student payroll processing.

The role supports the AVC/Dean of Students and works with the VCSA Budget Management Team to advance departmental goals while ensuring policy compliance and cross-training within the shared-services model.

Qualifications

• Five years of related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience with data exporting, tracking, and preparing spreadsheets and backup reports.
• Experience with processing routine financial accounting/purchasing transactions using online systems and identifying variances.

Responsibilities

• Provide proactive financial management, accounting support, purchasing and travel coordination.
• Plan events and manage student payroll processing as part of the shared services model.
• Ensure compliance with UC policies; back up other team members during peak workload.
• Collaborate with the VCSA Budget Management Team to support department goals.

Skills

Data exporting

Spreadsheet proficiency

UC online timekeeping

Customer service

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Word

Access

Excel

FileMaker Pro

Oracle Financials (UCRFS)

Job description

University of California, Riverside seeks a Financial and Administrative Coordinator to provide proactive financial management, accounting support, purchasing, travel coordination, event planning, and student payroll processing.

The role supports the AVC/Dean of Students and works with the VCSA Budget Management Team to advance departmental goals while ensuring policy compliance and cross-training within the shared-services model.