Budget Specialist
- Employer
- Arkansas State University
- Location
- Jonesboro, AR
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- Administrative Jobs
- Institutional & Business Affairs, Business & Financial Management
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
Department
Treasurer
Proposed Salary Range
$32,249.00
Closing: 1/2/19
Type of Employment: Staff
Employment Status: Full time (29-40 Hrs)
Location: ASU-Jonesboro
Position Summary:
The Budget Specialist is responsible for preparing, monitoring, and maintaining program operating budgets and/or biennial budgets. This position is governed by state and federal laws and agency/institution policy.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Responsible for managing overall student and employee account collections.
- Establish and monitor business practices and customer service processes within the collections area.
- Works with collection agency representatives to manage ongoing collection efforts.
- Submits outstanding collections to the State of Arkansas state income tax refund setoff program for potential recoveries.
- Handles electronic billing through TouchNet and paper billing for all student accounts.
- Assists and counsels students as needed by phone or in person with account questions, payment plans, and other information.
- Other duties as assigned.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
Knowledge of the principles and practices of accounting, and state budget and accounting procedures.
Ability to prepare and present oral and written financial information and reports, research and analyze programs and fiscal records, determine needs, and make recommendations, and interpret and apply budgetary and fiscal policies and procedures.
General Days/Hours:
Monday - Friday
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Additional hours as requested and/or needed
Regular and reliable attendance
Other:
Please attach a resume to your application
Minimum Qualifications:
The formal education equivalent of a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field
One (1) year of experience involving accounting and budgetary activities.
Additional requirements determined by the agency for recruiting purposes require review and approval by the Office of Personnel Management.
Other job related education and/or experience may be substituted for all or parts of these basic requirements, except for certification or licensure requirements, upon approval of the qualifications review committee.
Arkansas State University is a public, multi-campus higher education system with enrollment in excess of 22,000 students. Approximately 14,000 students attend the Jonesboro campus where the student body is diverse. The campus has a renewed focus on international student recruitment and capital campaign development. Jonesboro has a population of approximately 67,000 and is located 70 miles northwest of Memphis (www.jonesborochamber.org).
EEO Statement: It is the policy of Arkansas State University to provide equal employment opportunity to all qualified persons; to prohibit discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, ancestry, religion, gender, age, disability, genetic information, national origin, status as a veteran or other status protected by law; and to promote the full realization of equal employment opportunity through a positive continuing program of affirmative action.
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Organization
Arkansas State, founded in 1909, is the second-largest university in the state. It is located on Crowley’s Ridge in Jonesboro, the largest city in eastern Arkansas and the economic hub of the region. Today, the institution has more than 100,000 alumni and meets the needs of individuals and communities at all points along the educational continuum.
A Carnegie Research 2 university, A-State hosts the first osteopathic medical school in Arkansas, the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine, and opened the first U.S.-style residential campus in Mexico in fall of 2017.
With the Discover 2025 Strategic Plan as its guide, A-State is engaged in creating collaboration opportunities including the Center for No-Boundary Thinking and exploring a public-private partnership to bring the first College of Veterinary Medicine to the state.
Undergraduate experiences have been highlighted for the last decade with the Create@State spring conference. Create@State participants have an advantage in achieving the graduate school of their choice, including continuing to advanced degrees at A-State. Research opportunities alongside our faculty are not the exception at A-State.
A-State begins its second decade offering online curriculum and course work, and remains the state’s largest provider of 100% online degree programs based in the state with 99 areas of study. While the majority (74%) are graduate students, more than 1,500 students are pursuing their bachelor’s degree.
Arkansas State University operates as a member of the Arkansas State University System based in Little Rock and offers degrees at the doctoral, specialist, master’s, bachelor, and associate levels. Arkansas State is home to eight undergraduate colleges: Agriculture, Engineering and Computer Science; Education and Behavioral Science; Neil Griffin College of Business; Liberal Arts and Communication; Nursing and Health Professions; Sciences and Mathematics; and University College. While it does not award degrees, the Honors College is a component of the university’s academic structure. The Department of Military Science provides programs for students who aspire to be U.S. Army officers.
The Jonesboro campus is led by the chancellor, with a Chancellor’s Cabinet which includes the senior executive vice chancellor and provost in Academic Affairs and Research, senior vice chancellor for Finance and Administration, vice chancellors for Diversity, Inclusion and Community Relations; Intercollegiate Athletics; Student Affairs and Dean of Students; University Advancement; and Chief Communications Officer.
The Arkansas State University System is governed by a seven-member Board of Trustees appointed by the Governor of Arkansas to serve staggered seven-year terms. The trustees hire the system president, approve the curriculum, annually approve an operating budget, and establish policies for the efficient and effective operation of the institutions.
Find additional institutional information online at AState.edu.
- Website
- https://www.astate.edu/
- Telephone
- 870-972-3454
- Location
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2105 E. Aggie Road
Jonesboro
Arkansas
72401
United States
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