Description

Required Qualifications(as evidenced by an attached resume):  

Bachelor's degree (foreign equivalent or higher). Two (2) years of full-time administrative experience.  Advanced computer skills including extensive knowledge of Microsoft Office suite.

 

Preferred Qualifications:  

Master’s degree (foreign equivalent or higher). Additional years (3+) of full-time administrative experience.  Experience working in an academic setting. Experience working with and analyzing data. Experience working in a financial capacity in an institution of higher learning.  Experience with Tableau, advanced Excel skills, and/or business intelligence systems.  

 

Brief Description of Duties:

This opportunity is being offered to help future financial leaders gain skills and competencies in the field of higher education financial management and budgeting. The incumbent will be tasked with analyzing departmental and divisional fiscal data, programs, and operations. The Financial Coordinator will assist with short and long term business projections utilizing forecasting and financial data. The incumbent will be expected to provide seamless financial and budgetary support to departments or units outside of their assigned areas as business needs dictate. The Financial Coordinator will have demonstrated leadership proficiency as well as excellent communication skills.

Financial Management, Reporting, and Forecasting:

Responsible for supporting the Business Management Unit of the Division of Administration with management of financial systems and reporting as needed. Analyzes the financial status of the department/division by comparing and analyzing plans and forecasts with actual results. Reconciles transactions by comparing and correcting data. Compiles data for annual reports, budgets, and cash flow reports. Prepares Fiscal Reports and presents them to management including financial impact statements relating to potential projects. Prepares insightful charts and diagrams showing prior, current, and projected revenues and expenditures to provide a basis for comparison and evaluation. Evaluates and reports on deviations of University financial practices and procedures. Performs data mining, prepares reports analyzing specific aspects of University structures, functions, and operational procedures, so as to recommend ways to improve efficiency and/or effectiveness. May provide guidance to support staff and University members or departments. Performs customized financial analyses including complex projections, audits of actual activity, and cost feasibility studies to facilitate decision-making and planning. Improves University’s financial status by analyzing results and variances, identifying trends and recommending action. Develops detailed analyses and forecasts to support financial decisions. 

Budget Management:

Assists with budget administration for all areas under the division of Administration. Work with the Budget Manager and HR Coordinator for the division to ensure that all positions and associated Contractual Salary Increases (CSIs) are budgeted appropriately.

Assist with Budget Management for other Divisions:

Where budget issues arise in other departments/divisions serves as the key liaison between the department and the Office of Administration. Creates organizational process flow charts and data diagrams for possible distribution to the campus community. Makes recommendations for process improvements. Communicates key budget and financial concepts to University-wide Budget Managers. Performs data analysis of budgets.

Other duties as assigned as appropriate to rank and departmental mission.

Special Notes: 

This is a full time appointment.  FLSA Nonexempt position, eligible for the overtime provisions of the FLSA. 

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Stony Brook University, home to many highly ranked graduate research programs, is located 60 miles from New York City on Long Island's scenic North Shore. Our 1,100-acre campus is home to 24,000 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students and more than 13,500 faculty and staff. SBU is a comprehensive research-intensive university and a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities (AAU), which includes 34 public universities among its 62 members. SBU consists of 12 schools and colleges and a teaching hospital that provides state-of-the-art healthcare in the Long Island region. SBU also manages and performs joint research with Brookhaven National Laboratory, the only Department of Energy Laboratory in the Northeast, and shares doctoral programs with Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, a world-renowned molecular biology institute. Home to the Emerson String Quartet, the Jackson Pollock House in East Hampton, New York, the Humanities Institute, and the Southampton Arts Program, and with endeavors that extend to the Turkana Basin Institute in Kenya and the Ranomafana National Park in Madagascar, SBU sustains an international reputation that cuts across the arts, humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences.

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Job Field: Administrative & Professional (non-Clinical)
Primary Location: US-NY-Stony Brook
Schedule: Full-time
Shift: Day Shift
Posting Start Date: Nov 12, 2019
Posting End Date: Nov 27, 2019, 4:59:00 AM