Inside Higher Ed · 3 days ago
Financial and Administrative Officer
Riverside, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$84K/yr - $155K/yrInside Higher Ed is focused on enhancing academic support and quality teaching. The Financial and Administrative Officer is responsible for administering and coordinating fiscal budgeting and activities, ensuring compliance with policies, and providing financial guidance to faculty and staff.
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Responsibilities
Administers and coordinates complex fiscal budgeting and administration enabling the departments to maintain fiscal integrity and control
Performs complex budget/resource analysis, reviews departmental accounting and budgetary procedures as appropriate, and provides recommendations for improving the budgetary process and procedures for departments
Monitors and reconciles financial transaction detail ledgers
Provides assistance with contracts and grants, and reviews purchasing and procurement ensuring cost is appropriate, sufficient funds in place and the FAU is accurate
Provides guidance to faculty regarding fiscal policies and procedures and provides monthly financial reports to faculty
Reviews travel vouchers
Ensures compliance with internal audit requirements and University policies for all financial activities
Prepares reports and analyses for departmental chair
Manages the year-end fiscal close process and assist with budgeting
Coordinates HR processes for employees, ensuring proper appointment/classification/salary rates
Processes monthly payroll for academic and staff employees
Manages the recruitment, appointment, and re-appointment of non-senate academic personnel
Assist Chair with the course schedules, curricular changes, and teaching assignments
Coordinate and assist with graduate student recruitment, advising, and support
Oversees the allocation and coordination of teaching assistantships and the management of financial commitments to graduate students
Reports on enrollment and curriculum
Assists the Chair with general administrative, academic personnel and event management matters pertaining to faculty and student support
Qualification
Required
Administers and coordinates complex fiscal budgeting and administration enabling the departments to maintain fiscal integrity and control
Acts in accordance with the History Department overall mission statement
Administers and coordinates all fiscal activities of departmental budgets, including financial activity trend analysis and budget projection reports
Performs complex budget/resource analysis
Reviews departmental accounting and budgetary procedures as appropriate
Provides recommendations for improving the budgetary process and procedures for departments
Monitors and reconciles financial transaction detail ledgers
Provides assistance with contracts and grants
Reviews purchasing and procurement ensuring cost is appropriate, sufficient funds in place and the FAU is accurate
Provides guidance to faculty regarding fiscal policies and procedures
Provides monthly financial reports to faculty
Reviews travel vouchers
Ensures compliance with internal audit requirements and University policies for all financial activities
Prepares reports and analyses for departmental chair
Manages the year-end fiscal close process and assist with budgeting
Coordinates HR processes for employees, ensuring proper appointment/classification/salary rates
Processes monthly payroll for academic and staff employees
Manages the recruitment, appointment, and re-appointment of non-senate academic personnel
Assists Chair with the course schedules, curricular changes, and teaching assignments
Coordinates and assists with graduate student recruitment, advising, and support
Oversees the allocation and coordination of teaching assistantships and the management of financial commitments to graduate students
Reports on enrollment and curriculum
Assists the Chair with general administrative, academic personnel and event management matters pertaining to faculty and student support
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Currently, we are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa for staff
As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time
Company
Inside Higher Ed
Inside Higher Ed is the online source for news, opinion, and jobs related to higher education.
Founded in 2004
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
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unknown2022-01-10Acquired
2006-08-31Series Unknown
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Stephanie Shweiki
Director, Foundation Partnerships
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