Financial Compliance Specialist - HigherEdJobs

The Pathology Department is seeking a 3P2 Financial Compliance Specialist (FCS) to join the Finance Team reporting to the Associate DFA of Finance. The selected candidate will manage, train and oversee compliance for all sponsored and non-sponsored account reconciliations, Travel card administration, P-card administration, IOU and ITS for the entire department of Pathology.

The FCS will also be responsible for non-sponsored financial support for multiple Faculty/Clinical Educators/Instructors. Responsibilities to include financial analysis, complex projection spreadsheets, online approvals of Requisitions, IOU reimbursements and P-card transactions. The FCS will investigate, analyze, develop, and improve models for budgeting and forecasting.

This position will oversee and manage a Financial Administrator who reconciles and approves department financial transactions in the Oracle Financial system. The FCS will also provide high level projections and develop ad hoc reporting strategies for the Associate DFA of Finance. The FCS will be expected to work independently and identify issues of potential compliance vulnerability in the department and provide solutions with a suggested action plan to the Associate DFA of Finance.

Required knowledge and experience:
The candidate should be proactive and able to work independently using initiative, judgment and discretion in resolving problems. He/she must have excellent interpersonal skills (verbal and written) to interact with a large group of diverse individuals, must also have strong organizational skills and the ability to prioritize and meet deadlines. The ideal individual will enjoy a fast-paced environment with changing priorities, be adept at making independent decisions, and encompass the ability to effectively communicate decisions and rationale as needed.

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Business Administration or a related field
• 2-3 years experience dealing with financial Audits, either auditing businesses directly, or providing financial information to auditors
• 2-3 years experience with financial reconciliations
• Must have understanding of accounting policies, practices and systems, and demonstrated strong mathematical skills
• Projections analysis and forecasting
• Budget reporting and variance analysis
• Experience approving financial transactions and creating journals
• Must be comfortable training staff and providing difficult feedback if needed
• Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Superior problem solving and organizational skills
• Ability to balance workload for a large volume of tasks
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite systems (Intermediate/Advanced)

Desired knowledge and experience:

• Advanced degree in Finance, Business Administration or a related field
• Experience with Stanford accounting systems
• Experience working with integrated systems in multiple financial management environments and multiple aspects of business
• NIH pre and post award preparation, budgeting analysis, sponsored project projections and reconciliation

Desired Work Schedule: Preference will be given to qualified candidates that can work the following schedule: Tuesday to Friday, 4/10 work week and specific core work hours

An Equal Opportunity Employer, we value the diversity of our employees.

Source: http://www.higheredjobs.com/details.cfm?JobCode=175683013

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