FBS Administrator I

Texas A&M University

College Station, TX

JOB DETAILS
SALARY
SKILLS
Accounting, Auditing, Budget Management, Budgeting, Business Services, Business Support, Communication Skills, Customer Support/Service, Finance, Financial Audit, Financial Management, Financial Operations, Financial Systems, Financial Transactions, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Help Desk, Internal Audit, Metrics, Onboarding, People Management, Performance Metrics, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Project Tracking, Project/Program Management, Reconciliation, Records Management, Safety Training, Writing Skills
LOCATION
College Station, TX
POSTED
7 days ago

Job Title

FBS Administrator I

Agency

Texas A&M University

Department

FMO Financial Management Operations

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

College Station, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

A Glimpse of the Job

The Finance & Business Services Administrator I, under general supervision, is responsible for providing accounting or business support to a designated unit, department, college, or other System member; serving as a resource within their unit for other staff members; auditing, reporting, reconciling, tracking, reviewing, or approving actions on their designated accounts and/or assigned duties; and managing projects, reports, or functions with routine processes.

Essential Duties

Accounting / Business Support

  • Prepares, reviews, and audits financial system entries

  • Reconciles accounts

  • Identifies outstanding items and implements solutions/communicates actions

  • Provides oversight, reviews, and audits financial and accounting transactions

  • Assists with external reporting functions

  • Assists in preparing annual budget allocations to departments, position budgeting tasks, commitment tracking, and departmental budget requests

Office / Project Support

  • Tracks internal projects, audits, business records, and records management

  • May coordinate access requests

  • May oversee or lead a function or serve as a subject matter expert in one or more areas

  • May review and revise job aides as needed

  • May supervise student workers

  • May mentor or train subordinate staff members

Department Use

  • Manage access and workflows for various financial systems

  • Assist customers via the help desk, email and phone

  • Conduct access verifications for various financial systems

  • Create Training courses and assign as required

  • Provide shared services to various TAMUS System members

  • Use analytics and reporting to provide metrics and KPIs

  • Administer help desk

  • Design and create digital forms

  • Assist with system implementations

  • Assist with onboarding of additional system members

What You Need to Know

Salary: $48,000 annually

Special Instructions: A cover letter and resume are strongly recommended. You may upload these in the CV/Resume section.

Required Education and Experience

  • Bachelor's degree in accounting, business, or finance, or equivalent combination of education and experience

  • No experience

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

  • Knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet, and database applications

  • Knowledge of financial management system and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)

  • Strong verbal and written communication skills

  • Ability to work independently once given a project

  • Ability to apply rules and regulations in a complex environment

Other Requirements and Factors

  • This position is security sensitive

  • This position requires compliance with state and federal laws/codes and Texas A&M University System/TAMU policies, regulations, rules and procedures

  • All tasks and job responsibilities must be performed safely without injury to self or others in compliance with System and University safety requirements

Instructions to Applicants: Applications received by Texas A&M University must either have all job application data entered or a resume attached. Failure to provide all job application data or a complete resume could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. We encourage all applicants to upload a resume or use a LinkedIn profile to pre-populate the online application.

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution's verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution's procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.

About the Company

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Texas A&M University

Texas A&M University is dedicated to the discovery, development, communication, and application of knowledge in a wide range of academic and professional fields. Its mission of providing the highest quality undergraduate and graduate programs is inseparable from its mission of developing new understandings through research and creativity. It prepares students to assume roles in leadership, responsibility and service to society. Texas A&M assumes as its historic trust the maintenance of freedom of inquiry and an intellectual environment nurturing the human mind and spirit. It welcomes and seeks to serve persons of all racial, ethnic and geographic groups as it addresses the needs of an increasingly diverse population and a global economy. In the 21st century, Texas A&M University seeks to assume a place of preeminence among public universities while respecting its history and traditions.
COMPANY SIZE
500 to 999 employees
INDUSTRY
Education
FOUNDED
1876
WEBSITE
http://www.tamu.edu/index.html