FBS Analyst II

Texas A&M University

College Station, TX

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Accounting, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Analysis Skills, Auditing, Budget Management, Budgeting, Business Services, Business Support, Communication Skills, Credit and Collections, Data Quality, Expense Allocation, Finance, Financial Analysis, Financial Audit, Financial Compliance, Financial Management, Financial Reporting, Financial Systems, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Internal Audit, Multitasking, People Management, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Project Tracking, Project/Program Management, Purchase Orders, Reconciliation, Record Keeping, Records Management, Regulatory Compliance, Regulatory Requirements, SAP BusinessObjects, Safety Training, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), Team Player, Writing Skills
LOCATION
College Station, TX
POSTED
29 days ago

Job Title

FBS Analyst II

Agency

Texas A&M University

Department

UAS University Accounting Services

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

College Station, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

A Glimpse of the Job

The Finance & Business Services Analyst II, under minimal 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

  • Exhibits high-level competencies in preparing, reviewing, and auditing financial system entries

  • Reconciles accounts and identifies corrections needed

  • Identifies and resolves outstanding items and implements solutions/communicates actions

  • Assists with external reporting functions

  • Provides oversight, reviews, and audits account payables/receivables, expense allocations, requisitions, purchase orders, billing, and collections

  • 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

  • Coordinates access requests

  • Oversees or leads a function or serves as a subject matter expert in one or more areas

  • Research policies, practices, and/or trouble transactions for solutions

  • Prepares and maintains standard operating procedures and internal resource documents

  • May review and revise job aides as needed

  • May supervise student workers

  • May mentor or train subordinate staff members

Department Specific

  • Performs new account setup and ongoing account maintenance

  • Ensures proper coding through function and effort reviews and account analysis

  • Manages CCP income distributions, estimates, and account updates

  • Processes deposits, transfers, payroll entries, and gift-in-kind transactions in financial systems

  • Reviews and analyzes financial reports (Business Objects) for accuracy, compliance, and data integrity

  • Maintains accurate financial records in compliance with institutional and regulatory requirements

  • Conducts monthly AFR reviews and assists with annual, quarterly and monthly reports

  • Performs various AFR tasks at year-end

What You Need to Know

Salary: Compensation will be commensurate to selected hire's experience.

Cover Letter/Resume: A cover letter and resume will assist us in our review of your application materials. These can be uploaded on the application under CV/Resume.

Required Education and Experience

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

  • Two years of related 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

  • Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others

  • Ability to communicate clearly and effectively to ensure understanding

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 requirement

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