Budget Financial Accountant
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What you'll do
- Prepare and process day to day budget transfers entries as needed.
- Prepares fee-based program monthly accounting entries
- Analyze agency leave accounts and process monthly entries.
- Liaison for on-campus department business administrators for accounting and budget entries.
- Collaborate on the agencies annual budget, organizing and analyzing data from Workday, and PBA reconciling to agency worksheets.
- Assist in the preparation of the annual budget, to include budget allocations, year-end tasks (cleaning up and creating accounts), and allocation reconciliation.
- Assist in the preparation of applications for federal appropriation/award funding.
- Review federal and state accounts for expenditures, balances, and encumbrances. Prepare closing year end account payable budget entry.
- Assist with review, reconciling and monitoring of agency accounts, including federal capacity award accounts.
- Receive and approve salary savings forms as submitted by agency departments. Reconcile and distribute salary savings funds.
- Prepares monthly FAMIS upload entries for the credit card fees and EDE service fees associated with the AgriLife Learn and Register platforms.
- Analyze financial/budget data and develop reports.
What they're looking for
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience plus an additional two (2) years of related experience.
- Knowledge of word processing and spreadsheet applications.
- Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others.
- Good verbal and written communication skills.
- Good analytical and organizational skills.
- Ability to work with large data sets.
Nice to have
- Bachelor's degree in accounting.
- FAMIS
- Excel/Excel Pivot Tables
- Business Objects
- Workday
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Full description from employer
Job Title
Budget Financial AccountantAgency
Texas A&M Agrilife Extension ServiceDepartment
Administrative SupportProposed Minimum Salary
CommensurateJob Location
College Station, TexasJob Type
StaffJob Description
As the nation’s largest most comprehensive agriculture program, Texas A&M AgriLife brings together a college and four state agencies focused on agriculture and life sciences within The Texas A&M University System. With over 5,000 employees and a presence in every county across the state, Texas A&M AgriLife is uniquely positioned to improve lives, environments and the Texas economy through education, research, extension and service.
Click here to learn more about how you can be a part of AgriLife and make a difference in the world!
Responsibilities:
-Prepare and process day to day budget transfers entries as needed.
-Prepares fee-based program monthly accounting entries
-Analyze agency leave accounts and process monthly entries.
-Liaison for on-campus department business administrators for accounting and budget entries.
- Collaborate on the agencies annual budget, organizing and analyzing data from Workday, and PBA reconciling to agency worksheets.
-Assist in the preparation of the annual budget, to include budget allocations, year-end tasks (cleaning up and creating accounts), and allocation reconciliation.
-Assist in the preparation of applications for federal appropriation/award funding.
-Review federal and state accounts for expenditures, balances, and encumbrances. Prepare closing year end account payable budget entry.
-Assist with review, reconciling and monitoring of agency accounts, including federal capacity award accounts.
-Receive and approve salary savings forms as submitted by agency departments. Reconcile and distribute salary savings funds.
-Prepares monthly FAMIS upload entries for the credit card fees and EDE service fees associated with the AgriLife Learn and Register platforms.
-Analyze financial/budget data and develop reports.
-Monitor and manage agency queue in Canopy for payroll and department correction documents.
-Assist and provide backup to Financial Analyst for County Programs with day-to-day agent tasks as needed.
-Setup and monitor cost share for agency accounts, to include federal capacity award accounts.
-Responsible for setup and closing of agency state, local, and federal accounts.
-Create, maintain, and schedule business object templates and reports.
-Reviews and prepares payroll funding shifts through costing allocations and payroll correction transactions.
-Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Required Education and Experience:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience plus an additional two (2) years of related experience.
Preferred Education:
Bachelor's degree in accounting.
Required Special Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Knowledge of word processing and spreadsheet applications.
- Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others.
- Good verbal and written communication skills.
- Good analytical and organizational skills.
- Ability to work with large data sets.
Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
-FAMIS
-Excel/Excel Pivot Tables
-Business Objects
-Workday
Why Work at Texas A&M AgriLife?
When you choose to work for Texas A&M AgriLife, you become part of an organization that is an established leader in agriculture and life sciences with a wide range of capabilities to meet the needs of our statewide, national, and international constituents.
In addition, Texas A&M AgriLife offers a comprehensive benefit package including the following:
Health, dental, vision, life and long-term disability insurance with Texas A&M AgriLife contributing to employee health and basic life premiums
12-15 days of annual paid holidays
Up to eight hours of paid sick leave and at least eight hours of paid vacation each month
Automatic enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Employee Wellness Initiative for Texas A&M AgriLife
Applicant Instructions
Applications received by Texas A&M AgriLife 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 prepopulate the online application.
Required Documents
Resume and Cover Letter.
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.
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