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Financial Transaction Representative
| Company | Cornell University |
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| Location | Ithaca, NY, USA |
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| Salary | $24.7 – $28.71 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Associate’s |
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| Experience Level | Junior, Mid Level |
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Requirements
- An associate’s degree in accounting or finance plus 2 – 4 years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience required.
- Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal).
- Ability to work in a complex, high demand environment with experience prioritizing multiple deliverables.
- Demonstrated capacity to collaborate with a diverse group of people and build and maintain effective working relationships.
- Critical skills such as accuracy, attention to detail, analytical thinking, time management, problem-solving, and organizational abilities.
- Capability to exercise sound judgment and make decisions while managing a high volume of urgent, sensitive, or confidential transactions and communications.
- Flexibility to take direction from multiple individuals and handle confidential information with discretion.
- Experience in using standard office productivity tools (e.g., Microsoft Office suite, including Excel and Word).
Responsibilities
- Process and monitor a wide range of financial transactions and provide support for accounting functions, general ledger entries, accounts payable, account receivables, procurement, travel, vendor/payee registration, and payroll.
- Work closely with Finance Specialist II and Manager Finance I to ensure compliance and consistency with all transactions.
- Accurately analyze financial transactions, determine the appropriate method of processing, assign relevant account information to each transaction, and assess the impact on financial statements.
- Interpret and advise on an array of university policies and procedures.
- Develop and maintain valuable and productive relationships and provide exceptional customer service.
- Effectively communicate and work closely with all audiences including daily interaction with all levels of university (i.e., President, Provost, Executive Vice Presidents Offices, Vice Provosts, faculty, staff, etc.).
Preferred Qualifications
- Understanding of Cornell policies and procedures in the areas of purchasing, business expense, general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll and travel preferred.
- Knowledge of Cornell on-line systems would be helpful: Kuali Financial System (KFS), Oracle Analytics dashboard, Microsoft Outlook, Workday, OneNote, SharePoint, PaymentWorks, Spend Viz, Team Dynamix, Peoplesoft, and Concur Travel system.
