Job Title: Financial Analyst
PVN ID: VB-1602-000985
Category: Administrative Services
Location: OFFICE OF SR VC-BUDGET, FINANCE & FISCAL POLICY

Job Description

General Description

The Financial Analyst reports directly to the Deputy Director of Data Integrity and is primarily responsible for processing entries and request in the New York State Financial System (SFS), City’s Financial Management System (FMS), and University’s General Ledger CUNYfirst (CF).  The processing is to provide accurate accounting and maintain the integrity of the data in the University’s financial systems and sub-systems. 

Other Duties

  • Process Senior College request in New York SFS for Refund of Appropriation, Revenue Receipts, Journal Vouchers, and online entries;
  • Liaise with State Comptroller’s Office and Senior Colleges to provide updates on their request and resolve issues through the submission and approval process in SFS;
  • Liaise with City Comptroller’s Office and Community Colleges to review submissions in FMS;
  • Process credit card reconciliation journals to re-class expense in CF, SFS, and FMS;
  • Complete monthly Income Fund Reimbursable (IFR) cash reconciliation in SFS and CF;
  • Complete monthly IFR transfer reconciliation in CF;
  • Complete monthly expense reconciliation reports between the CF and SFS/FMS by personal services (PS), other than personal services (OTPS), and fringe;
  • Collaborate with Revenue Management team and Cash Management team to compile monthly tax levy (TL) and non tax levy (NTL) cash reconciliation reports;
  • Maintain crosswalk and legacy FIS account tables;
  • Review and process position# and title# in legacy system to resolve any PS suspense;
  • Process bi-weekly payroll data from the State and City into the legacy system to generate PS entries to interface into CF;
  • Prepare accrual schedules at year-end (community college summer payroll accrual, senior college split payroll accrual) and submit them to the State and City agencies;
  • Prepare quarterly schedules on Income Fund Reimbursable (IFR) for the Senior Colleges to reimburse the Central Office for fringe;
  • Assist in Financial Reporting and Analysis team with year-end reconciliation and analysis to prepare the University’s Consolidated Financial Statements;
  • Process Central Office requests to create and update requisitions and receipts in CF;
  • Monitor all requisitions in CF for budget validation and coordinates with buyers to resolve issues;
  • Create receipts for payment in CF;
  • Serve as backup to others in the Data Integrity team;
  • Work on payroll implementation, special projects, and other duties as assigned.

 

 

Qualifications

  • Good oral, written, and analytical skills.
  • Ability to work independently and follow up and carry out on complex assignments.
  • Ability to multitask and prioritize deadlines.
  • Advanced knowledge MS Office and database applications.
  • Advanced knowledge in spreadsheet formulas (v-lookup, pivot-tables, data sorting functions).
  • PeopleSoft experience a plus.
  • Experience in mainframe and desktop computer environments a plus.
  • Knowledge of GASB reporting requirements.

 

Minimum Qualifications

 Candidates must possess a minimum of 2 years work experience, and a Bachelor degree in Accounting or related field (MBA and /or CPA a plus)

RFCUNY Benefits

RFCUNY Employee Benefits and Accruals

About the Research Foundation

The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) is a nonprofit educational corporation founded in 1963 to provide post-award fiscal and administrative support for CUNY’s research and sponsored programs. RFCUNY’s services allow CUNY researchers, faculty, and staff to focus on their intellectual curiosity and scientific discoveries, on projects and programs that serve our local and global communities, proposing concrete solutions to society’s most pressing challenges.

RFCUNY serves as a fiscal agent and works closely with all the CUNY campus Grants Offices to perform the core functions of post-award financial management for CUNY research projects and sponsored programs. These functions include legal assessment and signing of agreements where RFCUNY is named as a fiscal agent; setting up award accounts; preparing sub-awards and assisting PIs in monitoring the work of the recipients of sub-awards; supporting project directors with hiring and managing research project and sponsored program staff; supporting the purchasing and paying for goods and services with grant and program funds; managing financial aspects of projects including accounts receivable, financial reporting, invoicing, budget monitoring, and cost compliance with uniform guidance; ensuring that sponsor financial requirements are met; monitoring compliance with applicable project and financial management rules and laws; supporting the management of independent and external audits and financial reviews; and providing data, information, management expertise, and other supports to CUNY’s research and sponsored programs.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The Research Foundation of the City University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities Act/E-Verify Employer. It is the policy of the Research Foundation of CUNY to provide equal employment opportunities free of discrimination based on race, color, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, domestic violence victim status, arrest record, criminal conviction history, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

Key Features

Department
Office of the University Controller
Status
Full Time
Salary
Depends on Qualifications
Closing Date
Mar 09, 2016 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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