What are the responsibilities and job description for the Specialist, Financials Functional Support (e-Procurement) position at University of Rhode Island?
Position Information
Posting Number SF01941 Job Title Specialist, Financials Functional Support (e-Procurement) Position Number 109549 FTE 1.00 FLSA Exempt Position Type Professional Staff Union PSA/NEA - Professional Staff Assoc Pay Grade Level Grade Level: 12 Pay Grade Range Salary Hiring Range: $65,980 - $89,000 Status Calendar Year, Full-time, Limited
Department Information
Department General Accounting Contact(s)
Please note: Job applications must be submitted directly online only at: (https://jobs.uri.edu)
Contact Phone/Extension Contact Email Physical Demands Campus Location Kingston Grant Funded No Extension Contingency Notes
This is a full time, calendar year position, limited to 06/28/2025 with anticipated renewal.
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Job Description Summary
The search will remain open until the position has been filled. First consideration will be given to applications received by February 5, 2025. Applications received after February 5, 2025 may be reviewed depending on search progress and needs but are not guaranteed full consideration.
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About URI
The University of Rhode Island enrolls approximately 17,000 students across its graduate and undergraduate programs and is the State’s flagship public research university, as well as the land grant and sea grant university, for the state of Rhode Island. The main campus is located in the historic village of Kingston, and the Bay Campus is located in Narragansett. Both campuses are near major beaches in a beautiful coastal community. URI is just 30 minutes from Providence, RI and within easy reach of Newport, Boston and New York City.
Basic Function
Support the functional operations of the University’s Financial management system with a primary focus on the University’s Procure to Pay system, Jaggaer. Responsibilities include but are not limited to functional production support, system configuration, user security roles update and maintenance, new development, upgrade testing, implementation, and data reconciliation. Work closely with University ERP (PeopleSoft) Financial Team in the Controller’s Office for technical and functional resources to maintain and enhance the financial systems. Support the functional users throughout the University.
Duties and Responsibilities
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
Serve as first point of contact for the functional eProcurement users when production issues are encountered. Serve as primary resource for e-Procurement implementation, configuration of software, and on-going maintenance.
Configure and maintain security roles for system users where applicable and work with the Financials Team to troubleshoot mapping roles in other areas.
Monitor, test, and validate the data fed to and from the Financials System from subsystem feeds.
Perform or assist with training classes/sessions for new employees in the e-Procurement System. Responsible for training existing system users on the new functionality being rolled out in the system.
Responsible for meeting with functional users on a regular basis to understand and assist with any business or system issues within their module. Help with business process flow enhancements.
Perform or assist “power users” on functional testing for production issues, application fixes, functionality enhancements, upgrades, and new implementations.
Assist with developing, updating, and maintaining system documentation and training material for functional users.
Complete or assist in the development of routine or special financial reports or queries.
May assume the role of the functional “Power-User” for a specific module, with responsibility for creating and running queries, assisting with data reconciliation, and running processes when needed.
Responsible for some administrative levels of system maintenance.
Partner with IT/Digital teams responsible for development and support of Procurement Integrations.
Other Duties And Responsibilities
Perform additional duties as assigned.
Licenses, Tools, And Equipment
Personal computers, printers; word processing, database management and spreadsheet software. Jaggaer. Microsoft Office.
Required
Required Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
ALL REQUIREMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO POSSIBLE MODIFICATION TO REASONABLY ACCOMMODATE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.
Environmental Conditions
This position is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions.
Posting Date 01/23/2025 Closing Date Special Instructions to Applicants
Please attach the following 3 (PDF) documents to your online Employment Application:
(#1) Cover letter.
(#2) Resume.
(#3) Other Document – References – the names and contact information of three professional references. (Note: this document is required even though references may be listed on the application).
Quicklink for Posting https://jobs.uri.edu/postings/14658
Posting Number SF01941 Job Title Specialist, Financials Functional Support (e-Procurement) Position Number 109549 FTE 1.00 FLSA Exempt Position Type Professional Staff Union PSA/NEA - Professional Staff Assoc Pay Grade Level Grade Level: 12 Pay Grade Range Salary Hiring Range: $65,980 - $89,000 Status Calendar Year, Full-time, Limited
Department Information
Department General Accounting Contact(s)
Please note: Job applications must be submitted directly online only at: (https://jobs.uri.edu)
Contact Phone/Extension Contact Email Physical Demands Campus Location Kingston Grant Funded No Extension Contingency Notes
This is a full time, calendar year position, limited to 06/28/2025 with anticipated renewal.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
Job Description Summary
The search will remain open until the position has been filled. First consideration will be given to applications received by February 5, 2025. Applications received after February 5, 2025 may be reviewed depending on search progress and needs but are not guaranteed full consideration.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________
About URI
The University of Rhode Island enrolls approximately 17,000 students across its graduate and undergraduate programs and is the State’s flagship public research university, as well as the land grant and sea grant university, for the state of Rhode Island. The main campus is located in the historic village of Kingston, and the Bay Campus is located in Narragansett. Both campuses are near major beaches in a beautiful coastal community. URI is just 30 minutes from Providence, RI and within easy reach of Newport, Boston and New York City.
Basic Function
Support the functional operations of the University’s Financial management system with a primary focus on the University’s Procure to Pay system, Jaggaer. Responsibilities include but are not limited to functional production support, system configuration, user security roles update and maintenance, new development, upgrade testing, implementation, and data reconciliation. Work closely with University ERP (PeopleSoft) Financial Team in the Controller’s Office for technical and functional resources to maintain and enhance the financial systems. Support the functional users throughout the University.
Duties and Responsibilities
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
Serve as first point of contact for the functional eProcurement users when production issues are encountered. Serve as primary resource for e-Procurement implementation, configuration of software, and on-going maintenance.
Configure and maintain security roles for system users where applicable and work with the Financials Team to troubleshoot mapping roles in other areas.
Monitor, test, and validate the data fed to and from the Financials System from subsystem feeds.
Perform or assist with training classes/sessions for new employees in the e-Procurement System. Responsible for training existing system users on the new functionality being rolled out in the system.
Responsible for meeting with functional users on a regular basis to understand and assist with any business or system issues within their module. Help with business process flow enhancements.
Perform or assist “power users” on functional testing for production issues, application fixes, functionality enhancements, upgrades, and new implementations.
Assist with developing, updating, and maintaining system documentation and training material for functional users.
Complete or assist in the development of routine or special financial reports or queries.
May assume the role of the functional “Power-User” for a specific module, with responsibility for creating and running queries, assisting with data reconciliation, and running processes when needed.
Responsible for some administrative levels of system maintenance.
Partner with IT/Digital teams responsible for development and support of Procurement Integrations.
Other Duties And Responsibilities
Perform additional duties as assigned.
Licenses, Tools, And Equipment
Personal computers, printers; word processing, database management and spreadsheet software. Jaggaer. Microsoft Office.
Required
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree.
- Minimum of three years of experience working with financial applications, ERP systems, eProcurement systems, and/or systems of a similar or complex nature.
- Demonstrated computer skills (including spreadsheet, database management, query and Microsoft Office products).
- Demonstrated strong interpersonal and verbal communication skills.
- Demonstrated proficiency with written communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to prepare and present detailed studies, reports, and to make recommendations based on those studies.
- Demonstrated ability to work with diverse groups/populations.
Preferred Qualifications
- Demonstrated PeopleSoft experience with production support and ongoing maintenance.
- Demonstrated configuration experience with eProcurement system (i.e., Jaggaer) software.
- Demonstrated ability to learn new modules/applications.
- Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot and resolve issues.
- Demonstrated experience working with large amounts of data.
- Demonstrated experience with e-Procurement implementation and production support.
ALL REQUIREMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO POSSIBLE MODIFICATION TO REASONABLY ACCOMMODATE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.
Environmental Conditions
This position is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions.
Posting Date 01/23/2025 Closing Date Special Instructions to Applicants
Please attach the following 3 (PDF) documents to your online Employment Application:
(#1) Cover letter.
(#2) Resume.
(#3) Other Document – References – the names and contact information of three professional references. (Note: this document is required even though references may be listed on the application).
Quicklink for Posting https://jobs.uri.edu/postings/14658
Salary : $65,980 - $89,000
