What are the responsibilities and job description for the Financial Analyst position at William Paterson University?
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Spanning more than 400 wooded acres in suburban Wayne, New Jersey – just 20 miles from New York City – our campus is one of the most diverse in the nation and it ranks in the top 4 percent of colleges for social mobility. William Paterson is a strong proponent of employees growing their careers there. More than fifty percent of the University’s roles are filled by promotions from within. We’re not only committed to social mobility for our students, but also for our employees.
Your work as a member of our team is important to our students and to the progress of our University. What you do here matters, and we value every contribution.
Under the direction of a Professional Services Specialist 2 or higher supervisory officer in the Administrative Services area at a state college, is responsible for independently performing professional work of greater difficulty using established policies, procedures, precedents, and guidelines; does related work as required.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Reviews and interprets applicable principles, federal and/or state laws and regulations in the course of official duties.
- Participates in the selection of and may assign and review the work of clericals, part-time, and/or student workers.
- Consults with the supervisor regarding issues and concerns encountered in the course of duties; provides recommendations for resolution.
- Establishes liaison and maintains cooperative working relationships with other staff or organizations whose functions impact on assigned responsibilities.
- Serves on standing and ad hoc committees as required.
- Attends and participates in meetings or college events related to assigned responsibilities.
- Compiles and analyzes statistical, financial, and other data.
- Prepares clear, technically sound, accurate, and informative reports containing findings, conclusions, and recommendations.
- Prepares correspondence in the course of official duties.
- Maintains essential records and files.
- May be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
REQUIREMENTS:
EDUCATION:
- Graduation from an accredited college with a Bachelor's degree.
EXPERIENCE:
- Two (2) years of professional experience in different aspects of administration and business practices; including design and implementation of policy and procedures, and improving and updating management practices.
NOTE: Applicants who do not possess the required education
may substitute experience on a year for year basis.
NOTE: A Master's degree may be substituted for one (1) year
of the required experience.
KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:
- Knowledge of the principles and techniques essential to performance of the specific responsibilities assigned.
- Knowledge of college policies and procedures.
- Ability to monitor fiscal affairs and provide information for budget inclusion.
- Ability to comprehend, analyze, interpret, and apply established law, regulations, procedures, precedents, and guidelines.
- Ability to organize assigned work, analyze problems, and develop appropriate work methods.
- Ability to develop materials for publication.
- Ability to develop and conduct training, workshops, and/or seminars for the campus community.
- Ability to establish liaison and maintain cooperative working relationships with other staff or organizations.
- Ability to prepare clear, technically sound, accurate, and informative reports containing findings, conclusions, and recommendations.
- Ability to represent the college at meetings, conferences, and seminars.
- Ability to prepare correspondence.
- Ability to assign and monitor the work of other employees, where applicable.
- Ability to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
- Ability to read, write, speak, understand, or communicate in English sufficiently to perform the duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.
- Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.
CWA - Range 21 - $62,164.35 - $88,009.24
Below is the link to the residency requirement that career service employees are subject to.
https://www.nj.gov/csc/about/news/2012/approved/20120131a.html
Invitation to apply
Interested candidates will be prompted to complete an application and submit a cover letter and resume/CV.
Submission of all documents listed is required for consideration and all documents should be uploaded where prompted to upload your resume/cv.
General questions related to this application process, please contact
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Salary : $21,000 - $62,164
