Financial Operations Analyst

As a member of the administrative team in the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep within the Department of Internal Medicine, the Financial Operations Analyst (FOA) provides a broad range of fiscal, reporting, budget, financial analysis and procurement services which contains general, salary recovery, development, research, contract, academic enrichment and state contract funds; works with the Administrative and Fiscal Operations Manager and Division Administrator (DA) to provide budgeting, reporting and financial analysis support for clinical operations; serves as main point of contact and provides superior customer service to PCCS faculty, fellows and staff for any fiscal and procurement questions, provides guidance, problem resolution, policy and procedure interpretation, recommendations and best practices and other fiscal related issues; serves as liaison with PCCS faculty and staff to facilitate smooth and expedient processing for procurement, travel and other financial transactions; manages expense report processing, tracking, maintaining files and reconciliation of expenditures using division purchasing cards; initiates and processes all spend authorizations for travel and expense reports for reimbursements to all PCCS faculty, fellows and staff including oversight of dedicated Email for both travel and reimbursement requests; subject matter expert for all questions related to travel and reimbursement, responsible for collecting and auditing all required documentation including director and ad hoc approvals, arrange flights with the university contracted travel agency per OSU policy; Develops knowledge and understanding of and researching expenditure requests to confirm business purpose and compliance prior to fund expenditure or request for approval; attend and participate in monthly meetings for DOIM Stars Program as representative from the division, as Workday subject matter expert, and disseminate applicable information to the division staff and faculty; submits any additional requests for payment and reimbursement as may be related to division events; resolves problems with procurement and financial transactions; initiates high volume of One-Time Payment human resources entries by established deadlines with detailed accuracy; analyzes and interprets University policies and procedures related to fiscal expenditures and ensures compliance with department, college, university and third party policies, procedures, regulations and standards; serves as liaison to other university offices, including DOIM finance, COM service center, and university travel and Pcard offices; develops, recommends and implements fiscal processes, procedures and improvements; maintain tracking and reconciliation of PCCS faculty and staff annual development funds; monthly reconciliations of accounts and assists with financial audits; collects data for internal and external requests; contributes to development and implementation of internal policies and controls.

Minimum Education Required:

Bachelor's Level Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience with a Major in business administration.

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in business administration, accounting, finance or equivalent combination of education/experience; 2 years of relevant experience required; knowledge of accounting principles and applications preferred; computer proficiency with experience using word processing and spreadsheet software preferred; knowledge of university policies and procedures desired; experience with Workday desired. Requires successful completion of a background check. Selected candidate may be asked to complete a pre-employment physical including a drug screen.