Accountabilities:
- Primarily accountable for the creation and management of efficient projects, processes, and record keeping across the suite of finance systems.
- Responsible for the review and optimal use of University financial system and data management processes.
- Ensure optimal implementation, configuration, and management of all finance systems, processes, and data.
- Optimize business processes by automating manual processes, utilizing AI and automation tools where appropriate.
- Provide direct support to finance, accounting, and accounts payable/receivable staff for day-to-day operational needs.
- Maximize the usefulness and performance of financial systems and integration points. Deploy new modules, upgrades, and fixes to assigned software applications and systems. Assist in establishing requirements, methods, and procedures for routine maintenance.
- Develop and maintain custom solutions where necessary and appropriate. Perform testing, including error handling.
- Develop user guides and training documentation.
- Following generally accepted practices in programming and software development, develop system interfaces and system integrations.
- Maintain and perform upgrades on Gate Card software. Troubleshoot and resolve issues for users, including both internal constituents and outside vendors.
- Ensure financial systems are in compliance with not-for-profit accounting standards.
- Design, create, and manage database structures for development, testing, and production.
- Lead small projects and actively participate on assigned projects. Meet deadlines.
- Ability to effectively communicate with customers in an appropriate level of detail.
- Assist ITS and Finance in the development of best practices and actively engage in improving IT and finance processes.
- Participate in professional development activities.
- Perform other related duties and projects as assigned.
Professional Experience/Qualifications:
- Demonstrated broad-based knowledge of accounting principles.
- Demonstrated leadership skills and ability to coach others.
- Demonstrated expertise and experience in using and learning enterprise accounting and financial systems (Banner, Workday, Oracle, etc.).
- Demonstrated communication skills, both verbal and written, used to explain financial and business systems to a wide range of users.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality.
- Must be capable of working collegially with a diverse group of faculty, staff, and students within a university context.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree is strongly preferred with multiple years of experience in managing, monitoring, and working with enterprise financial systems or software.
- Banner experience is preferred.
Education:
Must have a minimum of a Bachelor's degree or a combination of education and experience utilizing comparable skills.
Other Information:
Diversity Statement Requirement:Colgate has a diverse student, faculty, staff, and alumni population representing a variety of races, gender identities, social economic status, sexual orientations, languages, national origins, etc. Our
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Plan presents a framework for continuing the creation of an inclusive campus and engaging the Colgate community in this effort in the years ahead.
Please describe how you would connect and work with a diverse community. The statement can be any length (e.g., paragraph or page). You can upload the statement under the Diversity Statement document heading. For information on how to write a diversity statement, see our
Guidance on Crafting Diversity Statements.
EEO Statement:
It is the policy of Colgate University not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of their race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, pregnancy, national origin, marital status, disability, protected Veterans status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, being or having been victims of domestic violence or stalking, familial status, or any other categories covered by law. Colgate is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Candidates from historically underrepresented groups, women, persons with disabilities, and protected veterans are encouraged to apply.
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