Financial Specialist

• Excellent customer service
• Effective communication
• Efficient operations
• Flexibility and innovation
• Integrity and transparency

Financial Specialists are responsible for daily financial support within the Shared Business Services Center. Financial support includes but is not limited to: payment processing, tracking payments, maintaining financial documentation, cash handling, etc. Payment processing ranges from inputting invoices and submitting requisitions into Peoplesoft, allocating expenses to the correct chartfield, processing transfers and budget revisions, processing OU Foundation transfers, scholarships, payment requests, and awards.

Required Education:  High School Diploma or GED, AND

• 18 months of experience in accounting/bookkeeping or related field.

Skills:

• Financial experience
• Able to understand a chart of accounts and code entries to proper account
• Detail oriented for accuracy of data and information
• Highly organized and able to handle multiple projects and deadlines
• Able to communicate well and build rapport quickly with students, faculty and staff
• Able to produce reports and complete work within deadlines
• Able to work well with interdepartmental teams and initiatives
• Aptitude for excellent customer service

Certifications:

• N/A

Advertised Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to reach, stand, engage in repetitive motions, grasp, feel, touch, communicate, see including color, depth perception or clarity, and hear including receiving detailed information orally or making fine discriminations in sound.

Departmental Preferences:

• University experience
• Associate or bachelor degree

Supervision: No Supervisory Duties

Special Instructions: If you are selected as a final candidate for this position, you will be subject to The University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Tuberculosis Testing policy.  To view the policy, visit https://hr.ou.edu/Policies-Handbooks/TB-Testing .

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