Financial Transaction Representative

This position is located in Ithaca, New York. The successful candidate will have the option to perform this role at a location of their choosing within the United States.

The New York Convenience of employer guidelines require New York State individual tax reporting and withholdings for this position. Additional individual state income tax filings may also be required if working temporarily outside New York State.

No Visa Sponsorship available for this position.

What is the Division of Financial Services?
Cornell University, unique among peers, is the federal land-grant institution of New York State, a private endowed university, and a member of the Ivy League.  The Division of Financial Services provides central financial functions in support of the university’s academic mission. The Division of Financial Services’ vision is, "To deliver world-class financial services to the university."  Every day the Division of Financial -Services strives to adhere to this vision by promoting an environment where best practices are championed, and our employees are empowered to do their best work in all areas of financial service.

The Shared Services (SSC) Center delivers financial transaction and financial management services to campus. The SSC is a multifaceted center that provides transactional support and processing, travel related support and processing, financial management, payroll support, and institutional support services across multiple and varied funding sources. The SSC is comprised of three functional areas: Procure-to-Pay, Travel and Training, and Financial Management and Reporting.

What you will do:
As a member of the Shared Services Center (SSC) you will be part of a team-focused, fast-paced, demanding, and continuously evolving environment. You will have the opportunity to process and monitor a wide range of financial transactions and provide support for accounting functions, general ledger entries, accounts payable, account receivables, procurement, travel, vendor/payee registration, and payroll. 

In this role you will:

• Work closely with Finance Specialist II and Manager Finance I to ensure compliance and consistency with all transactions. 
• Accurately analyze financial transactions, determine the appropriate method of processing, assign relevant account information to each transaction, and assess the impact on financial statements.
• Interpret and advise on an array of university policies and procedures.
• Develop and maintain valuable and productive relationships and provide exceptional customer service. 
• Effectively communicate and work closely with all audiences including daily interaction with all levels of university (i.e., President, Provost, Executive Vice Presidents Offices, Vice Provosts, faculty, staff, etc.).

All employees are accountable for supporting the organization’s values of collegiality, integrity, initiative, excellence, civility, and stewardship; and supporting inclusive and sustainable practices in carrying out everyday responsibilities. Employees will participate in performance evaluations including dialogues, 360 degree surveys, assessments, etc.

What we need:
We need a positive, professional, team player with excellent communication skills (both written and verbal) who strives to provide exceptional customer service.  Ideally, you will have spent time working in a finance or higher education environment where you succeeded tackling challenges in a fast-paced organization. Additionally, you will have:

• An associate’s degree in accounting or finance plus 2 – 4 years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience required. Coursework in Accounting, specifically Principles of Accounting and Business Math, is strongly desired.
• The ability to work in a complex, high demand environment with experience prioritizing multiple deliverables. Ability to maintain detailed documentation in a shared, cloud-based environment.
• A demonstrated capacity to collaborate with a diverse group of people and build and maintain effective working relationships.
• Critical skills such as accuracy, attention to detail, analytical thinking, time management, problem-solving, and organizational abilities.
• The capability to exercise sound judgment and make decisions while managing a high volume of urgent, sensitive, or confidential transactions and communications.
• The flexibility to take direction from multiple individuals and handle confidential information with discretion. Comfort working in an environment where changes to processes and procedures are common.
• Experience in using standard office productivity tools (e.g., Microsoft Office suite, including Excel and Word).

If you have all those things, great!  We have a few more things that we would prefer you to have, but it’s ok if you don’t.

• Understanding of Cornell policies and procedures in the areas of purchasing, business expense, general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll and travel preferred.  Knowledge of Cornell on-line systems would be helpful:  Kuali Financial System (KFS), Oracle Analytics dashboard, Microsoft Outlook, Workday, OneNote, SharePoint, PaymentWorks, Spend Viz, Team Dynamix, Peoplesoft, and Concur Travel system.

What we offer:

Great benefits that include educational benefits, access to a plethora of wellness programs, employee discounts with local and national retail brands, health care options to choose from, generous paid leave provisions:  3 weeks of vacation, 12 university paid holidays (including end of year winter break through New Year’s Day) and superior retirement contributions. An active and diverse community to work and thrive in! Cornell is situated in picturesque Ithaca, New York, the heart of the Finger Lakes. Ithaca is home to two academic institutions, state parks, waterfalls, gorges, and a wide range of art galleries, theaters, eateries, wineries, and breweries. Ithaca has something to suit all ages and interests!

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