Finance & Accounting Professional

Job Summary

The Division of Academic Affairs at CU Boulder invites applications for a Finance & Accounting Professional! This role is responsible for fiscal management, accounting, expense reporting and procurement support for the VCAA Financial Service Center(FSC). This position develops and maintains accounting principles,practices and procedures to ensure accurate, timely processing and compliance with federal, state, university and VCAA policies and procedures. This position dedicates time to assigned units withinthe VCAA FSC by providing a central business resource.

The scope ofthis position may expand to serve other units as the FSC grows,depending on available resources. Professionals are responsible for exercising discretion, analyticalskill, personal accountability, and responsibility. Work involves creating, integrating, applying, and sharing knowledge directly related to a professional field. The Provost's Office is the face of the Division of Academic Affairs, as such the work unit is oriented toward providing service that supports the institution's academic role and mission.

The Division of Academic Affairs is led by the Provost, and exists tonurture, foster and support the development of outstanding academic research and instructional programs on the University of Colorado Boulder campus to ensure our students are offered academic excellence in their undergraduate and graduate educations. CU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment.

We are committed to creating a workplace where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity, and we encourage individuals from all backgrounds toapply, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

The Division of Academic Affairs is responsible for meeting the mission of the University of Colorado Boulder to serve as thestate’s comprehensive graduate research university with selective admission standards, offering a comprehensive array of undergraduate, master’s and doctoral degree programs. We accomplishthat mission through the vision that the University of Colorado Boulder be an authority in identifying and addressing thehumanitarian, social and technological challenges of the 21stcentury.

Within the division, the Office of Academic Planning and Assessmentengages in academic planning, accreditation and assessment and supervises student success initiatives. The Office of Academic Resource Management develops academic resource strategy and analysis in support of the university’s mission. Central to the support of the academic mission is the recruitment, retention and development of faculty, a process managed by the Office of Faculty Affairs.

The Research and Innovation Office creates global impact in research, innovation, scholarship and creative work by encouraging and supporting collaboration, transformation and leadership, andthe Division of Student Affairs provides the programs, services and resources that support student well-being and academic andco-curricular success. Our colleges and schools offer a wide rangeof world-class academic and enrichment opportunities, and the Graduate School works to promote academic excellence, advocates onbehalf of graduate students, and fosters community across allgraduate programs.

The Office of Undergraduate Education supervisesthe academic undergraduate experience and collaborates with otherunits to ensure that students have access to the resources theyneed to succeed.

• Creates expense journal entries, budget journal entries andcash transfers as needed for supported VCAA FSC units.
• Assists units with reviewing monthly financials from the finance system and creates month-end close journal entries asneeded for assigned units.
• Handles, communicates and completes fiscal year-end closerequirements for VCAA FSC units and works with units to ensure accurate and timely processing of all fiscal year-end duties. Thisrequires monitoring of purchase orders (POs), standing purchase orders (SPOs), procurement card transactions, expensereimbursements,…