Fiscal Officer, Development & Ops​/Accountant

Position Summary

Are you a finance professional who enjoys building relationships and delivering exceptional service? University Advancement is seeking a Fiscal Officer for their Central Development and Operation’s units to provide expert financial guidance. In this role, you’ll manage budgets, ensure compliance with university policies, coordinate travel and expense processes, and serve as a valued resource for financial questions and problem-solving. If you thrive in a collaborative environment and are passionate about helping others succeed, we invite you to join our dedicated and mission‑driven team.

• Manage accounts receivables and payables.
• Review and reconcile travel for domestic and international travel.
• Review and reconcile procurement card and meeting planner card transactions.
• Reconcile event registrations with credit card statements to ensure funds received are accurate and properly recorded.
• Process refunds and over payments.
• Review and reconcile fund ledgers to ensure appropriate coding and account usage.

• Prepare and input purchase orders against requisition lists to ensure orders exist, delivery dates are accurate, and vendor product codes are correct.
• Process invoice payments and reimbursements via EBS.
• Enter information into EBS to maintain budget systems and status reports.
• Complete quarterly forecasting.

• Develop and maintain budget and financial reports for departmental and central review.

• Respond to inquiries from internal and external sources and review accounting transactions to locate and resolve discrepancies.
• Utilize interpersonal communication skills to address a wide range of questions from departmental personnel regarding income and expenses.

• Provide excellent customer service, including interacting with customers, answering the telephone efficiently and courteously, routing calls to the proper person, and taking accurate and thorough messages to provide information to appropriate personnel in a timely manner.
• Other tasks as assigned.

Knowledge equivalent to that which normally would be acquired by completing a four‑year college degree program in Accounting; one to three years of related and progressively more responsible or expansive work experience in financial statement and report preparation, general ledger accounting and budgeting; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Experience with EBS, KFS, Business Intelligence, Query Studio, Concur Travel, Ascend (CRM), and Microsoft 365 Office Suite; excellent written and verbal communication skills; fluency in MSU policy and procedures; a self‑starter whose strengths include problem‑solving, attention to detail and deadlines, creative thinking, and experience working in a fast‑paced environment.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or protected veteran status.