Financial Assistant III

Department:

Location: Health Sciences Center

Time Type: Full time

Worker Type: Regular

Minimum Requirements: High School Diploma/GED and a minimum of four (4) years of related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Grade 4 (Hourly)

The Financial Assistant III will work with Kentucky Cancer Program (KCP) leadership to exercise general accounting control for the myriad of activities associated with both sponsored and non-sponsored departmental accounts. This individual is called upon to navigate the complex UL system to conduct pre- and post-award business with various university departments to manage grants and contracts and to ensure compliance for all departmental financial affairs with internal and federal guidelines to maintain the integrity of financial data.

Regular and appropriate communications with KCP and UL colleagues regarding financial operations including staffing, physical facilities, expenditures, cash management, payments, and reporting are paramount.

• Monthly reconciliation of externally funded grants and non-grant accounts.
• Prepare pre-award budgets for new contracts, focusing on employee effort.
• Resolve issues related to availability of budget funds and expense transactions.
• Regularly monitor cash balances and revenue.
• Prepare and submit Proposal Clearance Forms (PCFs), Payroll Change Request Forms (PCRFs), and various additional budget forms for establishment of new grants in iRIS.
• Conduct data analysis and prepare ad-hoc financial reports, budgets, and projections. Provide guidance to PIs in day-to-day operation of grant and non-grant management.
• Work with Sponsored Programs Financial Admin to resolve invoicing issues and questions from sponsors and PIs. Initiate grant close-out and submit to SPFA for approval.
• Approve procard and travel expense transactions.
• Prepare journal vouchers, IUTs, and disbursements for transfer of expenses & vendor payments.
• Manage semiannual and annual effort reporting for the department.
• Cash management – deposits from donations, merchandise sales, and other forms of payment are managed according to established university directives.
• Initiate payments to vendors and receive payments for invoiced expenses through accounts receivables/payables processes according to established university directives.
• Assist with or ensure establishment of new vendors in Peoplesoft, preparing required paperwork and submitting to the Controller’s office as needed.
• Prepare and submit salary budgets and salary loads.
• Manage lease renewals and payments for five regional offices of the Kentucky Cancer Program.
• Process and renew personal services contracts.

• Experience working with the complex UL financial and sponsored programs systems.
• Ability to effectively communicate with KCP colleagues to successfully manage financials related to general fund accounts, gift accounts, Z accounts, contracts, and grants.

Target Compensation Maximum: $32.98

Target Compensation Minimum: $21.99

Compensation will be commensurate to candidate experience.

The University of Louisville is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. The University strives to provide equal employment opportunity on the basis of merit and without unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, sex, age, color, national origin, ethnicity, creed, religion, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, veteran status, marital status, or pregnancy. In accordance with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Vietnam Era Veteran Readjustment Act of 1974, the University prohibits job discrimination of individuals with disabilities, Vietnam era veterans, qualified special disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, and other protected veterans.

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