Alumni Fiscal Officer​/Accountant

Alumni Fiscal Officer / Accountant I

Michigan State University College of Engineering

Are you ready to make an impact at the heart of Spartan pride? University Advancement’s Finance and Accounting team is looking for a talented and driven Fiscal Officer to help shape the financial success of MSU’s Alumni Office. In this pivotal role, you’ll serve as the go‑to expert in accounting controls, budget management, and Concur travel systems ensuring our operations run smoothly and efficiently.

If you’re passionate about collaboration, thrive in a fast‑paced and supportive environment, and want to contribute to the mission of connecting and empowering MSU alumni around the world, we’d love to have you on our energetic 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.
• 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 normally acquired by completing a four‑year college degree program in Accounting. One to three years of related and progressively more responsible 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, meeting 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.

Resume and cover letter.

If you have any questions regarding this position, please contact Patricia Karam, Director of Talent Acquisition, at karampat.

Typically 8 am – 5 pm with possible evenings and weekends.

MSU strives to provide a flexible work environment and this position has been designated as remote‑friendly. Remote‑friendly means some or all of the duties can be performed remotely as mutually agreed upon.

Bidding eligibility ends on December 2, 2025, at 11:55 PM.

Location:

Lansing, MI | Salary: $50,000.00 – $

Website: advancement.msu.edu