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A Glimpse of the Job

The Finance & Business Services Specialist II within Texas A&M University’s Centralized Finance and Business Services, under supervision, is responsible for processing routine repetitive tasks related to general accounting, purchasing, payables, and receivable transactions; and providing support to both internal staff and external customers.

Essential Duties

Clerical Support

• Initiates data entry into various systems
• Initiates basic payment inquiry research and responses or correction entries
• Performs other clerical tasks as assigned
• May assist with data entry corrections
• May assist with missing items for reconciliation
• May assist with gathering transaction data/information
• May perform specialized tasks for one or more units
• May respond to customer service inquiries

Accounting / Purchasing Support

• Compiles and scans incoming documentation for transactions including vouchers, payment cards, and vendors
• May assign costing allocations to payables
• Creates invoices
• Establishes invoices or receipts within systems to process payments
• Assigns commodity or account codes to requisitions and invoices as directed
• Reviews routine/standard transactions for compliance and approval as directed
• Sets up invoices or receipts within systems to process payments

Department Use

• Train incoming staff/ serve as a resource for team members
• Processes and distributes checks daily

What You Need to Know

Salary: $22.00/hour

Application Materials: A cover letter, resume, and portfolio or link to portfolio are strongly recommended and will help in our review. Materials may be uploaded under the CV/Resume section.

Required Education and Experience

• High School Diploma or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Three years of related experience

Preferred Qualificaitons

• Cash handling
• Back office expereince
• Customer service experience
  

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet, and database applications
• Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively to ensure understanding

Other Requirements and Factors

• This position is security sensitive
• This position requires compliance with state and federal laws/codes and Texas A&M University System/TAMU policies, regulations, rules and procedures
• All tasks and job responsibilities must be performed safely without injury to self or others in compliance with System and University safety requirements

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.