This position is the LSA business office liaison to assigned LSA units, working closely with LSA chief administrators and various stakeholders. Key responsibilities include providing accounting
services for processes such as Guest and Student Reimbursements (TBHER) and PeoplePay requests, utilizing M-Pathways and interfacing with the SSC as needed. The role entails receiving information from department faculty, staff, and administrators to prepare paperwork or process online submissions, ensuring compliance with LSA and UM policies, tracking transactions within the system to ensure proper payment, and completing timely processing. Additionally, the position ensures that journal entries are accurate, correctly coded, and compliant with regulations and requirements.
The Financial Specialist will initiate accounts receivable and accounts payable responsibilities, assist with handling lump sum/cash advance requests and reconciliation, visa requests, SVC requests, and general accounting tasks such as journal entries, fund transfers, chartfield maintenance, recharge activity processing, and royalties tracking and distribution.
On-campus cash handling responsibilities include receiving and depositing cash and checks, processing gifts, and reconciling deposits.
In addition, the role involves assisting other members of the LSA Finance team as needed and participating in continuous process improvement efforts to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of financial operations within the department.