Texas A&M

FBS Analyst II

College Station, TX Full time

Job Title

FBS Analyst II

Agency

Texas A&M University

Department

UAS University Accounting Services

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

College Station, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

A Glimpse of the Job

The Finance & Business Services Analyst II, under minimal supervision, is responsible for providing accounting or business support to a designated unit, department, college, or other System member; serving as a resource within their unit for other staff members; auditing, reporting, reconciling, tracking, reviewing, or approving actions on their designated accounts and/or assigned duties; and managing projects, reports, or functions with routine processes.

Essential Duties and Tasks

Accounting / Business Support

  • Exhibits high-level competencies in preparing, reviewing, and auditing financial system entries
  • Reconciles accounts and identifies corrections needed
  • Identifies and resolves outstanding items and implements solutions/communicates actions
  • Assists with external reporting functions. Provides oversight, reviews, and audits account payables/receivables, expense allocations, requisitions, purchase orders, billing, and collections
  • Assists in preparing annual budget allocations to departments, position budgeting tasks, commitment tracking, and departmental budget requests

Office / Project Support

  • Tracks internal projects, audits, business records, and records management
  • Coordinates access requests
  • Oversees or leads a function or serves as a subject matter expert in one or more areas
  • Research policies, practices, and/or trouble transactions for solutions
  • Prepares and maintains standard operating procedures and internal resource documents
  • May review and revise job aides as needed
  • May supervise student workers
  • May mentor or train subordinate staff members

Department Use

  • Assists with state appropriation management
  • Resolves outstanding items on state bank accounts
  • Maintains and monitors incoming state accounting service requests (tickets)
  • Processes Available University Fund (AUF) transfers

What You Need to Know

Salary: Commensurate

Special Instructions: A cover letter and resume are strongly recommended. You may upload these in the CV/Resume section.

Required Education and Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree in accounting, business, or finance, or equivalent combination of education and experience
  • Two years of related experience

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

  • Knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet, and database applications
  • Knowledge of financial management system and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to work independently once given a project
  • Ability to apply rules and regulations in a complex environment
  • 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 requirement

Instructions to Applicants: Applications received by Texas A&M University must either have all job application data entered or a resume attached. Failure to provide all job application data or a complete resume could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. We encourage all applicants to upload a resume or use a LinkedIn profile to pre-populate the online application.

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.