Financial Analyst II

Job Title

Financial Analyst II

Agency

Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Service

Department

Administrative Support

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

College Station, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

About Texas A&M AgriLife

Texas A&M AgriLife is comprised of the following Texas A&M University System members:

• Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
• Texas A&M AgriLife Research
• College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Texas A&M University
• Texas A&M Forest Service
• Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory

As the nation’s largest most comprehensive agriculture program, Texas A&M AgriLife brings together a college and four state agencies focused on agriculture and life sciences within The Texas A&M University System. With over 5,000 employees and a presence in every county across the state, Texas A&M AgriLife is uniquely positioned to improve lives, environments and the Texas economy through education, research, extension and service.

Click here to learn more about how you can be a part of AgriLife and make a difference in the world!

Position Information

• Responsible for the agency’s tax reporting such as Unrelated Business Income Tax, Hotel Occupancy Tax, Sales tax, as well as TAMUS other reports such as BE-125, IPEDS, and other reports as needed.

• Provides guidance and assistance to departments regarding inventory and revenue recognition reconciling.

• Analyzes service center financials throughout the fiscal year and provides guidance as needed.

• Oversee federal capacity award cost share requirements for the agency.

• Track lease data for financial reporting purposes and complete reconciliation of LeaseQuery and FAMIS.

• Prepares and provides oversight for quarterly ABEST and APS018 reporting.

• Perform data analysis and upload monthly mileage expenditures.

• Serve as back-up administrator for the reconciliation software (Cadency) and the FAMIS Transaction Portal for Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, Texas A&M, AgriLife Research and Texas A&M Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory.

• Assist in the development and refinement of procedures for all administrative reconciliation software functions.

• Assist in developing consistent best practices and procedures for reconciliation processes.

• Serves as a back-up to manage data workflows and financial uploads between FAMIS, Cadency, and ePay software platforms.

• Coordinate both internally with fiscal units and externally with departmental contacts on data requirements for accounting uploads.

• Supervise Student Worker.

• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Required Education and Experience:
-Bachelor’s degree in applicable field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
-Three years of accounting-related experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

-Bachelor's degree or higher in accounting.

-Certified Public Accountant (CPA) License

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
-Knowledge of word processing and spreadsheet applications.
-Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others.

-Verbal and written communication skills.

-Analytical and organizational skills.

-Ability to work with large data sets.

What You Need to Know

Salary: Compensation for this position is commensurate based on the selected candidate’s qualifications.

Flexible Work Arrangements: Flexible work schedule and remote work may be available for this position, pending employee eligibility requirements are met in accordance with AgriLife Alternate Work Location Procedures.

Why Work at Texas A&M AgriLife?

When you choose to work for Texas A&M AgriLife, you become part of an organization that is an established leader in agriculture and life sciences with a wide range of capabilities to meet the needs of our statewide, national, and international constituents.

In addition, Texas A&M AgriLife offers a comprehensive benefit packing including the following:

• Health, dental, vision, life and long-term disability insurance with Texas A&M AgriLife contributing to employee health and basic life premiums 
• 12-15 days of annual paid holidays
• Up to eight hours of paid sick leave and at least eight hours of paid vacation each month
• Automatic enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas
• Employee Wellness Initiative for Texas A&M AgriLife

Applicant Instructions

Applications received by Texas A&M AgriLife 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 profile to prepopulate the online application.

Required Documents

CV/ Resume

Cover letter

List of references

Certifications/ additional documentation

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/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer.