Boston College Introduction

Founded in 1863, Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university located six miles from downtown Boston with an enrollment of 9,445 full-time undergraduates and 5,125 graduate and professional students. Ranked 35 among national universities, Boston College has 878 full-time and 1,201 FTE faculty, 2,750 non-faculty employees, an operating budget of $1.2 billion, and an endowment in excess of $2.8 billion.

Job Description

Financial Analysts on our team provide financial reporting, business decision analysis, financial modeling, and oversee transaction processing t. A significant component of this role is responsible for transaction processing, funding, set up, and invoice payment. Additionally, this position will assume responsibility for budgeting, billing, and contract administration. This position supports the year-end audit accruals and reconciliations.



A Financial Analyst in the Boston College Facilities Management Department is responsible for analysis related to the University's facilities. This analysis can be broken down into three core focuses: Operations, Capital, and Utilities. These duties are time-sensitive and critical and have a significant impact on University operations, and their inputs directly correlate with financial reporting.



Requires a solid working knowledge of the PeopleSoft Enterprise Accounting System.
Enters requisitions and pays vouchers for all operating units of the Facilities Division. Ability to use PeopleSoft analysis tools, including query, inquiry, and reporting tools. Develop effective working relationships and communications with all Facilities Services leadership, personnel
, and vendors. Assists with student employees, distributing work to them and answering their process questions. Takes on special projects as requested, often requiring the use of Excel and PeopleSoft.




Job Duties:
Responsible for requisitions, purchase orders, vouchers, billing, and PCards.
High volume data entry for Operations, Capital and Utilities invoices.
Address budget funding needs and move funding as necessary to cover invoices.
Reconciles transactions by comparing and correcting data.
Protects operations by keeping financial information confidential.
Works on ad hoc projects as they arise.
Manages critical relationships with internal stakeholders and external vendors.
This position will assume responsibility for financial reporting, budgeting, analysis, and contract administration.
Analyze past results, perform variance analysis, identify trends, and make recommendations for improvements
Maintaining, managing, and updating data analysis models - Microsoft Excel.
Prepares and distributes the monthly financial package to the department directors and managers.
Manages our contract database
Backup weekly payroll as needed



Requirements/Skills:
Good leadership, communication, and human relations skills are necessary with a professional style.
Must be able to multitask, be self-motivated, organized, and results-oriented.
Self-starter with excellent interpersonal communication and problem-solving skills.
Computer and Microsoft Excel literacy is necessary.
Proven work experience in a quantitatively-heavy role
The ideal candidate will have strong accounting and analytical experience, preferably in a similar industry, and familiarity with our primary systems, PeopleSoft and Kronos.
Bachelor's degree required
Finance, Accounting, Economics, Engineering, or Statistics are preferred major fields



Reporting Relationship:
This position reports directly to the Manager of Finance and Operations in the Facilities Mgmt Business Service Center.

Financial Analyst - $62,320 - $77,900 - 3-5 years exp
Financial Analyst - $52,400 - $65,500 - 1-3 years exp

Requirements/Skills:
* Good leadership, communication, and human relations skills with a professional style are necessary.
* Must be able to multitask, be self-motivated, organized, and results-oriented.
* Self-starter with excellent interpersonal communication and problem-solving skills.
* Computer and Microsoft Excel literacy is necessary.
* Proven work experience in a quantitatively-heavy role
* The ideal candidate will have strong accounting and analytical experience, preferably in a similar industry and
Familiarity with our primary systems, PeopleSoft and Kronos.
* Bachelor's degree required.
* Finance, Accounting, Economics, Engineering, or Statistics are preferred significant fields.

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