Financial Coordinator

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Department Summary

The Department of Art & Art History is committed to fostering students’ creativity through the development of critical-thinking skills combined with intellectual inquiry. With a focus on academic excellence, creative exploration, and scholarly investigation, our students and faculty learn, evaluate, and exchange their knowledge of art and art history in an inclusive environment. Students experience a range of perspectives that prepare them for real-world practice in today’s complex world. As a community of artists and scholars we strive to be engaged global citizens as a means to propose and build new visions for the future, while examining expectations of being human in the 21st century. The Department of Art & Art History currently enrolls 130 majors with 22 full time faculty and offers a BA in Art, a BA in Art History, a BFA in Studio Art, as well as an MFA in Studio Art.

Role Specifications

Below you will find classification and compensation information.  For additional details behind the University of Mississippi classification system please visit Human Resource Compensation Page

Family -  Finance

Sub-Family - Financial Support

Career Track / Level - O2

Grade - 3

Role Summary

Assists with maintenance of financial records, monitoring of procurement card transactions, supports administrative processing, and provides customer service for staff and customers in an assigned program area to support program financial management.

Examples of Work Performed

• Assists with maintenance of financial records,
• Monitoring of procurement card transactions, 
• Supports administrative processing,
• Provides customer service for staff and customers in an assigned program area to support program financial management.

Essential Functions

These essential functions include, but are not limited to, the following.  Additional essential functions may be identified and included by the hiring department.

1. Monitors and organizes procurement transactions, fiscal records, reports, and affiliated materials, processes reimbursements and assigns funding codes in accordance with established rules, regulations and policies.
2. Tracks vendor reports, records and fund ledgers using existing tracking systems to ensure compliance with established rules and regulations.
3. Answers fiscal questions and provides information based on set materials and standards to various audiences, escalating complex issues to senior staff.
4. Monitors and tracks accounts receivable and accounts payable, as well as expenditures and receipts.

Minimum Education/Experience

Education: High School or Equivalent 

Experience: (2) Two Years Experience 

An equivalent combination of related experience and education may be considered for this role. Substitutions of the required experience or education will be assessed on a 1:1 substitution basis.

EEO Statement

The University of Mississippi provides equal opportunity in any employment practice, education program, or education activity to all qualified persons. The University complies with all applicable laws regarding equal opportunity and affirmative action and does not unlawfully discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment based upon race, color, gender, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, citizenship, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or genetic information.

Minimum Physical Requirements

Physical Requirements:  These physical requirements are not exhaustive, and additional job-related physical requirements may be added to these by individual agencies on an as needed basis. 

Corrective devices may be used to meet physical requirements.

Physical Exertion:  The incumbent may be required to lift up to approximately 10 pounds.

Vision:  Requirements of this job include close vision. Speaking/Hearing: Ability to give and receive information through speaking and listening.

Motor Coordination:  While performing the duties of this job, the incumbent is frequently required to talk and hear; and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The incumbent is periodically required to sit. The incumbent is occasionally required to stand; walk; and reach with hands and arms

Interview Requirements: Any candidate who is called for an interview must notify the Department of Equal Opportunity/Regulatory Compliance in writing of any reasonable accommodation needed prior to the date of the interview.

Background Check Statement

The University of Mississippi is committed to providing a safe campus community. UM conducts background investigations for applicants being considered for employment. Background investigations include a criminal history record check, and when appropriate, a financial (credit) report or driving history check.