Under direction from the Ed&IS Chief Financial Officer and Chief of Staff, serve as a Dean's Infrastructure and Initiative Processor for the School of Education and Information Studies (Ed&IS). The Dean's Infrastructure and Initiative Processor is required to provide proactive, high-quality, flexible, and reliable assistance as a member of the Ed&IS Business Office unit. Responsibilities include serving as the main point of contact for select Dean's infrastructure units and Dean Initiatives related processing and reimbursement requests; providing support with various tasks such as financial management; budgeting and accounting support management (accounts payable transactions such as purchases and reimbursements, accounts receivables, etc.); facilitating departmental purchasing needs; supporting efforts in financial journals and ledger reconciliation and audits, ad-hoc reporting, and a variety of other general administrative duties. Incumbents will work in collaboration with Business Office Manager, CFO and COS. to create a streamlined processing and reimbursement system within the school across various dean units. This position requires a high level of organization, coordination, and attention to detail, and the ability to communicate clearly across a variety of platforms and within a diverse community. This position offers the opportunity of a hybrid schedule that includes remote work some days of the week with the rest of the workweek held on UCLA campus, contingent upon school need.
Salary & Compensation
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Qualifications
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1-3 years of experience working with Microsoft Office Suite, including word processing, spreadsheets, and database applications (Required) And
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Experience working in an administrative, clerical, or operations role providing general financial support and customer service. Demonstrated working knowledge in administrative procedures and processes (Required)
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Working knowledge of UCLA accounting and financial systems; including and Transfer of funds (TOF) strongly preferred (Preferred)
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Working knowledge of various UCLA financial departments' policies, procedures and reporting requirements. (Preferred)
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Demonstrated experience with data exporting, tracking, preparation of spreadsheets and documenting transactional back up reports using software applications such as Word, Access, Excel, FileMaker Pro, Adobe etc (Required)
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Practical accounting experience creating financial statements, including income statements and balance sheets. (Required)
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Experience with processing routine financial accounting/purchasing transactions with an online financial system and identifying account variances and researching discrepancies (Required)
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Experience within a customer service-oriented environment responding to and meeting/exceeding the needs of the faculty, staff, students and the community and be able to work effectively as an individual, a team member, and with diverse groups. (Required)
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Administrative experience in an office environment providing administrative support such as calendaring for staff and/or faculty, coordinating administrative activities, travel and programming, etc (Required)
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Ability to read, analyze and reconcile monthly ledgers (i.e. payroll, open commitments, expenditure overdrafts, detail general ledgers and recharge reports). (Required)
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Demonstrated mathematical and quantitative skills to calculate formulas and produce accurate financial reports and projections. (Required)
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Ability to maintain strict confidentiality of information related to financial and personnel matters. (Required)
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Ability to design and maintain spreadsheets that analyze various financial information (Required)
Education, Licenses, Certifications & Personal Affiliations
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Bachelor's Degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience. (Required)
Special Conditions for Employment
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Background Check: Continued employment is contingent upon the completion of a satisfactory background investigation.
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Live Scan Background Check: A Live Scan background check must be completed prior to the start of employment.
Schedule
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Union/Policy Covered
CX-Clerical & Allied Services
Complete Position Description
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