Fiscal Officer, Central Development & Ops / Accountant I

Job Description:

Working/Functional Title

Fiscal Officer, Central Devel & Ops

Position Summary

Are you a finance professional who enjoys building relationships and delivering exceptional service? University Advancement is seeking a Fiscal Officer for their Central Development and Operation’s units to provide expert financial guidance. In this role, you’ll manage budgets, ensure compliance with university policies, coordinate travel and expense processes, and serve as a valued resource for financial questions and problem-solving. If you thrive in a collaborative environment and are passionate about helping others succeed, we invite you to join our dedicated and mission-driven team.

This position serves as the fiscal officer within University Advancement for the Central Development and Operation’s units, ensuring financial accuracy and compliance. The role provides timely, accurate financial reporting and analysis to support strategic decision-making and optimizes financial processes to promote efficient and effective operations.

This position provides accounting and operational support for various units and accounts. It initiates, approves, and reconciles transactions within MSU’s Kuali Financial System to ensure accurate monitoring and maintenance of account balances. The position audits vouchers and financial statements to confirm accuracy, compliance, and validity, and analyzes business operations, trends, costs, revenues, and financial commitments to project future revenues and expenses. It also prepares and interprets departmental financial reports, budget analyses, and status updates, and provides recommendations to improve financial policies, procedures, and processes.

Job Duties

Account Management -

• Manage accounts receivables and payables.
• Review and reconcile travel for domestic and international travel.
• Review and reconcile procurement card and meeting planner card transactions.
• Reconcile event registrations with credit card statements to ensure funds received are accurate and properly recorded.
• Process refunds and overpayments.
• Review and reconcile fund ledgers to ensure appropriate coding and account usage.

Data Entry -

• Prepare and input purchase orders against requisition lists to ensure orders exist, delivery dates are accurate, and vendor product codes are correct.
• Process invoice payments and reimbursements via EBS.
• Enter information into EBS to maintain budget systems and status reports.
• Complete quarterly forecasting

Report Preparation -

• Develop and maintain budget and financial reports for departmental and central review.

Communications -

• Respond to inquiries from internal and external sources and review accounting transactions to locate and resolve discrepancies.
• Utilize interpersonal communication skills to address a wide range of questions from departmental personnel regarding income and expenses.

Miscellaneous Duties -

• Provide excellent customer service, including but not limited to; interacting with customers, answering the telephone efficiently and courteously, route calls to the proper person, take accurate and thorough messages to provide information to appropriate personnel in a timely matter.
• Other tasks as assigned.

Minimum Requirements

Knowledge equivalent to that which normally would be acquired by completing a four-year college degree program in Accounting; one to three years of related and progressively more responsible or expansive work experience in financial statement and report preparation, general ledger accounting and budgeting; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Desired Qualifications

Experience with EBS, KFS, Business Intelligence, Query Studio, Concur Travel, Ascend (CRM), and Microsoft 365 Office Suite; Excellent written and verbal communication skills; Fluency in MSU policy and procedures; A self-starter whose strengths include problem-solving, attention to detail and deadlines, creative thinking, and experience working in a fast-paced environment.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or protected veteran status.

Required Application Materials

Resume and cover letter

Special Instructions

If you have any questions regarding this position, please contact Patricia Karam, Director of Talent Acquisition, at [email protected].

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Work Hours

STANDARD 8-5

Website

Advancement.msu.edu

Remote Work Statement

MSU strives to provide a flexible work environment and this position has been designated as remote-friendly. Remote-friendly means some or all of the duties can be performed remotely as mutually agreed upon.

Bidding eligibility ends July 21, 2026, 11:55 PM