Finance Specialist

Student & Campus Life (SCL) inspires transformation in all Cornell students on their journey of individual, academic and personal evolution. Our division is comprised of leading student affairs experts who support our campus on pressing student life matters including public service, health, wellbeing, connection and belonging, residential living, food services, sports, recreation, career services, and student activities and organizations including sorority and fraternity life. We provide support and services to roughly 25,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students on multiple campuses in the U.S. and abroad. Cornell Health's more than 200 employees collaborate to provide integrated and culturally-sensitive mental health, medical, health promotion, public health, student accommodations, and occupational medicine care and services. Dually focused on holistic health of Cornell students and well-being of the larger campus community, the unit supports readiness to learn, to participate fully in the Cornell experience, and to achieve academic, work, and life success. Cornell Health is nationally recognized for innovation and leadership, and is committed to an ongoing journey toward integrated, cost-effective, and community-based services and campus health initiatives. Administrative Services staff members provide infrastructure and central support for the departments, programs, and services at Cornell Health. The department manages health informatics, organizational compliance, quality improvement initiatives, billing and finance, operational communications, and support for the advancement of strategic initiatives. Administrative Services staff members also collaborate ongoingly with centralized university and divisional services such as Facilities, Human Resources, Communications and Marketing, and Information Technology. The Finance work team oversees the organization’s financial operations. This includes monitoring transactions for the health center, routine reconciliations, financial planning, participation in the annual budgeting process, and regular engagement with Cornell Health’s operational leaders and other campus stakeholders. The Finance Specialist supports the financial operations of Cornell Health by performing routine and ad hoc financial analysis, reconciliations, and reporting. This role ensures the accuracy and integrity of financial data related to operational activities, including inventory management, vaccine reporting, and cost-of-sales analysis. This role develops, tests, runs, and documents processes for reconciliations, reports, and analyses for both internal and external customers, assists with routine and ad hoc internal audits, supports university-led audit proceedings and monitors transactions to identify and resolve underlying data and transactional issues. The position serves as the primary administrator for restricted gift accounts and works closely with unit leadership to support stewardship activities, budget planning and financial decision-making. The Finance Specialist plays a key role in strengthening financial controls and improving reporting systems and procedures at Cornell Health. Success Factors Demonstrated experience in providing routine and non-routine reporting and analyses, including explaining variances and providing actionable recommendations Strong analytical and reporting skills, with experience developing and documenting business processes. Exceptional attention to detail, organization, and time management. Proven ability to communicate financial information clearly to diverse stakeholders. Success as a Cornell Health staff member hinges on collaborative and attitudinal skills that encourage enthusiasm, professional and personal growth, cooperation, mutually respectful communication, flexibility, initiative and adaptability. While position responsibilities vary, every member of our community is expected to foster a culture of belonging and a healthy work environment by communicating across differences; being cooperative, collaborative, open, and welcoming; showing respect, compassion, and empathy; engaging and supporting others regardless of background or perspective; speaking up when others are being excluded or treated inappropriately; and supporting work/life integration of oneself and others. University Job Title Finance Specialist II Job Family Fin/Budget/Planning Level E Pay Rate Type Salary Pay Range $66,663.00 - $77,473.00 Remote Option Availability Hybrid Company Endowed Contact Name Shallena Cunningham Contact Email View email address on click.appcast.io Job Titles And Pay Ranges Non-Union Positions Prior relevant work or industry experience Education level to the extent education is relevant to the position Unique applicable skills Academic Discipline To learn more about Cornell’s non-union staff job titles and pay ranges, see Career Navigator. Union Positions The hiring rate of pay for the successful candidate will be determined in accordance with the rates in the respective collective bargaining agreement. To learn more about Cornell’s union wages, see Union Pay Rates. 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