Recreational Services Finance Assistant (STUDENT/WORK STUDY)

Finance Assistant

The Department of Recreational Services is seeking a student Finance Assistant. This individual will regularly communicate with professional staff, as well as club sport officers, players and coaches in their work. Responsibilities will require regular weekday office hours (approximately 5-10 hours/week) at the Recreation Center to process requests and maintain accurate financial records. When time permits, the staff member also has the opportunity to assist with tasks in areas of interest, such as event management, and team travel arrangements.

Responsibilities*

• Processing purchase and reimbursement requests from rec staff and club sport officers
• Submitting necessary documentation for payments to referees, coaches and other contractors
• Prepare weekly cash bags for rec center business operations
• Communicating with others to obtain necessary financial documents and receipts
• Completing purchases over the phone, by email, and online
• Reconciling expenses and deposits with University records on a regular basis to ensure accurate account balances are available in spreadsheets
• Assisting Club Sports staff with other financial related tasks, such as cash handling at the ticket counter for ice hockey games
• Performing clerical duties and other assigned tasks

Required Qualifications*

• Current UM-Flint student
• Experience using Excel and/or Google spreadsheets
• High level of attention to detail and ability to work independently

Desired Qualifications*

• Work study award for the current or upcoming academic semester
• Desire to enter finance, accounting or other related field upon degree completion

Modes of Work

Onsite The work requires, or the supervisor approves a fully onsite presence. Onsite is defined as a designated U-M owned or leased work location within or outside of the State of Michigan

Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes.

Additional Information

Job openings are posted for a minimum of three calendar days. The review and selection process may begin as early as the fourth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled anytime after the minimum posting period has ended.

Background Screening

The University of Michigan conducts background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background checks. Background checks are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

U-M EEO Statement

The University of Michigan is an equal employment opportunity employer.