North Shore Community College Hiring for Financial Analyst (Staff Associate), Fiscal Affairs Office at Danvers, MA Full Time

Company Description:

North Shore Community College is a diverse, caring, inclusive community that inspires our students to become engaged citizens and to achieve their personal, academic, and career goals through accessible, affordable, rigorous educational opportunities that are aligned with our region’s workforce needs and will prepare them for life in a changing world. NSCC is one of 15 Massachusetts community colleges, which serves the 26 cities and towns north of Boston. Since its founding in 1965, NSCC has grown from a single leased building to an urban campus in downtown Lynn and a suburban campus in Danvers, and from five to 80 academic programs of study. Nearly 50,000 students have graduated from NSCC. The college is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE). 

Job Description:

Financial Analyst (Staff Associate), Fiscal Affairs Office

Non-Unit Professional position, Danvers campus

GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES:

Provide data reporting and analysis for the Finance component of the College and the Foundation, including fiscal affairs and budget; and provide general administration and support for associated functions related to budgeting and reporting, with multiple systems such as the General Ledger (BANNER), Cognos, the Massachusetts Management and Accounting System (MMARS), State Data warehouse, State Payroll system (HRCMS) and Labor Cost Management (LCM). Provide fiscal and regulatory oversight to all private, state and federal grants. Perform other systems related tasks for the administration of and implementation of assessment, data reporting, and other initiatives. Manage and supervise Grants Accounting, including Grant Accountant.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Technical Support

• Provide technical assistance and support for Finance modules for Fiscal team as needed within the College administrative system (BANNER), as well as integration with State finance and payroll systems.
• Have expert/power user knowledge of reporting tool including Cognos to analyze, develop and distribute financial reports.  
• Maintain requisition routing in the Banner system.

Budgeting & Reporting

• Provide and develop reports in the Colleges’ Operational Data System and/or via Microsoft Access or Cognos interfacing through the MMARS or Banner systems for ad hoc reporting.
• Assist administrative staff with the development, improvement and training of grant financial management, budgeting, and reporting procedures, policies, operations, and customer service related. Assists other staff in learning the use of reporting tools.
• Work with AVP, Budget & Finance to enhance, produce and distribute unit-specific budget planning materials; develop and produce materials to facilitate annual budget planning and financial monitoring of budget-to-actuals at the local level
• Prepare monthly reports and analysis, review financial data and provide recommendation for process improvements

Grant Management

• Assist administrative staff with the development, improvement and training of grant financial management, budgeting, and reporting procedures, policies, operations, and customer service related tasks.
• Ensure all procedures are followed, including document management and financial reporting.
• Monitor grant expenditures in relation to contractual obligations and project cycles, and fulfill all grant fiscal reporting requirements including closure reports.
• Ensure data integrity within the Banner grants module
• Provide analysis and support to the grant program managers
• Adhere to OMB Uniform Guidance to ensure that the College is current with all grant compliance developments
• Provide grant proposal budget support
• Supervise Grant Accountant
• Assist in the annual audit
• Serve on college committees and teams as assigned.
• Candidates will be required to pass a CORI/SORI and/or a National background check as a condition of employment.
• Other duties as assigned    

Requirements:

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor degree in Business Administration, accounting or finance degree preferred, and 3-5 years of related experience, or the equivalent combination of education and related experience
• Prior supervisory experience required
• Strong accounting, organizational, problem solving and analytical skills
• Knowledge OMB rules and regulations
• Demonstrated advance-level knowledge of Microsoft Office, especially Excel and Access, and a report writing tool.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing; and to establish positive departmental, internal and external relations.
• Strong affinity for data and attention to detail
• Experience with Banner and the Commonwealth’s MMARS system preferred
• Successful experience interacting with culturally diverse populations required
• Candidates will be required to pass a CORI/SORI and/or a National background check as a condition of employment.

COVID VACCINATION REQUIREMENT:
Candidates for employment should be aware that all North Shore Community College students, faculty and staff are required to be fully vaccinated by January, 2022. Accordingly, initial employment is dependent upon receipt and verification of full vaccination status records; details of how to fulfill vaccine record verification requirements will be provided during the hire and onboarding process.

Additional Information:

Supervision Received: Reports to Assistant VP, Budget & Finance

SALARY: $60,000 to $68,000

North Shore Community College is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religion, age, veteran status, genetic information, gender identity or sexual orientation in its programs and activities as required by Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and other applicable statutes and college policies. The College prohibits sexual harassment, including sexual violence. Inquiries or complaints concerning discrimination, harassment, retaliation or sexual violence shall be referred to the College’s Affirmative Action and/or Title IX Coordinator, the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission or the United States Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights.

Application Instructions:

APPLY:

Submit a cover letter and resume. Open until filled with a review of applications to begin on February 4th, 2022.

Applicants selected for an interview will need to provide the names, address, email and telephone number of at least three current professional references.