Business & Finance Associate - Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences

Duties Responsibilities Manage day-to-day business operations of the unit. • Manage the creation and termination of CFOPs with University Accounting and Financial Reporting and the University of Illinois Foundation. • Facilitate, advise, and approve department transactions including purchases, payables, and appointments based on budget availability and policies. • Complete corrective journal voucher entries and labor redistributions. • Verify the accuracy of obligations on BANNER CFOPs. • Oversee contract management for the department’s procurement and revenue-generating activities. • Manage regular accounts receivable process for both internal and external customers. • Assist with oversight of departmental fund portfolio. Act as a technical and administrative resource. • Build relationships and collaborate with various university departments to support business solutions for stakeholders. • Provide training to stakeholders in business systems including iBuy, Contracts+, and Emburse. • Ensure compliance with institutional policies and procedures, state and/or federal laws, and contractual obligations. • Provide interpretation of agency, university, and department policies and procedures. • Provide documentation for internal and external audits. • Assist the Assistant Head, Business and Strategic Planning, in the evaluation, implementation, and operation of automated accounting systems and processes. Oversee reporting activities. • Manage the monthly distribution of financial statements to NRES stakeholders. • Create additional ad hoc reports of expenditures and projections to faculty. • Create special reports as requested by the department using BANNER, BA4, Eddie, My-UI-Financials, and other university systems. Manage records retention for business documentation. • Manage the financial documentation ensuring all records are maintained in accurate order. • Request and execute the disposal of financial records in accordance with university regulations. Perform other related duties as assigned.