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Are you ready to take the next step in your finance career with a role that offers both strategic impact and cross-functional collaboration? Bucknell University is accepting applications for a Senior Financial Analyst to join our finance team and play a critical role in fixed asset accounting, external reporting, and financial analysis within a multi-system, cloud-based environment.
 

In this role, you’ll lead and support high-impact financial activities — from to ensuring accuracy in reporting fixed assets and short-term investments, reconciling revenue and expenses, and overseeing daily cash flow analysis. You’ll work cross-functionally with Finance, Budget, and IT teams to support decision-making, ensure compliance, and continuously improve financial operations.

Reporting Relationships / Direct Reports

Reports to the Director, Accounting Services, and will provide oversight to accounting staff.

Work Setting

Hybrid, with an expectation to be on-campus for training, followed by the opportunity to work 1-2 days remotely following a successful training period.

Work Schedule

Monday – Friday, 8:00am – 4:30pm, and as required to complete the work of the position.

What You Will Do

• Performs operational accounting of fixed asset records, depreciation, including construction/acquisitions in progress.  Prepares quarterly reporting of fixed asset acquisitions/disposition to senior budget officials in the Finance and Facilities offices.
• Performs and assists with:
  • data analysis, reconciliation, and reporting of various asset and liability accounting including but not limited to deferred charges, accrued expenses and deferred revenue.
  • analyses of revenues and expenses in a hierarchical account and cost center environment.
  • identification of trends in financial data, draw conclusions and observations, develop, present, and implement recommendations, and create follow-up analysis.
  • journal entry preparation / review as needed including the review of automated data feeds to the accounting system.
  • accounting and reconciliation of short-term investments, along with corresponding monthly reporting.
• Provides oversight to accounting staff; such as but not limited to providing direction for internal research and scholarly development programs, including faculty and non-faculty awards.
• Reviews financial transactions detecting inaccuracies and determining with assistance from the Finance and Budget team the proper way to resolve any errors.
• Manages daily cash flow analysis and reviews reconciliations and reporting of all bank and ecommerce activity.
• Assists Finance team with the preparation of supporting schedules and reconciliations for industry surveys, financial ratio analyses, 990 tax reporting, and other reporting requirements.
• Supports testing of the financial system upgrades and evaluating new features and enhancements for possible implementation with the Financial Information Systems team.
• Contributes to development and enforcement of policies, procedures, and internal controls in support of financial operations.
• Provides support to external auditors by responding to data and documentation requests in accordance with auditor specifications.
• Non-Essential Functions: The job description's listed responsibilities and tasks are not exhaustive. Additional non-essential tasks and responsibilities may be assigned as needed.

What You Will Bring

Required

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or similar field and five years of accounting related experience.
• Extensive experience using complex ERP systems for accounting, financial reporting or auditing.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel.
• Thorough understanding of generally accepted accounting principles as applied in a complex for-profit or not-for-profit setting.

Preferred, But Not Required

• CPA certification or advanced degree
• Supervisory experience
• Experience in Workday 
   

Physical Requirements

Office environment/no specific or unusual physical or environmental demands.

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Salary Range:

The offer rate will be based on a review of the candidate's credentials compared to the qualifications of the position, internal equity, and our overall compensation philosophy. 

This role is not budgeted for visa sponsorship at this time, all candidates must be authorized to work in the US at the time of submission of the application.

Benefits:

Eligible full- and part-time employees are compensated beyond base salary through our total rewards package that includes (but is not limited to):

• Flexible scheduling options determined by role; 
• Medical, prescription drug, vision, dental, life, and long-term disability insurance options
• An outstanding 10% employer contribution to your retirement plan (no contribution requirement for non-exempt positions)
• Generous paid time off, including vacation and sick time, a community service day, and 19 paid holidays (including two full weeks off for Winter Break!)
• Full-time and part-time members of the faculty and staff are eligible for tuition remission for themselves. Additionally, full-time members of the faculty and staff are eligible for tuition remission for their spouse/spousal equivalent and are eligible for various tuition programs for their children. Credit for full-time benefits eligible employment at other institutions of higher education will be applied to waiting periods.
• A comprehensive employee wellness program including program incentives
• A myriad of other benefits, including parental leave, an employee assistance program, fitness center membership, and the power of your Bucknell ID card 

To learn more about Bucknell's benefits, click here! (*Eligibility criteria and waiting periods may apply.)

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion:
Bucknell is committed to fostering an environment that embraces diversity, equity and inclusion, and seeks candidates who will contribute to a climate that supports the growth and development of a diverse campus community.  We endeavor to enhance our capacity to value and capitalize on the cultural richness that diversity brings.  We encourage all individuals to apply and do not discriminate in admissions, employment, educational programs and/or activities on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, pregnancy, sex/gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, marital or family status, military or veteran status, or genetic information.