Financial Analyst

Accounting Services Team Member

A versatile team member skilled in delivering a wide range of accounting services to The Claremont Colleges Services (TCCS) and The Claremont Colleges (TCC). This role ensures that the internal departments of TCCS receive accurate and timely reports. Responsibilities include budget preparation, general accounting, internal financial reporting, and non-financial data collection. The individual in this position effectively balances independent and collaborative work, handles confidential information with discretion, and is proficient in managing tasks within the Workday system to support TCCS's overall budget model.

The following are the fundamental duties and responsibilities of this position which the incumbent must be able to perform to fulfill the purpose and requirements of this position.

• Assists in preparing weekly, monthly, and quarterly journal entries, and is responsible for reviewing journal entries and Supplier Invoices in Workday.
• Prepares recurring and ad hoc journal entries and inputs institutional TCCS Supplier Invoices in Workday.
• Supports the creation, review, and discussion of monthly Budget to Actual reports for TCCS departments and senior management.
• Collaborates closely with the Office of Financial Services to ensure seamless coordination of accounting activities.
• Assists management in developing and maintaining organization-wide metrics and data collection processes.
• Collects data from TCCS Departments, TCC Colleges, and TCC Programs, ensuring data quality and application accuracy for departments, providing reliable analyses with a high degree of confidence.
• Acts as a "superuser" for the financial system, using expertise to develop meaningful reports and provide training to TCCS internal departments. Assists with managing Worktags - keywords or dimensions used in Workday to categorize and describe transactions and events for reporting and security purposes.
• Provides customer service by assisting departments with accounting and budget inquiries. Reviews transactions to ensure accurate accounting classification and proper supporting documentation, in line with TCCS policies.
• Other similar duties as assigned by the Budget & Analytics Manager.

Education / Training : A bachelor's degree in accounting, business administration, or a related field.

Experience : At least three (3) years of experience in accounting and financial reporting. Experience using cloud-based ERP systems is required. Tableau experience is highly recommended.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities :

Preferred Qualifications :

Competencies :

The regular hours for this full-time position are hours scheduled from 8 : 00 a.m. to 5 : 00 p.m., Monday through Friday. May be required to work holiday, weekend, and / or evening hours. Regular hours may vary due to the needs of the organization or business unit. This position is eligible for a hybrid work schedule to work partial hours remotely as approved by the supervisor.

Pay : The salary for this position is competitive and commensurate with the duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required for the position, between $70,000 - $80,000 a year depending on experience.

Benefits : This position is eligible for our employment benefits package including :

This job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this position. When duties and responsibilities change and develop, The Claremont Colleges Services will review this job description and make changes of business necessity. TCCS reserves the right to modify job duties or assign additional duties as needed.

TCCS is an equal opportunity employer. TCCS managers make employment decisions on the basis of merit, with the aim of having the best available person in every job. TCCS prohibits discrimination based on all characteristics protected by federal, state, or local law or ordinance or regulation. TCCS also prohibits discrimination based on the perception that anyone has any of these characteristics or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of these characteristics. All such discrimination is unlawful.