CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES

• Job Type: Officer of Administration
• Bargaining Unit:
• Regular/Temporary: Regular
• End Date if Temporary: 
• Hours Per Week: 35
• Standard Work Schedule:
• Building:
• Salary Range: $75,000 - $80,000

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training. The above hiring range represents the university's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting. 

Position Summary

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Strategic Initiatives, the Finance Officer will support various functions that are essential to ICAP Finance business processes and systems. S/he will manage ICAP’s restricted party screening tool and provide support for financial management operations including consolidated operating budget data gathering and analysis. The Finance Officer will also provide project management support.

Responsibilities

Restricted Party Screening Tool (45%)

• Facilitate new user registration
• Provide orientation on ICAP procedures for a web-based restricted party screening tool
• Respond to users’ requests
• Manage screening and users records and reports

Consolidated Operating Budget (35%) 

• Working closely with the Sr Budget Analyst and Sr Strategic Initiatives Manager, prepare ICAP’s consolidated operating budget (COB) figures and analyses for assigned projects.
• Continually update project COB figures and information for assigned projects. 
• Participate actively in monthly pipeline reviews and award meetings for assigned projects. Under the guidance of the Sr Budget Analyst or Sr Strategic Initiatives Manager, provide relevant budget data, analyses, and budget adjustment recommendations as needed to country offices and ICAP NY teams, and follow up on their implementation.
• Assist in the development unrestricted funds budgets
• Prepare data for upload to applicable tools
• Perform other COB tasks as assigned

Other Financial and Project Management Support (15%)

• Assist in the coordination of various audit and compliance review responses
• Carry out project management support tasks as assigned

Other (5%)

• Perform other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in education, training and/or experience.
• Minimum three (3) years of experience in financial or project management  
• Strong analytical and organizational skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Advanced Excel Skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Computer Information Systems or related fields
• Five (5) years of experience in financial management or project management
• Demonstrated experience working in a fast-paced environment
• Experience with international protocols, non-profit organizations or academic institutions Knowledge of Columbia University systems or other computer application systems
• Fluency in any of the following languages would be a plus: French, Portuguese, Spanish, or Russian

Other Requirements

• N/A 

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