Rice360 Financial Specialist (Finance)

Position Summary:

The Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies offers innovative programs to engage undergraduate students in the design and implementation of new technologies to solve global health challenges. Through a Global Health Technologies minor, international summer internships, and post-baccalaureate fellowships, these early stage technologies are prototyped, evaluated, refined, deployed and scaled across the world. Rice360 has become a leader in global health education, research and implementation, focused on experiential and problem-based learning, and recognized as a model of excellence by Science magazine and the US National Academy of Engineering. Rice360 works closely with research and program partners in the developing world, collaborators within Rice, the Texas Medical Center and other educational and medical institutions in the U.S. and across the globe. Rice360 has staff permanently located in Blantyre, Malawi, Nairobi, Kenya, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Lagos, Nigeria, to support in-country education and research partnerships.

Working under the supervision of the Director of Finance and Operations, the Financial Specialist is responsible for the day-to-day maintenance of complete and accurate financial records for Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies. This includes:

• Assisting in the management and tracking of gift, grant and institutional funds
• Review and processing of all financial documents ensuring that expenses follow university and sponsor guidelines and that sufficient funds are available on the appropriate fund
• Reconciliation of departmental records with university accounting system
• Preparation of detailed accounting reports and financial projections

This is a Houston-based term-limited, part-time position (October 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025; 32 hours per week)

On campus position: This position is exclusively on-site, necessitating all duties to be performed in-person at [insert location and schedule]. Per Rice policy 440 , work arrangements may be subject to change.

*Exempt (salaried) positions under FLSA are not eligible for overtime.

This position is funded by a grant, soft and/or restricted funds. Continued employment is contingent on the renewal of funding.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor Degree
• 1+ years of financial experience

Skills:

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office suite
• User knowledge and demonstrated experience of financial systems
• Understanding and ability to apply basic accounting skills and concepts
• Advanced communication skills, including ability to prepare materials for and clearly and effectively communicate information to internal audiences and client groups
• Basic project management skills and ability to contribute as part of a project team

Preferences:

• Bachelor's Degree in business administration, accounting, finance or related field
• Rice University experience
• Experience with Enterprise Resource Planning and financial systems

Essential Functions:

• Performs structured analysis; conducts data mining; identifies, clarifies, and investigates discrepancies and exceptions; proactively develops solutions and processes
• Maintains, reconciles, reviews, combines, and validates financial data sets and accounts
• Contributes to development of budget, forecasting, and analyses
• Runs and analyzes financial reports; assists in preparation of management information reports
• Performs preliminary analysis, recognizes exceptions and recommends solutions that may require policy changes or the development of new processes
• Ensures work complies with complex internal policies and external regulations which may require interpretation
• Serves as a first line resource to client groups on matters in work unit
• Performs other duties as assigned

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