Fiscal Shared Services Service Team Lead *Internal Only*

Montana State University, United States

Updated: 8 days ago
Location: Bozeman, MONTANA
Deadline: ;

Position Details
Position Information


Announcement Number STAFF - VA - 24362
For questions regarding this position, please contact:
Cassandra Balent at 406-994-2198 or [email protected]
Classification Title Accounting Assoc Mgr
Working Title Fiscal Shared Services Service Team Lead *Internal Only*
Brief Position Overview
The Fiscal Shared Services Service Team Lead is a working manager who supports a team of accounting analysts. The Service Team Lead is responsible for standardizing policies and procedures within the service team and ensuring that the work of the team adheres to the mission of Fiscal Shared Services.
Position Number 4M0051
Department Fiscal Shared Services
Division University Business Services - Financial Services
Appointment Type Classified
Contract Term Fiscal Year
Semester
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FLSA Exempt
Union Affiliation Exempt from Collective Bargaining
FTE 1.0
Benefits Eligible Eligible
Salary Salary commensurate with experience, education, and qualifications.
Contract Type Classified Salary
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Recruitment Type Department

Position Details


General Statement
Fiscal Shared Services (FSS) provides accounting support across the Bozeman campus.
FSS teams perform a wide variety of business processes such as accounts payable, accounts receivable, financial management and reporting, and analysis. The teams also collaborate closely with central offices across campus to ensure the appropriate use of MSU funds.
Duties and Responsibilities
  • Lead and manage a team of accounting analysts, sustaining an effective, high-performance team that provides excellent customer service to client departments.
  • Ensure the smooth and efficient flow of work through the team and clear communications with client units, providing accurate services in a highly responsive manner.
  • Ensure accounting is compliant with state and federal rules, generally accepted accounting principles, governmental accounting, and financial reporting standards.
  • Research and make independent judgments and interpretations on policy and compliance questions.
  • Ensure the quality of the team’s work: auditing, reviewing, and approving reports, corrections, invoices, payments, and other transactions as needed.
  • Support the team in providing client services, assisting with client questions, communications, transactions, reports, policy interpretations, etc. as needed.
  • Develop and lead training sessions for staff in the client user groups on accounting procedures. Provide direct, one-on-one support and training for new hires throughout the client user groups with regard to accounting procedures.
  • Develop and maintain thorough documentation of procedures for the team.
  • Collaborate closely with University Business Services Accounts Payable and Accounting, the University Budget Office and the Office of Sponsored Programs on procedures and deadlines.
  • Develop and maintain knowledge of client units sufficient to understand goals and provide responsive, intuitive service.
  • Directly provide financial services for supported client units including creating new financial structures, providing monthly financial reporting, running financial analyses.
  • Implement and test process and system changes,
Required Qualifications – Experience, Education, Knowledge & Skills
  • Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, or related field, or, an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience
  • Progressively responsible experience in accounting or fiscal management.
  • Experience performing financial reporting and analysis utilizing computerized accounting system, spreadsheet, database, and word processing software.
  • Demonstrated success in supervising staff utilizing strong leadership and management skills.
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    Preferred Qualifications – Experience, Education, Knowledge & Skills
    The Successful Candidate Will
    • Demonstrated flexibility and ability to lead a team through rapid changes,
    • Ability to work effectively with a broad range of constituencies including students, staff, faculty, university administrators, funding agencies, professional associations, and organizations,
    • Effective project management skills and the ability to manage multiple project and deadlines simultaneously,
    • Demonstrated clear, succinct and professional written and oral communication, presentation and interpersonal skills, including the ability to clearly explain technical information to a non-technical audience,
    • Analytical skills to identify and assess potential opportunities to enhance the operational efficiency and cost-effectiveness of an organization.
    Position Special Requirements/Additional Information
    This job description should not be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements, but a general description of the job. Nothing contained herein restricts Montana State University’s rights to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
    Physical Demands
    To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodations. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
    This position has supervisory duties? Yes

    Posting Detail Information


    Number of Vacancies 1
    Desired Start Date Upon successful completion of search
    Position End Date (if temporary)
    Open Date
    Close Date
    Applications will be:
    Screening of applications will begin on May 29, 2024 ; however, applications will continue to be accepted until an adequate applicant pool has been established.
    Special Instructions
    Diversity Statement
    Montana State University values diverse perspectives and is committed to continually supporting, promoting and building an inclusive and culturally diverse campus environment. MSU recognizes the importance of work-life integration and strives to be responsive to the needs of dual career couples.
    In compliance with the Montana Veteran’s Employment Preference Act, MSU provides preference in employment to veterans, disabled veterans, and certain eligible relatives of veterans. To claim veteran’s preference please complete the veteran’s preference information located in the Demographics section of your profile.
    MSU’s Non-Discrimination Policy and Discrimination Grievance Procedures can be located on the MSU Website: https://www.montana.edu/hr/recruitment/dualcareer.html