Financial Management Analyst I
Duke Careers
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Durham • North Carolina • United States
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Salary
💰 $59,829 - $86,700 per year
About the role
- Serve as the procurement expert for assigned units, advising on transaction appropriateness and recommending the optimal procurement mechanisms.
- Initiate or delegate purchase orders, Buy@Duke carts, journal vouchers, and accounts payable check requests in alignment with University policies.
- Request new financial codes and close dormant codes.
- Process and monitor incoming gifts and bursar deposits.
- Respond to balance inquiries and maintain accurate, timely financial documentation.
- Administer research subject payments—including cash, checks, and ClinCard—and act as fiduciary for cash funds.
- Support senior analysts with annual budget preparation and variance reporting.
- Train faculty and staff on Duke’s financial systems and processes, including ETRs, APs, IRI, Buy@Duke, SAP R/3, and corporate card procedures.
- Monitor and resolve stuck workflow items.
- Oversee the corporate card program, liaising with card services, following up on overdue transactions, and processing new card requests or limit adjustments.
- Disburse and track internal seed and catalyst program funding.
- Complete month-end close procedures such as reconciliations using the FAM tool, overdraft review, and CAS compliance.
- Provide reporting to senior analysts on delinquent items, write-offs, and interest charges.
- Review and distribute problem invoice reports.
- Serve as reconciliation tool expert and complete periodic financial lookbacks.
- Prepare analytical and narrative reports for assigned endowments.
- Collaborate with Principal Investigators and CGMT to process and close research expenditures.
- Manage high volumes of independent contractor agreements and Outside Services Agreements (OSAs).
- Provide backup support to team members, including I-9 verification for student hires.
- Perform other duties as assigned to support seamless financial operations.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business, or a directly related field; OR an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
- No experience required with a qualifying bachelor’s degree; relevant financial or administrative experience may substitute for education.
- Strong problem-solving abilities with the capacity to handle competing priorities.
- Outstanding organizational skills and exceptional attention to detail.
- Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication abilities.
- Ability to work effectively at all organizational levels, influence decisions, and negotiate outcomes.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and familiarity with Duke systems such as Duke@Work and SAP.
- Comfort navigating new technologies and financial platforms.
Benefits
- comprehensive and competitive medical and dental care programs
- generous retirement benefits
- wide array of family-friendly and cultural programs to eligible team members
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
financial documentationbudget preparationvariance reportingreconciliationsanalytical reportingnarrative reportingprocurement mechanismstransaction processingcash managementfinancial compliance
Soft Skills
problem-solvingorganizational skillsattention to detailinterpersonal communicationwritten communicationverbal communicationinfluencing decisionsnegotiationtime managementteam collaboration