Financial Analyst - 2150

Maine Maritime Academy

Job Description

Staff, Support & Professional Position

Job Title:  Financial Analyst                                                   Date:  January, 2008

Job Code:  2150

STATEMENT OF THE JOB

Employee reports to the Director of Fiscal Operations and is responsible for budget monitoring and forecasting, consolidation of financial reports, ad hoc reporting, financial modeling/auditing, performing variance analyses and collaborating with IT for the development and production of financial reports.  Additionally, it is expected that the incumbent of this position will gain a working knowledge of all aspects of Finance Department responsibilities and operational procedures (i.e. accounts payable and receivable, student accounts, payroll, etc.) in order to both effectively perform the specific duties of the job and provide functional backup as necessary.

DUTIES OF THE JOB

1.                  Assists in the analysis, extraction and interpretation of financial data for the

purpose of  determining past performance and/or to project financial probabilities.

2.                  Prepares cost/benefit and statistical analyses of data reported in the various

financial systems and provides recommendations related to projects and/or programs as requested.

3.                  Conducts internal audit reviews of various campus functions including but not

limited to accounts payable, dining services, conferences, purchasing, travel vouchers and petty cash routines.

4.                  Records, classifies and summarizes financial transactions and events in

accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

5.                  Assists in the development, review and oversight of various Academy

financial policies, procedures and report generation.

6.                  Collaborates with IT in the development, updating and implementation of

the most current technological capabilities for the finance department including but not limited to electronic travel vouchers and on-line access to student loan and/or payment information.

7.                  Uses various software applications, such as spreadsheets, relational

databases, statistical packages, and graphic packages to assemble, manipulate and/or format data and/or reports.

8.                  Assists in the administration of all financial aspects of Federal, private and

State grants.

9.                  Assists in the preparation and submittal of information to various internal and

external organizations.

10.              May supervise regular or student employees when necessary.

This job description reflects the general duties of the job but is not a detailed description of all duties, which may be inherent to the position.  The Academy may assign reasonably related additional duties to individual employees consistent with policy and collective bargaining agreements.

MAINE MARITIME ACADEMY

JOB TITLE:  Financial Analyst                                   JOB CODE: 2150

WAGE GRADE: 20                                                      TOTAL POINTS: 474