Accounts Payable Assistant
Procurement - Accounts Payable
University Job Title
Financial Assistant 3
Bargaining Unit
L34 - Local 34 (Yale Union Group)
Compensation Grade
Labor Grade C
Wage Ranges
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Searchable Job Family
Accounting/ Financial, Financial
Total # of hours to be worked:
37.5
Work Week
Standard (M-F equal number of hours per day)
Work Location
Central Campus
Worksite Address
150 Munson Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Position Focus:
Reporting to the Yale Shared Services (YSS) Accounts Payable Quality Assurance Manager, provide administrative, financial and customer service support to the Yale community. Review processed invoices for errors, and adherence to policy in Workday and maintain Sales Force queues for Quality Assurance Unit. Communicate and resolve transaction processing issues, with department administration, central units and suppliers. Respond to telephone and email inquiries from faculty, staff, and supplier community. Ability to detect, and document trends for root cause analysis and training purposes. Ensure that current standards are met for transaction turnaround times and quality. Work effectively with colleagues by practicing punctuality, problem solving, and honest communication as well as meeting all standards of confidentiality.
Essential Duties
1. Analyzes and reconciles financial statements. Prepares standardized and specialized financial reports. Researches, identifies, and corrects errors through accounting transfers. 2. Serves as a source of information to staff, faculty, students and external contacts on financial policies and procedures and departmental activity. Establishes and maintains financial records and files ensuring accuracy and completeness. Monitors and may approve account expenditures. 3. May oversee and instruct support staff. May requisition supplies and equipment. May record and post data. Performs clerical functions incidental to financial activities.
Required Education and Experience
Four years of related work experience, two of them in the same job family at the next lower level, and a high school level education; or two years of related work experience and an Associate's degree; or an equivalent combination of experience and education.
Required Skill/Ability 1:
Demonstrated proficiency with Accounts Payables and/or Accounting
Required Skill/Ability 2:
Intermediate Word, Excel and Outlook skills. Proven ability with transaction/ERP processing in systems such as Workday, Oracle, SAP or similar.
Required Skill/Ability 3:
Demonstrated ability to maintain a high level of accuracy in preparing and entering financial transactions, strong organizational skills, multi-tasking skills, and excellent attendance.
Required Skill/Ability 4:
Proven customer service skills and professional demeanor. Ability to critically assess customer inquiries and provide appropriate information or resolution using judgment and available resources.
Required Skill/Ability 5:
Analytical and problem solving skills, decision making skills, effective verbal and listening communications skills, and attention to detail.
Preferred Education, Experience and Skills:
Experience with Workday. Experience with Salesforce.
Background Check Requirements
All candidates for employment will be subject to pre-employment background screening for this position, which may include motor vehicle, DOT certification, drug testing and credit checks based on the position description and job requirements. All offers are contingent upon the successful completion of the background check. For additional information on the background check requirements and process visit "Learn about background checks" under the Applicant Support Resources section of Careers on the It's Your Yale website.
COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement
The University maintains policies pertaining to COVID-19. All faculty, staff, students, and trainees are required to comply with these policies, which may be found here:
https://covid19.yale.edu/health-guidelines
Posting Disclaimer
The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the essential functions that will be required of the position and should not be construed as a declaration of specific duties and responsibilities of the particular position. Employees will be assigned specific job-related duties through their hiring departments.
EEO Statement:
University policy is committed to affirmative action under law in employment of women, minority group members, individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans. Additionally, in accordance with Yale’s Policy Against Discrimination and Harassment, and as delineated by federal and Connecticut law, Yale does not discriminate in admissions, educational programs, or employment against any individual on account of that individual’s sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, age, disability, status as a special disabled veteran, veteran of the Vietnam era or other covered veteran.
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