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rTravel Specialist, Senior

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rLocation: Finance Service Team

rRegular/Temporary: Regular

rJob ID: 608195

rFull/Part Time: Full-Time

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r Workplace Culture

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Special Information

• This position is an on-site position which requires the incumbent to complete their work primarily at an NAU site, campus, or facility with or without accommodation. Opportunities for remote work are rare.
• This position is posted as Travel Specialist, Senior, which is a working title. The NAU system title for this position is Financial Administration Specialist, Senior.

Job Description

Assists internal university service recipients by booking travel and processing travel-related transactions to ensure compliance with standard university procedures and guidelines.

Data and Case Management - 70%

• Utilizes the university\'s digital workflow management system, the Employee Service Center
• (ServiceNow), to manage financial and finance-related transactional work assigned to them, including but not limited to: verification of appropriate case type, all required approvals have been received, compliance with policy and processes, funding information and all transaction specific information and forms are present and complete, communications between service recipient departments and the service team.
• Initiates and completes Travel Specialist functions for assigned travelers, including but not limited to booking travel - conference & event registration, coordinating transportation needs, lodgingaccommodations, etc.
• Initiates and/or maintains travel related forms and documentation for processing travel advances and reimbursements, etc.

Financial Processing - 25%

• Utilizes a university purchasing card to make travel related purchases on behalf of service recipient
• departments, as well as being responsible for completing timely reconciliation of purchases.
• Utilizes university financial systems to execute expense reports in a timely and accurate manner.
• Completes expense reimbursement related forms on behalf of service recipients specific to Check Request forms.
• Initiates Zelle payments for non-employee service recipients, for both travel and non-travel related expenses upon request.

Training - 5%

• Assists in training internal employees, via job shadowing, on business processes and policies.
• Acts as a primary point of contact for assigned service recipient units seeking day-to-day financial administration support.
• Provides policy guidance and clarification to service recipient units as well as other team members.
• Answers finance-related questions and escalates issues to department coordinators or leadership when appropriate.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school degree or equivalent AND
• 1-3 years of accounting or financial clerical experience, OR
• Any combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted for the educational requirement on a year-for-year basis.

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate degree in accounting, finance, or related field or equivalent.
• Experience in processing financial transactions and/or arranging travel.

Kno ledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Experience maintaining basic financial and recordkeeping ledgers and documents.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Critical thinking and problem solving.
• Data entry.
• Adaptable to frequent change.
• Interpret financial reports and statements to identify trends or issues.
• Work collaboratively within a cross-functional team.
• Communicate effectively; in-person, email and by phone.
• Listen actively.
• Ability to process detailed information.
• Balance competing priorities.
• Work with highly confidential and/or sensitive information
• Promote a diverse, inclusive environment.

Background Information

This position has been identified as a safety/security sensitive position. Therefore, per AZ Revised Statute, Northern Arizona University requires satisfactory results for the following: a criminal background investigation, employment history investigation, degree verification (in some cases) and fingerprinting. If you are applying for a job that requires a CDL, you will be required to register with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse and adhere to the clearinghouse