Summary

The Department of Recreational Services is seeking a student Finance Assistant.  This individual will regularly communicate with professional staff, as well as club sport officers, players and coaches in their work. Responsibilities will require regular weekday office hours (approximately 5-10 hours/week) at the Recreation Center to process requests and maintain accurate financial records.  When time permits, the staff member also has the opportunity to assist with tasks in areas of interest, such as event management, team travel arrangements, and purchasing, amongst others.

Responsibilities*

• Processing purchase and reimbursement requests from staff and club sport officers
• Submitting necessary documentation for payments to referees, coaches and other contractors
• Assist with review of travel approval forms, as related to team expenses
• Communicating with others to obtain necessary financial documents and receipts
• Completing purchases over the phone, by email, and online
• Reconciling expenses and deposits with University records on a regular basis to ensure accurate account balances are available to club leaders in spreadsheets
• Assisting Club Sports staff with any other financial related tasks, such as cash handling at the ticket counter for ice hockey games
• Performing clerical duties and other assigned tasks

Required Qualifications*

• Current UM-Flint student
• Experience using Excel and/or Google spreadsheets
• High level of attention to detail and ability to work indepedently

Desired Qualifications*

• Work study award for the current or upcoming academic semester
• Desire to enter finance, accounting or other related field upon degree completion

Additional Information

Job openings are posted for a minimum of three calendar days.  The review and selection process may begin as early as the fourth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled anytime after the minimum posting period has ended.

Background Screening

The University of Michigan conducts background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background checks.  Background checks are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

U-M EEO/AA Statement

The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.