Who Are We?

With departments in computer science, information science, and statistics and data science, the Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science (Cornell Bowers CIS) is a research and educational hub for the fields that power today's global information economy. The college's unique vision and commitment to developing state-of-the-art technologies and understanding the societal and human impact of those technologies, allows for new understandings, ethical approaches, and forward-looking technologies. Watch a video about why we're different and learn more about our milestones .

Cornell Bowers CIS is home to more than 200 employees, which includes around 140 faculty. To meet growing student interest in the college’s majors and courses, Cornell Bowers CIS is investing in hiring faculty and enhancing its staff infrastructure. This growth will expand the college’s impact on higher education, technology, and society.

Cornell Bowers CIS is responding to tremendous growth in student interest by investing heavily to increase its faculty—with a goal to increase by 50% over the next few years, as well as increasing its staff infrastructure, including its financial teams. Growth will allow the college to foster research excellence, expand critical and emerging fields, and increase opportunities for cross-disciplinary and university-wide collaboration. Cornell Bowers CIS faculty are world leaders whose research is expanding fields of inquiry, developing core technologies, and examining the societal, sustainability, and ethical implications of technological innovation.

What You Will Do

While position responsibilities vary, every member of our community is expected to foster a culture of belonging and a psychologically healthy work environment by communicating across differences; being cooperative, collaborative, open, and welcoming; showing respect, compassion, and empathy; engaging and supporting others regardless of background or perspective; speaking up when others are being excluded or treated inappropriately; and supporting work/life integration of oneself and others.

The Accounts Representative position encompasses a range of responsibilities related to faculty and college financial activities, including sponsored, appropriated, discretionary, and restricted funds. Reporting directly to both the Cornell Bowers Director of Budget and Finance and the Director of the Sponsored Research Administration Center, the incumbent operates independently on most issues. The role involves interpreting university policy, engaging with Cornell Bowers finance team, and overseeing various financial transaction aspects.

Duties include financial accounting and transactions, request of subcontract payments, communication with account owners and principal investigators. The incumbent is responsible for maintaining audit compliance, ensuring the account certifications and sponsored reporting have been completed, assist with sponsored increments, and assist with internal controls activities in collaboration with the college fiscal teams.

This role provides financial transactional support to faculty, academic departments, graduate and undergraduate students, and staff assisting the college finance teams. Proactive efforts to develop best practices, research issues, and problem-solve are integral to the position, along with facilitating appropriate actions and communicating professionally and concisely. The incumbent interprets, informs, and applies University policies, procedures, and practices, in a fast-paced, demanding, and continuously evolving environment.

What We Need

Experience in and/or demonstrated commitment to supporting diversity, equity, access, inclusion, and wellbeing.

Experience working directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.

Ability to cultivate and develop inclusive and equitable working relationships with students, faculty, staff, and community members. 

Associates Degree and 2 to 4 years accounting experience in an office setting or equivalent combination; Accounting experience and/or formal coursework in accounting applications is required; proven and demonstrated proficiency with computer applications MS Office; Excel, Word, Outlook; proven attention to detail as well as an understanding data structures; demonstrated ability to handle sensitive and confidential data with discretion.

Excellent communication skills (listening, reading, writing, verbal – all with an ability to effectively engage with a diverse population); ability to independently plan and prioritize responsibilities; multi-faceted and demanding/deadline driven environment; operate in a team environment and contribute effectively to both individual and team goals.

Successful completion of the University Administrative Systems online training including, Workday, Kuali, OBIEE Answers or similar training will be required within a reasonable period of time (generally within 3 months).

It would be a bonus if you have any of the following:

Associate degree, Finance, Business, or a related field with three to five years of applicable experience, preferably including restricted funds management; familiarity with the Cornell University accounting (KFS & OBIEE & Longview) and Bursar (PeopleSoft) systems.

Important Notes About Applying

A cover letter and resume outlining your interest and how your experience and goals align with the potential for mutual success in the role are required for consideration.

There is no relocation assistance available for this position.

There is no visa sponsorship available for this position.

Rewards and Benefits

This position is located in Ithaca, New York. The position will typically allow for the flexibility to work remotely 2 days per week at a location of employee’s choosing within the United States. The New York Convenience of employer guidelines require New York State individual tax reporting and withholdings for this position. Additional individual state income tax filings may also be required if working temporarily outside New York State.

Cornell receives national recognition as an award-winning workplace for our health, wellbeing, sustainability, and diversity initiatives.  

Our benefits programs include comprehensive health care options, generous retirement contributions, access to wellness programs, and employee discounts with local and national retail brands. We invite you to follow this link to get more information about our benefits: https://hr.cornell.edu/benefits-pay.  

Our leave provisions include three weeks of vacation and 13 holidays: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and the day after, and an end of the year winter break from December 25-January 1.  

Cornell's impressive educational benefits include tuition-free Extramural Study and Employee Degree Program, tuition aid for external education, and Cornell Children's Tuition Assistance Program. 

Follow this link to learn more about the Total Rewards of Working at Cornell: https://hr.cornell.edu/jobs/your-total-rewards.

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