Position Description

The Department of Biomedical Informatics is hiring a Financial Associate. The Financial Associate will provide administrative and financial support to the department. The candidate must be able to prioritize tasks and work independently. This position will coordinate all aspects of accounts payable and receivable for a portfolio of HMS research core facilities and will assist in the financial management of the cores’ activities.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following functions:

Accounts Payable:

  • Processing and/or submitting Purchase Orders or Payment Request requisitions;
  • Conducting research on and clearing up old POs and requisitions;
  • Investigating and resolving invoices that are on hold; assisting with setting up new vendors;
  • P-card review, travel reimbursements,
  • Performing other duties as assigned by the Director of Finance.


Accounts Receivable:

  • Working with HMS service center administrators to generate monthly invoices and related accounting for internal and external customers;
  • Ensuring any rejected invoices are reviewed and corrected in a timely fashion;
  • Tracking revenue;
  • Serving as the primary contact with Central Accounts Receivable Department (AR) and HMS departments/cores for invoicing inquiries and troubleshoot as required.


Financial Management:

  • Reconciling monthly financials for all the service center accounts and non-sponsor accounts,
  • Reviewing discrepancies with Cores Administrators and the Director of Finance,
  • Assisting in other related tasks as necessary.

Basic Qualifications

  • 3 or more years of administrative and/or related financial experience.

Additional Qualifications and Skills

  • The candidate should demonstrate strong knowledge of MS Office applications such as Excel and Word.
  • Must have the ability to pay attention to detail, strong analytical and organizational skills, ability to multi-task, and excellent customer service skills.

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Date Posted

27-August-2024