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Procurement Analyst, Office of the Chief Financial Officer - Georgetown University
Job Overview
The Procurement Analyst oversees the management of all procurement-sourcing activities for their assigned unit in responsibilities that include but are not limited to:
- Supports the University Services stakeholders by leading the initiation, management, and completion of the procure-to-pay and supplier contract lifecycles
- Directs and oversees all aspects of procure-to-pay activities, including requisition initiation, purchase order issuance, contract-need determination, contract requests, goods receiving, and ad hoc financial reporting needed to ensure adherence to school-specific Service Level Agreements (SLA)
- Serves as a Subject Matter Expert on procurement-sourcing, collaborating with internal stakeholders to effectively resolve complex issues related to invoice payment triage and match exceptions
- Develops and reviews reports related to procurement spend across any and all non-compensation expense categories and - as needed - to improvement of University-wide procurement operations.
Work Interactions
Reporting to the Office of the Chief Financial Officer with dotted-line to the assigned school, the Procurement Analyst serves at the intersection of Procurement and Accounts Payable by performing necessary triage to resolve and troubleshoot purchasing and invoices issues.
They are co-located with the business unit they support and collaborate with intra-department roles in strategic sourcing and contract management.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field
- 2 to 4 years of relevant professional experience
- Relevant, or potential to develop, financial acumen (budgeting, transactional support, chart of accounts, requisitions purchase orders, procurement, and travel)
- Ability to learn and communicate university, campus, and school policies to a variety of stakeholders
- Ability to triage and escalate potentially complex issues to team leads, supervisors, or appropriate department contacts
- Ability to discern appropriate process and/or payment mechanisms for expenditures
- Basic understanding of Excel and general data analysis (analyzing instances to identify errors, challenges, etc. and any areas for process improvements) and willingness/potential to further Excel and data analysis skills
- Ability to run and utilize system/ERP reports for financial management activities
- Attention to detail
- Professional demeanor, communications skills, and ability to provide exceptional customer service
- Service and team orientations and a professional demeanor – that is, avoiding “that’s not my job”
- Ability to flex and support additional needs as assigned
- Willingness and demonstrated potential to gain new skills and proficiencies and to adapt to changing environments
- Ability to think outside the box and solve problems creatively
- Strong time management skills and the ability to prioritize work and multi-task to meet deadlines
Preferred qualification
Experience in procurement
Work Mode: Hybrid. Please note that work mode designations are regularly reviewed in order to meet the evolving needs of the University. Such review may necessitate a change to a position’s mode of work designation. Complete details about Georgetown University’s mode of work designations for staff and AAP positions can be found on the Department of Human Resources
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