Financial Associate: Shared Services - UTK

University Of Tennessee College
University Of Tennessee College

Accounting & Finance · Full-time

Knoxville, TN, USA

Posted on Sep 23, 2026
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The position coordinates with applicable client personnel to perform data entry, invoice processing, reconciliation, and contract administration.

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has shaped leaders, changemakers, and innovative thinkers since its founding in 1794. The university is home to more than 38,000 students and 10,000 statewide employees—the Volunteers—who uphold the university’s tradition of lighting the way for others through leadership and service.

UT Knoxville offers over 900 programs of study across 14 degree-granting colleges and schools. As Tennessee’s flagship land-grant university, its footprint spans the entire state. The university holds the highest Carnegie classification for research activity and has deep partnerships with industry leaders and the US Department of Energy’s largest multidisciplinary laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

The Knoxville campus serves and recruits for UT Knoxville, including the Institute of Agriculture and the Space Institute, as well as the UT Institute of Public Service.

UT Knoxville considers its employees its number one asset. With values that focus on work-life balance, compensation, and innovation leadership, all Vols are supported to advance professionally. Employees have access to career development and coaching, continued education, and an extensive list of development and training possibilities. The Volunteer employee experience implements structures and practices to attract and retain top-tier talent, fostering a strong staff community and supporting a culture of involvement and engagement for everyone.

The university holds a strong commitment to its land-grant mission of learning and engagement, with a tradition of service and leadership that carries that Volunteer spirit throughout the state and around the world. It has been ranked nationally as “Best Employer for New Graduates,” “One of America’s Best Large Employers,” and “Best Workplace for Women,” and has been designated as “Best Place for Working Parents” by Forbes Magazine.

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This position within the Office of Shared Services is responsible for performing financial and data entry tasks for SSO clients. The position coordinates with applicable client personnel to perform data entry, invoice processing, reconciliation, and contract administration.

Required Qualifications

Education

  • High School Diploma or GED

Experience:

  • 2-3 years of similar experience including experience in Excel, data entry processing and invoices in an office environment.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:

  • Strong oral and written communication skills and computer experience.
  • Ability to demonstrate proficiency in Excel and Microsoft Office.
  • Ability to track and enter data accurately.

  • Exceptional customer service and the ability to exercise sound judgement.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without need now or in the future for sponsorship for employment-based visa status.

Preferred Qualifications

Education:

  • Associate degree or Vocational/Tech training

Experience:

  • Associate’s degree in a business field and experience using a University ERP and interpreting fiscal policies and procedures.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:

  • Business accounting and technical experience.

  • Fiscal policy knowledge as related to the position.

Work Location

  • Location: Cherokee Mills, Knoxville TN

  • Onsite with option for 1-day remote

Compensation and Benefits

  • UT market range: MR06

  • Find more information on the UT Market Range structure here

  • Find more information on UT Benefits here

Application Instructions

To express interest, please submit an application with the noted below attachments:

  • Resume

About The College/Department/Division

Shared Services assists internal customers with achieving target goals by delivering optimized services and creating cost and process efficiencies. We work across boundaries and help foster collaboration between units by providing effective financial management, solving problems and exchanging knowledge. Shared Services intends to be a vital part of the campus community by creating a highly effective single-stop business office partnership model.

The position will be responsible for processing invoices, deposits, Contract and PO entry, PCard and ledger reconciliations, maintaining and tracking campus compliance records, supply ordering, and other duties to provide administrative support for other UT departments.

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