FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING SPECIALIST #00078544

Hiring Department

Fiscal Services

Application Deadline
Open Until Filled

Full Time/Part Time
Full Time, Benefit Eligible

Salary
$16.82-$21.59/ hour

Job Description
As part of the College of Engineering and Computing (CEC) Fiscal Service Center, this position will provide fiscal management for at least two departments and will work directly with Department Chairs, faculty, and staff to maintain accounting standards and controls to facilitate sound fiscal management, planning, and decision making.

Job Duties:

• Ensure compliance with all University, regulatory, fiscal, and reporting requirements.
• Work closely with the CEC Fiscal Service Center team to evaluate and streamline processes and practices.
• Complete reviews of department financial transactions.
• Resolve errors and develop/recommend solutions for improvement and efficiency, as necessary. Bring potential issues to appropriate parties.
• Reconcile payroll, department and faculty accounts, grants, etc.
• Generate financial reports for Department Chairs, faculty, and support staff.
• Make informed judgements and provide effective recommendations to departmental leadership.
• Utilize financial and accounting system applications, databases, and spreadsheets.
• Manage annual departmental budgets.
• Administer departmental purchasing cards and monitor spending limits, pending expenses reports, past due transactions, etc.
• Serve as a fiscal liaison for the department. Provide policy and process guidance which may include recommending best practices for purchasing and other fiscal topics.
• May occasionally assist department staff to ensure consistent coverage for department.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Supervision Received:
Sets own priorities in accordance with team needs.

Supervision Exercised:
Work leadership - Provides guidance and leadership to employees and/or students for daily activities and assigned projects or tasks, (does not directly supervise). May have project management responsibilities.

Minimum Qualifications

An Associate’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience and at least 2 years of experience from which comparable knowledge and skills can be acquired is necessary.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficient using Microsoft Office and PeopleSoft
• Attention to detail and accuracy in working with numerical data
• Ability to successfully manage and meet multiple deadlines