Budget Specialist

The Department of Modern Languages and Literatures is seeking a Budget Specialist who will be responsible for the day-to-day accounting, budgeting and purchasing operations of the department. This position also manages the department’s lecture series.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities:

• Process reimbursements for faculty, staff, students and non-employees
• Initiate expense reports for faculty, staff, students and non-employees
• Complete wire request forms to initiate payments to oversees non-employees
• Process vendor invoices
• Initiate online payment requests for approval by Department Administrator
• Follow transaction from initiation to reconciliation to ensure accuracy
• Investigate missing checks for vendors and process stop payment or reissue requests when needed
• Complete wire request forms to initiate payments to oversees vendors when requested
• Develop and analyze departmental budgets. Track budgets, including operating, carry-forward, faculty research, graduate funding, gift accounts, and sponsored funds (70 total budget accounts)
• Provide financial reports to Chair, Administrator or Faculty as needed
• Report discrepancies to Administrator and assist in resolution
• Maintain separate spreadsheets to track internal allocations within departmental budgets
• Transfer funds between accounts to ensure proper accounts are charged and process non-payroll cost transfers to the appropriate departmental accounts
• Assist Administrator with financial analysis regarding projected changes in revenue and expenses
• Interprets data to determine past, present and future financial performance
• Collaborate with the Deans Business Office to resolve financial discrepancies or issues.
• Maintain accurate accounting records for auditing purposes
• Create and maintain up-to-date transaction files for each account
• Initiate payroll documents
• Initiate payroll ISRs and HR actions (e.g. salary changes, bonus/ supplements, position changes, LOA) for faculty, staff and students; and route to Administrator for approval
• Keep track of payroll deadlines and initiate ISR changes, updates and deletions
• Work with Sr. Program Coordinator to get the names of students who will graduate, apply for nonresident or LOA; or withdraw from the program to process ISRs accordingly
• Entire student worker timesheets into SAP as needed
• Update HR files with copies of all payroll transactions
• Work with Administrator or Payroll share services to investigate payroll discrepancies
• Departmental Lecture/conference series
• Contact appropriate faculty member(s) to gather information about speakers/lecturers
• Contact lecturer for details on event, travel arrangements and info on getting them set up as a Hopkins vendor.
• Create lecture/conference flier when needed to be posted
• Create semiannual departmental lecture advertisement with PCA
• Arrange conference rooms, AV needs, food, etc.
• Secure travel arrangements, transportation and hotel accommodations for lecturer/speaker
• Arrange for funds transfers with other sponsoring departments when needed
• Maintain department web calendar for Lecture series
• Process payments and track expenses for lectures
• Process honorarium payment for lecturer/speaker in timely manner
• Create events report detailing all expenses associated with each event
• Maintain adequate office supplies and materials
• Take inventory of supplies and materials; replenish as needed
• Process FedEx shipments for Faculty and monitor FedEx accounts
• Initiate shopping carts and purchase orders (PO) in SAP as needed
• Prepare and make check deposits for processing
• Initiate work orders to facilities (lock shop, electrical, etc.)
• Maintain inventory as well as initiate service calls for departmental copiers and printers
• Holder and initiator of the departmental Pcard
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications (Mandatory):

• High school Diploma or GED required
• Three years of related budget and administrative experience
• Related coursework at the college level may substitute for experience to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or business a plus
• Previous experience with JHU systems (SAP) preferred

Special Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Excellent oral, written and interpersonal communication skills are required
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and other software applications
• Ability to work as a team member and independently while prioritizing tasks and deadlines
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality, exercise diplomacy, use independent judgement in resolving financial issues, and interact professionally with internal and external customers
• Requires a highly organized person who is able to multitask and pay close attention to detail

JHU Equivalency Formula:30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits maysubstitute for one year of experience. Additional related experience may substitute for required education on thesame basis. For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required for the respective job.

Classified Title: Budget Specialist
Role/Level/Range: ATO 37.5/02/OE
Starting Salary Range: $17.42 - $23.95/hr (commensurate with experience)
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: M-F, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Exempt Status: Non-Exempt
Location: Homewood Campus
Department name: ​​​​​​​Modern Languages and Literatures
Personnel area: School of Arts & Sciences

The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check.

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