Financial Specialist III

Hampton City Schools • Hampton, VA

453d • $50,274 - $65,125

About The Position

The Financial Specialist III position at Hampton City Schools involves providing clerical and accounting support for the At Risk Youth Program grant. The role requires maintaining financial records, preparing reports, and ensuring timely payments to vendors while supporting the administrative needs of the program.

Requirements

• Associate's Degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field, or equivalent combination of training and experience.
• High degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Excellent communication skills, both orally and in writing.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Proficiency in Google Suite and Microsoft Office software (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint).
• Proficiency in Munis or other financial management software is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides clerical and accounting support for the At Risk Youth Program grant.
• Plans, initiates, and carries to completion clerical and administrative support activities.
• Maintains financial records on incoming correspondence and action documents, ensuring timely response or action.
• Formats and types confidential and general correspondence, reports, and statistical data; tabulates and prepares reports of financial and statistical data.
• Compiles data for reports; gathers and interprets information from appropriate sources; prepares information and presentation packets for supervisors or coordinators.
• Submits requisitions based on procurement amounts, issues purchase orders to vendors, and tracks spending based on approved purchase orders.
• Monitors purchases and coordinates submission of invoices and/or material receipts to Finance for timely vendor payments.
• Enters budget transfers and monitors available funds.
• Screens supervisor's telephone calls and mail, responding to those that can be handled at the secretarial level, and forwarding others with pertinent background material.
• Performs all other related duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation
• Education Level: Associate degree