Fiscal & Business Specialist

University of South Florida • Tampa, FL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

This position typically reports to a Director, Manager, Business Services Analyst or other appropriate administrator. The primary duties of positions in this job classification are related to the implementation, monitoring, and reporting of fiscal and business processes, including budget reconciliation, expenditure and budget transfers, overseeing department spending and purchasing activity, accounts payable/receivable administration, and fiscal and accounting support for a grant or Auxiliary function. This position may also reconcile, adjust, and monitor fiscal transactions in an effort to control the budget and report accurate accounting transactions to the appropriate central accounting function. Positions assigned to this classification should have at least 70% of the total duties directly related to the administration of fiscal and business processes.
The Fiscal & Business Specialist must remain up-to-date on all budgeting, grant funding, purchasing, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and cash related USF policies and procedures. This position requires knowledge of USF enterprise business systems (e.g., FAST, GEMS, and Banner/OASIS), word processing and spreadsheet applications to fulfill the duties. This position requires an intermediate level of proficiency with spreadsheet software. The Fiscal & Business Specialist serves as a liaison with central University administrative departments such as USF Accounts Payable, Purchasing, Research Financial Management, etc. This job classification is differentiated from the Accounting Specialist job in its focus on business management and administrative procedures in support of a college, department, office, or program budget.

Requirements

• Knowledge of USF enterprise business systems (e.g., FAST, GEMS, and Banner/OASIS)
• Knowledge of word processing and spreadsheet applications
• Intermediate level of proficiency with spreadsheet software
• Up-to-date on all budgeting, grant funding, purchasing, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and cash related USF policies and procedures

Responsibilities

• Implementation, monitoring, and reporting of fiscal and business processes
• Budget reconciliation
• Expenditure and budget transfers
• Overseeing department spending and purchasing activity
• Accounts payable/receivable administration
• Fiscal and accounting support for a grant or Auxiliary function
• Reconcile, adjust, and monitor fiscal transactions
• Serve as a liaison with central University administrative departments

Benefits

• Medical insurance plans
• Dental insurance plans
• Life insurance plans
• Retirement plan options
• Employee and dependent tuition programs
• Generous leave
• Hundreds of employee perks and discounts

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees