Fiscal Specialist 2
About The Position
The Fiscal Specialist 2 is a primary operational fiscal resource for faculty, staff, students, and administrators in the College of Education, Sport and Human Sciences (CESHS). Reporting to the Finance/Budget Manager, the position provides fiscal, payroll, personnel, purchasing, travel, and budget administration support across multiple programs and departments, ensuring compliance with university, state, federal, grant, and donor requirements. The position independently manages and analyzes financial transactions, budget analysis, cash handling, budget reconciliations, payroll and personnel actions, payroll and accounting adjustments, procurement activities, reporting, and internal controls across multiple funding sources and programs. This is a full-time, permanent, 12-month position on the Pullman Campus. It is overtime eligible.
Requirements
- Two years of experience at a level equivalent to Fiscal Specialist 1 and 15 quarter hours or 10 semester hours of college-level accounting, or equivalent education and experience.
- Two years of progressively responsible experience performing fiscal, accounting, payroll, personnel, procurement, budget, or financial administrative functions.
- Experience interpreting and applying policies, procedures, regulations, and fiscal guidelines.
- Experience using computerized financial systems and Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel.
- Experience preparing, reviewing, reconciling, and maintaining financial records and reports.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise sound judgment.
- Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Ability to organize work, manage competing priorities, and meet deadlines.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration, accounting, finance, public administration, or a related field.
- Experience with Workday Human Capital Management and Finance modules.
- Experience in higher education or public-sector financial administration.
- Experience processing payroll, personnel actions, purchasing, travel, and reconciliations.
- Experience managing multiple funding sources, including state, grant, gift, and donor funds.
- Experience with budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting.
- Knowledge of university business policies and travel regulations.
- Experience supporting academic departments or faculty.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a primary operational fiscal resource to faculty, staff, students, and administrators.
- Provide fiscal, payroll, personnel, purchasing, travel, and budget administration support across multiple programs and departments.
- Ensure compliance with university, state, federal, grant, and donor requirements.
- Manage and analyze financial transactions and budgets.
- Handle cash and conduct budget reconciliations.
- Process payroll and personnel actions, and payroll and accounting adjustments.
- Conduct procurement activities and reporting.
- Maintain internal controls across multiple funding sources and programs.
Benefits
- Paid sick and vacation leave
- Paid holidays
- Medical, dental, life, and disability insurance for employees and dependents
- Retirement benefits
- Deferred compensation and optional supplemental retirement accounts
- Training and development
- Employee tuition waiver
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
