Fiscal Specialist 2
About The Position
The Fiscal Specialist in the Edward R. Murrow College of Communication Business Office will perform a variety of complex and technical fiscal processes and analysis with minimal oversight. The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to: processing purchasing requests, travel vouchers and payroll functions; creating, maintaining and analyzing data for management reports; being heavily involved with accounting processes for the yearly external Corporation for Public Broadcasting audit; tuition management and Summer Session calculations; using independent judgment to perform more complex duties associated with the complete purchasing process including bid processing, sole-source purchasing and P-card control and reconciliation; process and administer grant applications and budgets; assist in the analysis of budgets for the College as a whole, departments and projects. Additional duties may also include cash handling, answering the switchboard for the business office, and assisting Contracts Specialist.
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/experience.
- Demonstrated customer service experience, including problem solving, multi-tasking, and ability to work with others.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office software (Word, Excel and PowerPoint).
- Ability to learn specialized software.
- Experience maintaining, monitoring, reporting, and/or correcting purchasing and/or travel and/or payroll records or relevant experience.
- Experience working with confidential documents.
- Experience with budget and/or purchasing card reconciliation.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate using verbal and written communication skills.
Nice To Haves
- Previous experience working in an academic setting.
- Knowledge of WSU policies and procedures concerning purchasing/travel functions.
- Knowledge of Business Objects, WSU online mainframe (AIS), and WorkDay business systems and electronic forms.
- Experience with purchasing and cash handling in a work setting.
Responsibilities
- Processing purchasing requests, travel vouchers and payroll functions
- Creating, maintaining and analyzing data for management reports
- Being heavily involved with accounting processes for the yearly external Corporation for Public Broadcasting audit
- Tuition management and Summer Session calculations
- Using independent judgment to perform more complex duties associated with the complete purchasing process including bid processing, sole-source purchasing and P-card control and reconciliation
- Process and administer grant applications and budgets
- Assist in the analysis of budgets for the College as a whole, departments and projects
- Cash handling
- Answering the switchboard for the business office
- Assisting Contracts Specialist
Benefits
- paid sick and vacation leave
- paid holidays
- medical, dental, life and disability insurance package for employees and dependents
- retirement
- deferred compensation
- 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
