Program Financial Specialist

NEW Solutions • East Lansing, MI

10d • Onsite

About The Position

The Program Financial Specialist provides support to the NRCS State Financial Resource Specialist at the NRCS State Office in East Lansing, Michigan. The role supports program fiscal management and analysis, including generating, retrieving, and reviewing financial reports and data representing financial transactions for Farm Bill programs, grants, and agreements. The position also supports program management, funding analysis, strategic operations, and tracking databases for timekeeping, state budgets, or other assigned purposes.

This is a non-federal, temporary enrollee position offered through NEW Solutions under a cooperative agreement funded by USDA-NRCS. It is not a federal position and does not constitute an NRCS hiring action. The role is intended to support farmers and landowners by increasing field-office capacity for conservation work and is not intended to replace federal staff. Applicants must be legally eligible to work in the United States. The opportunity is for experienced workers age 55 or older. The position is budgeted for 25 hours per week; enrollment is at-will and does not guarantee employment for a definite period.

Requirements

• Minimum of 15 years of experience in financial management, or a BA/BS degree in Financial Management, Record Keeping, or Business Administration.
• Experience with Windows, MS Word, and MS Excel.
• Applicants must be legally eligible to work in the United States.
• Minimum age of 55.

Responsibilities

• Support the State Financial Resource Specialist with program fiscal management and analysis.
• Generate, retrieve, and review financial reports and other data concerning financial transactions for Farm Bill programs, grants, and agreements.
• Develop spreadsheets and analyze funding efforts; assist with strategic operations efforts.
• Assist with tracking databases for timekeeping, state budgets, or other assigned purposes.
• Gather required data to support audits, budgets, and other financial transactions.
• Review payment requests for completeness and accuracy before approval for grants, agreements, and contracts.
• Assist with processing grants, agreements, and contracts.
• Perform file management tasks involving SharePoint, Teams, and shared drives.
• Demonstrate and maintain knowledge of, support for, and awareness of Equal Opportunity and Civil Rights policy.
• Perform duties with fairness, cooperation, and respect toward coworkers, office visitors, and others.

Benefits

• Accrued vacation and sick leave.
• Paid federal holidays.
• Paid health insurance premium for positions budgeted at 60 or more hours per pay period; this position is budgeted at 25 hours per week, so the stated threshold is not met.
• Optional vision and dental insurance for positions budgeted at 35 or more hours per pay period; this position is budgeted at 25 hours per week, so the stated threshold is not met.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time