Transportation Financial Specialist 2 - Lewis County

West Virginia Department of Transportation•Weston, WV

About The Position

This position performs full-performance, highly specialized work under limited supervision, requiring independent judgment in the interpretation and adaptation of policies and guidelines. The Transportation Financial Specialist 2 will report to the District 7 Business Office and is classified as exempt and at-will. This role involves identifying and correcting routine posting errors, reconciling data across multiple funding types, and classifying/coding according to a chart of accounts. It also includes performing complex reconciliations of large data sets and multiple funds, maintaining accounting records, and preparing financial statements and reports. The position requires contacting associates, administrators, and the general public to obtain information, discuss document changes, or resolve account problems. Duties involve difficult or complex accounting or financial support work in general accounting and payroll, reviewing and reconciling varied reports, computer-generated materials, and related data. Additionally, the role involves reviewing and analyzing federal and state regulations and local provisions regarding salary and benefit issues, providing technical information and instruction on payroll processing, and interpreting rules and regulations. The specialist will analyze and maintain annual and sick leave accruals, reconcile, prepare, and distribute W-2 information and corrections, and work with employee benefits management. Travel may be required, necessitating a valid driver's license.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university
Two (2) years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience in accounting, bookkeeping, payroll, or related experience
Knowledge of basic mathematical computations
Ability to independently carry out complex assignments
Ability to detect and correct errors in arithmetic or to refer to proper source for correction
Ability to gather and compile data for use in financial reports
Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others
Skilled in the use of a calculator
Valid driver's license

Nice To Haves

Experience in accounting, bookkeeping, budget, or business may be substituted for the required training/education through an established formula
Successful completion of graduate coursework from a regionally accredited college or university may be substituted for the required experience through an established formula
Promotional Only: Two (2) years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience as a Transportation Financial Specialist 1

Responsibilities

Identifies and corrects own routine posting errors
Reconciliation of data and multiple funding types
Classifies/codes according to a chart of accounts
Performs complex reconciliations of large data and multiple funds
Maintains accounting records; gathers data and prepares financial statements and reports from records maintained
Contacts associates, administrators, and the general public to obtain information, discuss changes in documents, or resolve problems with accounts
Performs difficult or complex accounting or financial support work in general accounting and payroll; reviews and reconciles varied reports, computer-generated materials, and related data
Reviews and analyzes federal and state regulations and local provisions regarding salary and benefit issues
Provides technical information and instruction regarding procedures and methods involved in processing payroll; interprets and explains rules and regulations involving payroll
Analyzes and maintains annual and sick leave accruals
Reconciles, prepares, and distributes all W-2 information, as well as any W-2 corrections as needed, in conjunction with the WV State Auditor's Office
Works with approving, tracking, entering, and requesting information regarding employee benefits management