Finance Specialist

Finance Specialist

The Office of the Provost is seeking a qualified individual to fill a newly created Finance Specialist (Fiscal Specialist II) position. This position is housed within the Business Operations Team and will report to the Finance Director.

The Finance Specialist serves as the primary financial liaison to the Academic Affairs Team (Undergraduate and Graduate) and will provide back-up to other departments as needed. This position requires the ability to learn university policies and procedures and operate within said guidelines. Accuracy and attention to detail are critical, as incumbent will be tasked with keeping accurate financial and purchasing records. The incumbent is expected to work with minimal supervision and be able to manage, prioritize, and coordinate multiple activities simultaneously.

The incumbent must be detail oriented, thrive in a fast-paced environment and enjoy being a team player.

Creates, monitors, analyzes, and reconciles budgets and purchasing services. Processes and reconciles financial transactions; prepares disbursement requests and financial reports. Resolves transactions issues. Collaborates to resolve transfer issues, test new transfer processes, and resolve complex payment issues.

Essential Functions

This position will be responsible for:

• Developing, monitoring and reconciling budgets
• Preparing and processing payments, tracking expenditures, and reconciling accounts while ensuring policies and procedures are being met
• Processing and reconciling journal entries, disbursements and invoices
• Purchasing and procurement
• Gathering data necessary to process individual compensation plans and route for processing
• Working with internal and external stakeholders to resolve transaction issues

Little physical effort required. Duties are primarily sedentary.

The University of Pittsburgh is an equal opportunity employer / disability / veteran.