Fiscal Specialist

Position: FISCAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST

Reports to: FISCAL MANAGER

Position Summary

The Fiscal Support Specialist is responsible for performing various fiscal tasks that are standard or regular support duties within an assigned department or program. This position offers opportunities for professional growth and career advancement through ongoing training, skill development, and increased responsibilities. This position is governed by Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, state and Federal laws, and agency/institution policies.

Essential Functions

• Perform all duties related to payroll.
• Payroll status changes
• Obligation reports.
• Maintain and process travel expense records.
• Accounts payable
• Price shop and order supplies.
• Receive procurements and issue purchase orders.
• Match purchase orders with invoices, codes and process payment.
• Perform data entry tasks accurately and efficiently, maintaining data integrity within QuickBooks.
• Perform related duties as required

The above requirements are representative of minimum knowledge, skills, and abilities. To perform this job successfully, the individual will possess the ability and aptitude to perform each duty proficiently.

Educational and Other Requirements

· Formal Education is the equivalent of a high school diploma: an associate degree plus two years of bookkeeping, basic accounting, and billing.

• Proficient in QuickBooks.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, verbal and written.
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
• High attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to work independently, requiring minimal supervision, as well as being part of a team, demonstrating effective communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to meet deadlines and prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate.
• Ability to act with integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality.
• Proficient in government contracts.

Physical Requirements

The physical requirements represent those that an associate must meet to perform this job’s essential functions successfully. Reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions may be available.

While performing the essential functions, the associate is sitting, standing, walking, talking, hearing and use of manual dexterity most of the time while occasionally, lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, reaching, handling, grasping, feeling, and using repetitive motion.

Work is generally performed in an office environment; however, the associate may be exposed to extreme cold, heat or temperature changes and possible atmospheric conditions and hazards and moderate noise. The associate must have the ability to exert force with little physical effort and for light and medium work.

Other information to consider:

The job description is only a summary of the typical functions of the job, not an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all possible job responsibilities, tasks, and duties. The responsibilities, tasks, and duties of the jobholder might differ from those outlined in the job description and other duties as assigned might be part of the job.

• This job description does not constitute an employment contract; the employment relationship between Western Maryland Consortium and the employee is an at-will relationship.
• This job operates in a professional office environment and uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines.
• There may be occasional local day travel. No overnight travel is expected for this position but may occur occasionally.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $20.00 - $22.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person