Financial Specialist III

Title: Financial Specialist III

Salary Range: $37,944.00

Contract Term Length: 12 Months

Standard Hours: 37.5

Work Location: On-Site

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

College: Somerset Community College

Campus Location: Somerset Community College

Department: Business Office

Total Rewards

Somerset Community College offers a competitive benefits package and an attractive work environment that supports excellence, innovation, and creativity including:

• Exceptional health care, vision, dental coverage for you and your family
• Tuition reimbursement/waiver for you, your spouse, and dependents
• 403(b) retirement plan: a 5% employee contribution receives a 10% employer match
• Vacation/Sick Time
• Work-Life Balance
• 9.5 Paid Holidays
• 2 Weeks Institutional Closing Pay (Last 2 weeks of December) for qualifying positions
• Employee Assistance Program

Job Summary

Somerset Community College is accepting applications for a Financial Specialist III position. This position will perform budget analyst duties to provide timely and accurate financial data to college administration.

Job Duties:

• Create and distribute various financial data analysis spreadsheets

• Prepare various monthly account reconciliations

• Monitor daily Failing Journal Report, research issues, and correct as needed

• Audit payroll reports for budget check and accuracy

• Monitor post-distribution reports and general ledger for accuracy and vacancy credit

• Conduct cost/benefit and other types of analyses

• Estimate and forecast future financial need

• Perform various accounting duties such as journal entries and budget transfers

• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree (related field) and four years of related work experience, or equivalent. 

Preferred Qualifications:

Preference will be given to candidates with advanced Excel skills and a minimum of three years of direct experience with financial and other data analyses within the past five years.

Employee Rights - Employee Polygraph Protection Act

Equal Opportunity Employer - The Kentucky Community and Technical College System is an equal educational and employment opportunity institution.