Fiscal Support Specialist at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, Arkansas

Job Description:

Position #: A00791

Department: Sponsored Programs Accounting

Employment Status: Full time (29-40 Hrs)

# of openings: 1

Proposed Salary Range: Commensurate with Experience

Type of Employment: Staff

Location: ASU-Jonesboro

Closing: 7/13/24


Please note: All postings close at 12 A.M. CST on the closing date. A-State participates in E-Verify.

Position Summary:

The Fiscal Support Specialist is responsible for performing a variety of fiscal related fiscal tasks that are standard or regular support duties within an assigned department or program. This position is governed by Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), state and federal laws and agency policy.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Researches and analyzes data, develops or revise processes or policies based on research, and submits prepared report findings to supervisor
• Develops and maintains databases, spreadsheets and other fiscal reporting mechanisms, reviews and audits fiscal information for accuracy and quality assurance
• Provides technical assistance to others working within various databases and systems, including the state accounting system and general ledger, and assists in reconciling problems
• Posts transactions to journals and/or ledgers, balances entries, and reconciles errors manually or electronically
• Performs various accounting duties and assists with budgets and fiscal monthly and year end closing
• Produces monthly production reports, statistical reports, or other regularly scheduled reports
• May be responsible for proper and timely entry of time records, payroll related documents, purchase orders, personnel action forms, budget documents, labor distribution reports, or any other procedural forms required by other departments or divisions
• May serve as a lead worker, providing training and guidance to fellow employees and establishing work plans, timeframes and/or deadlines or may supervise a small support staff by interviewing, training, assigning and reviewing work, and evaluating performance
• Performs other duties as assigned

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

Knowledge of accounting and management principles, applicable laws and regulations of assigned section, computers and software application programs, and customer service techniques

Ability to record fiscal data and manipulate data to generate complex reports and documents and conduct research and perform basic quantitative quality assurance reviews

General Days/Hours:

Monday - Friday
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Additional hours as requested and/or needed
Regular and reliable attendance

Other:

Please note: all position postings close at 12:00 A.M. CST on the position closing date

Minimum Qualifications:

The formal education equivalent of a High School Diploma

Four (4) years of bookkeeping, basic accounting, billing, or a related field

Other job related education and/or experience may be substituted for all or part of these basic requirements, except for certification or licensure requirements, upon approval of the qualifications review committee

E-Verify Participation Notice:

https://e-verify.uscis.gov/web/media/resourcesContents/E-Verify_Participation_Poster_ES.pdf

E-Verify Right to Work:

https://www.e-verify.gov/sites/default/files/everify/posters/IER_RightToWorkPoster%20Eng_Es.pdf

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