Virginia Tech
Financial Services Associate
🇺🇸
Roanoke, VA
🕑
Full-Time
💰
$45K
💻
Finance
🗓️
July 27th, 2026
Edtech.com's Summary
Virginia Tech is hiring a Financial Services Associate to support the day-to-day fiscal operations of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute. The role includes managing procurement, accounts payable and receivable, budgeting, and travel tasks while ensuring compliance with relevant regulations and providing financial guidance to faculty and staff.
Highlights
- Manage fiscal operations including procurement, accounts payable, accounts receivable, budget, and travel.
- Ensure compliance with university, state, and federal financial regulations and maintain internal controls.
- Serve as a financial guidance contact for faculty and staff and coordinate with university departments such as Controller’s Office, Bursar’s Office, and Procurement.
- Required proficiency with Excel, Word, Outlook, and familiarity with financial databases and systems.
- Associate's degree in accounting, business, finance, or related field, or equivalent experience required.
- Preferred qualifications include Bachelor's degree, knowledge of Virginia Tech policies, and experience with HokieMart, Banner, and emburse systems.
- Professional office experience in academic, medical, or business environments preferred.
- Starting salary at $45,000, commensurate with experience.
- Full-time position with 40 hours per week and exempt status.
- Criminal conviction check required for employment.
Financial Services Associate Full Description
Job Description
Reporting to the Director of Finance, the Financial Services Associate provides support to the day-to-day fiscal operations of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute. Responsibilities include various fiscal and administrative tasks in areas of procurement, accounts payable, accounts receivable, budget, and travel. The Financial Services Associate is responsible for ensuring compliance with university, state, and federal regulations, maintaining internal controls, and serves as a point of contact to provide guidance for faculty and staff regarding financial procedures and processes. They will also coordinate and work with university departments such as the Controller’s Office, Bursar’s Office, and Procurement department.
Required Qualifications
• Associate's degree in accounting, business, finance or related field or equivalent combination of training and experience.
• Demonstrated proficiency with current office computer software such as Excel, Word, Outlook.
• Knowledge and experience to support fiscal processes via accounting, accounts payable, bookkeeping and/or related experience.
• Familiarity with financial databases and systems.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
• Demonstrated proficiency with current office computer software such as Excel, Word, Outlook.
• Knowledge and experience to support fiscal processes via accounting, accounts payable, bookkeeping and/or related experience.
• Familiarity with financial databases and systems.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
Preferred Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of training and experience.
• Working knowledge of Virginia Tech policies and procedures.
• Experience with HokieMart, Banner and emburse.
• Professional office experience in an academic, medical or business environment.
• Familiarity with federal and state regulatory and compliance concerns and applicability to universities.
• Working knowledge of Virginia Tech policies and procedures.
• Experience with HokieMart, Banner and emburse.
• Professional office experience in an academic, medical or business environment.
• Familiarity with federal and state regulatory and compliance concerns and applicability to universities.
Pay Band
3
Overtime Status
Exempt: Not eligible for overtime
Appointment Type
Restricted
Salary Information
Starting at $45,000. Commensurate with experience.
Hours per week
40
Review Date
8/14/2026
Additional Information
The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.
About Virginia Tech
Dedicated to its motto, Ut Prosim (That I May Serve), Virginia Tech pushes the boundaries of knowledge by taking a hands-on, transdisciplinary approach to preparing scholars to be leaders and problem-solvers. A comprehensive land-grant institution that enhances the quality of life in Virginia and throughout the world, Virginia Tech is an inclusive community dedicated to knowledge, discovery, and creativity. The university offers more than 280 majors to a diverse enrollment of more than 36,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students in eight undergraduate colleges, a school of medicine, a veterinary medicine college, Graduate School, and Honors College. The university has a significant presence across Virginia, including Blacksburg, the greater Washington, D.C. area, the Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke, sites in Newport News and Richmond, and numerous Extension offices and research institutes. A leading global research institution, Virginia Tech conducts more than $650 million in research annually.
Virginia Tech endorses and encourages participation in professional development opportunities and university shared governance. These valuable contributions to university shared governance provide important representation and perspective, along with opportunities for unique and impactful professional development.
Virginia Tech does not discriminate against employees, students, or applicants on the basis of age, color, disability, sex (including pregnancy), gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, ethnicity or national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, or military status, or otherwise discriminate against employees or applicants who inquire about, discuss, or disclose their compensation or the compensation of other employees or applicants, or on any other basis protected by law.
If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please contact Brittany Shelton at [email protected] during regular business hours at least 10 business days prior to the event.
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