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Financial Specialist II

🇺🇸 Somerset, KY

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $32K

💻 Finance

🗓️ July 11th, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

Somerset Community College is hiring a Financial Specialist II. The role involves performing budget analyst duties including preparing account reconciliations, monitoring reports, auditing payroll, and providing accurate financial data to college administration.

Highlights

  • Prepare monthly account reconciliations and financial data analysis spreadsheets.
  • Monitor failing journal reports, post-distribution reports, and general ledger accuracy.
  • Audit payroll reports to ensure budget compliance and accuracy.
  • Perform accounting tasks such as journal entries and budget transfers.
  • Utilize advanced Excel skills, preferably for financial transaction processing and account reconciliation.
  • Required qualifications include an Associate's degree in a related field and four years of relevant experience or an equivalent combination.
  • Compensation starts at $31,680 annually with a 12-month contract and 37.5 standard work hours per week.
  • Position is within the Business Office department at Somerset Community College.
  • The institution offers a competitive benefits package including healthcare, tuition reimbursement, retirement plans, paid holidays, and an employee assistance program.
  • Status is Non-Exempt under FLSA regulations.

Financial Specialist II Full Description

Title: Financial Specialist II
Salary Range: $31,680.00
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 SummarySomerset Community College is accepting applications for a Financial Specialist II 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 such as cash, credit card, etc.

• 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

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

• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:Associate's degree (related field) and four years of related work experience, or equivalent. An equivalent combination of education and experience on a year-for-year basis.
Preferred Qualifications:Preference will be given to candidates with advanced Excel skills and with direct related experience with processing financial transactions and reconciling accounts.

Employee Rights - Employee Polygraph Protection ActEqual Opportunity Employer - The Kentucky Community and Technical College System is an equal educational and employment opportunity institution.