Financial Specialist III

🇺🇸 Somerset, KY

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $38K

💻 Finance

🗓️ June 2nd, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

Somerset Community College is hiring a Financial Specialist III. This position involves performing budget analyst duties to provide accurate financial data to the college administration, creating financial data analysis spreadsheets, and conducting various audits and reconciliations.

Highlights

Create and distribute financial analysis spreadsheets.
Audit payroll reports for budget accuracy.
Conduct cost/benefit and various analyses.
Monitor financial reports and general ledgers.
Required advanced Excel skills.
Bachelor's degree and four years of related experience.
Salary: $37,944.00 annually.

Financial Specialist III Full Description

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

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