Kentucky Community & Technical College System
Financial Specialist IV
🇺🇸 Hybrid - Paris, KY
🕑 Full-Time
💰 $42K - $52K
💻 Finance
🗓️ July 29th, 2025
Edtech.com's Summary
- Administer procurement card transactions and review for compliance with purchasing guidelines.
- Manage travel reimbursement processes and audit expense documents using PeopleSoft.
- Administer firefighter support programs including a stress injury program and cancer screening expense reimbursements.
- Process accounts receivable payments using KCTCS credit card banking software.
- Provide backup support in Financial Operations and carry out additional assigned duties.
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel and Word; experience with financial data analysis and record keeping required.
- Salary range: $41,800.00 to $52,345.00 annually.
- Minimum qualifications: Associate’s degree or equivalent five years of experience; Bachelor’s degree preferred with three years of experience.
- Serves the Commonwealth’s firefighters and coordinates with statewide agencies.
- Offers competitive benefits including health coverage, tuition reimbursement, retirement matching, paid holidays, and an employee assistance program.
Financial Specialist IV Full Description
Total Rewards
- 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
The Kentucky Fire Commission is committed to enhancing safety and education within the fire service for the citizens and industries within the Commonwealth through standardized special and technical education, training, communication, coordination, and the distribution of funds to the agencies throughout the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
The Kentucky Fire Commission is seeking to fill two Financial Specialist IV positions. The Financial Specialist IV positions provide support to the Manager IV-Financial Operations in administering processes for procurement card transactions, travel reimbursement and accounts receivable along with administering two crucial programs in support of firefighters across the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
Job Duties:
Review procurement card transactions for accuracy and compliance with KCTCS purchasing guidelines. Track edits and ensure proper documentation within the KCTCS Peoplesoft financials program.
Administer the stress injury program for active and retired firefighters. Communicate with firefighters across the state, reviewing applications and accompanying documentation for eligibility and processing reimbursements.
Administer a program to reimburse firefighters for expenses associated with screening for cancer for eligible full-time, volunteer, and retired firefighters. Communicate with firefighters across the state, review applications and accompanying documentation for eligibility and processing reimbursements.
Assist the Manager IV-Financial Operations with the final review and audit of employee expense reimbursement documents in accordance with the KCTCS Business Services Travel Procedures using PeopleSoft.
Audit travel and expense documents for reimbursement submitted by members of the Kentucky Fire Commission governing board in accordance with the KCTCS Business Services Travel Procedures. Follow through with appropriate submission of these documents to KCTCS accounts payable.
Accounts Receivable-Utilize the KCTCS credit card banking software to process payments for open invoices.
Serve as backup to other positions in the Financial Operations area and other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:Associate’s degree or equivalent 5 years’ experience
Preferred Qualifications:Bachelor’s degree preferred with 3 years’ experience
Additional Skills Requested:
Must have demonstrated experience working with financial data, excellent communication, analytical and record keeping skills and be proficient in Microsoft Excel and Word.
Employee Rights - Employee Polygraph Protection Act
Equal Opportunity Employer - The Kentucky Community and Technical College System is an equal educational and employment opportunity institution.
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