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Operations & Fiscal Coordinator

🇺🇸 Richmond, VA

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $53K - $58K

💻 Operations

🗓️ July 31st, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

Virginia Tech is hiring an Operations & Fiscal Coordinator to manage the fiscal, logistical, and technical operations of the Richmond Applied Research Group. The coordinator will serve as the primary point of contact for daily operations, space management, and asset tracking while providing comprehensive administrative and fiscal support to ensure the efficient functioning of the group.

Highlights

  • Manage daily operations, space allocation, and asset tracking for the Richmond Applied Research Group.
  • Provide fiscal support including reconciliation and monitoring of encumbrances.
  • Ensure smooth technical and logistical functions within the group.
  • Proficiency required in Microsoft Office Suite and familiarity with database management.
  • Strong organizational, communication, and multitasking skills necessary.
  • Minimum experience in accounting principles and ability to work with limited supervision.
  • Preferred collaborative teamwork skills, initiative, adaptability, and experience in a university or sponsored programs setting.
  • Salary range from $53,000 to $58,000 per year with a 40-hour work week.
  • Non-exempt position eligible for overtime pay.
  • Role supports impactful public service research, training, and policy initiatives.

Operations & Fiscal Coordinator Full Description

Job Description
The Operations & Fiscal Coordinator is a vital role within the Virginia Tech Institute for Policy and Governance - Richmond Applied Research Group. This position ensures that Group fiscal, logistical, and technical aspects of operations run smoothly. The Operations & Fiscal Coordinator will serve as the primary point of contact for day-to-day operations, space management, and asset tracking, while also providing administrative support for various Group needs.
Required Qualifications
• Experience in reconciliation, encumbrance monitoring, and a general understanding of accounting principles
• Strong organizational and multitasking skills with attention to detail
• Ability to complete tasks with limited supervision and guidance
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and familiarity with database management.

Preferred Qualifications
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
• Demonstrated initiative
• Interest in public and non-profit sector organizational and workforce development
• Ability to adapt to changing environments and contexts
• Ability to exercise independent thinking, emotional intelligence, and persistence to facilitate the timely completion of projects 
• High level of energy ensuring project and program deadlines are met 
• Previous experience in a university setting or with sponsored programs is a plus.

Pay Band
3
Overtime Status
Non-Exempt: Eligible for overtime
Appointment Type
Restricted
Salary Information
Pay: $53,000 - $58,000 per year
Hours per week
40
Review Date
08/21/2025
Additional Information
https://ipg.vt.edu/
https://ipg.vt.edu/leadership-development.html
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 the Innovation Campus in Northern Virginia; the Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke; sites in Newport News and Richmond; and numerous Extension offices and research centers. A leading global research institution, Virginia Tech conducts more than $500 million in research annually.
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