Title: Senior Specialist, Fiscal Services
Employee Classification: 52 Wks Unit
Department: Workforce Solutions
Salary Range: $47,000
Who we are:
We are not-for-profit: St. Louis Community college (STLCC) is a non-profit institution dedicated to empowering students, expanding minds, and changing lives. Employees are committed to strengthening the St. Louis community with inclusive and transformative education.
We are a respected employer: For 60 years, STLCC has served the St. Louis community, expanding to 4 main campuses, 2 education centers, 2 workforce training centers, and 5 centers of excellence. More than one-half of the households in St. Louis have at least one member who has taken classes at STLCC.
We make an impact in the community: Through credit courses, continuing education, and workforce development programs, STLCC annually serves nearly 69,000 students. More than 80% of career and technical graduates employed in their fields or continue their education at four-year institutions within six months of graduation. STLCC sends more transfer students to Missouri’s four-year colleges/universities than anyone else.
We value Diversity, equity & inclusion: STLCC is committed to fostering an atmosphere of appreciation for all people, regardless of race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or class.
What you get:
Benefits package [for full-time employees]: STLCC offers one of the best benefit packages in the St. Louis area. As a STLCC employee you will have access to a 100% match on your contribution to retirement, two health insurance plans options that are no cost to the employee - including an HSA option, low-cost life insurance with a 3x salary benefit, and other low-cost benefits including dental, vision, AD&D, ST LT disability insurance.
Opportunity to grow: Over half of our employees have served the college for more than 12 years, exploring different career paths and advancing to higher level positions.
Education & training opportunities: STLCC offers tuition waivers for employees [full-time and part-time] + their dependents. Full-time employees can take advantage of tuition reimbursement for other institutions after just 6 months of service, and an annual professional development allotment.
Work/life balance: Full-time STLCC employees have access to a generous time off package, including holidays, vacation, personal days, medical leave, and other leave options. Our holiday schedule even includes a paid winter holiday at the end of the calendar year.
Commitment to wellness: STLCC HR boasts a dedicated health and wellness specialist who is enthusiastic about creating a culture of wellness throughout the College. With access to college wellness vendors, employees are educated, motivated, and rewarded for healthy behaviors. STLCC employees and anyone living in their household also have access to an employee assistance program (EAP) that can help them with virtually any life need.
The basics of this position:
The Senior Specialist, Fiscal Services performs duties necessary for budget development and management of restricted grants and contracts, coordinates financial reports and/or transactions, and may develop forms and procedures for internal and external programs.
What you'll do:
- Coordinates with Project Director in the development and preparation of contract and/or capital budgets, providing guidance and assistance pertaining to budget and regulatory functions
- Maintains detailed activity files for externally funded programs, compiles data to prepare financial reports as required by funding agencies, and prepares special reports as directed
- Assists Campus Business Office and Project Directors in entering and correcting budget, encumbrances, and charges for each project, and assists campus and College Center Staff in resolving accounting and budget problems
- Prepares periodic reports for grant expenditures and audit schedules for inclusion in annual financial reports, quarterly financial statements, and Treasurer’s Report, and assists in internal and external audits
- Performs account analysis and correction of identified errors
- Manages fixed assets, including creating and disposing of surplus assets, and keeping the general ledger in balance for the fixed assets
- Manages capital projects, including construction in progress, and tracks and manages repairs
- Additional duties as assigned
Education, experience, and other requirements:
• Associate degree in Accounting or a related field with a minimum of five (5) years of relevant experience
• Preferred: Bachelor's degree
Preferred Qualifications:
• Preferred: Bachelor's degree
