Texas A&M University · 2 months ago
Financial Specialist III
Houston, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
6+ years expTexas A&M University is focused on fostering collaboration and holistic solutions to reduce risks from floods and other hazards. The Financial Specialist III provides essential financial support to project leadership by ensuring accuracy in financial records, reliable cost forecasting, and regulatory compliance.
Higher Education
Responsibilities
Retrieves, records, verifies, and reconciles financial transactions to assist the project management team
Researches and resolves discrepancies for expenses, encumbrances, program income, and invoices
Maintains accurate, auditable records of project financial activity
Reconciles vendor and subaward invoices against contracts and budgets; maintains support documentation
Flags invoice discrepancies or compliance issues for leadership review
Tracks expenditures against project budgets at the scope task and contract levels
Monitors burn rates and prepares monthly summaries
Provides updated cost and budget data to support project leadership decision-making
Updates financial tables, charts, and cost summaries for leadership and project sponsors
Manages library of cost tracking records and past reports for consistency and reference
Tracks and implements financial action items and follow-up tasks
Assists project leadership in assembling financial sections of project management plans and project budget gates
Ensures adherence of costs to university and federal regulations (e.g., 2 CFR 200) to transactions and reporting
Maintains compliance documentation and audit-ready records
Tracks financial budget gates for sponsor reporting and compliance deliverables
Qualification
Required
High School diploma or equivalent combination of education and experience
Six years of related experience
Knowledge of word processing, spreadsheets, and databases
Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others
Preferred
Bachelor's degree or equivalent
Skill in reconciling transactions, invoices, and budgets; ability to identify and resolve discrepancies
Familiarity with federal grant regulations and institutional financial policies
Prepare and maintain spreadsheets to track expenditures, burn rates, and cost summaries for use by leadership and sponsors
Ability to communicate effectively with finance offices, vendors, and project staff; skilled in formatting financial data for sponsored project reports
Ability to manage multiple deadlines, track financial action items, and maintain consistency across recurring reports
Company
Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University has a proud history that stretches back to 1876 when The Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas became the first public institution of higher learning in the state of Texas.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Jen Sommers, M.Ed.
Spectrum Living Learning Community Co-Founder
Greg Hartman
Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President for Strategic Partnerships, Texas A&M University,
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