Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service · 1 month ago
Financial Specialist III
Houston, TX
Part-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$14.53/hr - $22.11/hr
6+ years expTexas A&M AgriLife Extension Service is seeking a Financial Specialist III to provide essential financial support to project leadership. This role involves ensuring accuracy in financial records, reliable cost forecasting, and regulatory compliance while collaborating with project managers and vendors.
Higher Education
Responsibilities
Retrieve, record, verify, and reconcile financial transactions to assist the project management team
Research and resolve discrepancies for expenses, encumbrances, program income, and invoices
Maintain accurate, auditable records of project financial activity
Reconcile vendor and subaward invoices against contracts and budgets; maintain support documentation
Flag invoice discrepancies or compliance issues for leadership review
Track expenditures against project budgets at the scope task and contract levels
Monitor burn rates and prepare monthly summaries
Provide updated cost and budget data to support project leadership decision-making
Update financial tables, charts, and cost summaries for leadership and project sponsors
Manage library of cost tracking records and past reports for consistency and reference
Track and implement financial action items and follow-up tasks
Assist project leadership in assembling financial sections of project management plans and project budget gates
Ensure adherence of costs to university and federal regulations (e.g., 2 CFR 200) to transactions and reporting
Maintain compliance documentation and audit-ready records
Track 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
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 AgriLife Extension Service
AgriLife Extension delivers research-based educational programs and solutions for all Texans. #MyAgriLife tx.ag/SocialMediaPolicy
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
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