reconciliations; and internal financial reporting across multiple funding sources. Responsibilities also include processing purchasing and payments, supporting purchase order activity, tracking equipment and assets, and assisting with research and administrative staff onboarding and offboarding. The position provides responsive fiscal guidance to faculty, researchers, and administrative staff within assigned program areas, supporting effective financial stewardship and service delivery. Through accurate transaction processing, administrative coordination, and adherence to UW policies and sponsor requirements, the Financial Specialist I strengthens internal controls, reduces operational risk, and contributes to efficient, compliant, and sustainable departmental operations.
This position may require some work to be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location. Some work may be performed remotely, at an offsite, non-campus work location.
Schedule: Monday through Friday 8:00a.m.- 4:30p.m.
This position has the possibility to be extended or converted to an ongoing appointment based on need and/or funding.
Key Job Responsibilities
- Assist with pre-award grant activities to support accurate and timely submission of grant applications
- Audits, monitors, organizes, and updates fiscal records, reports, and affiliated materials
- Provides support for continuity of operations for procurement activities and for tracking of equipment and assets
- Drafts basic communications and reports and maintains organization of varied records to provide administrative support within a specified work unit
- Audits or reconciles original purchase documents with payments
- Audits or processes transactions and assigns funding codes in accordance with established rules, regulations, and policies
- Answers general fiscal questions and provides information based on set materials and standards to various audiences
- Provides support for research and administrative staff onboarding and offboarding, including undergraduate and graduate students
