Business Specialist III

University Of Idaho; Moscow (ID); On-site; USD 37,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Idaho in Moscow, ID seeks a Finance Specialist to provide complex financial support for daily operations, including processing invoices, payments, travel claims, and reporting. You will handle purchasing, reimbursements, and centralized system transactions while maintaining documentation and compliance with policies.

Required education includes a high school diploma or equivalent, with a preferred bachelor’s degree.

Qualifications

• Three years providing financial processing support within an electronic finance system.
• Strong understanding of financial workflows and reporting.
• Ability to analyze information and reconcile discrepancies.

Responsibilities

• Purchasing identified goods and services.
• Submitting invoices and receipts for payment.
• Accepting and recording payments.
• Processing travel claims and reimbursements.
• Tracking transactions through the centralized financial system.
• Filing and maintaining unit-level finance documents.
• Originating personnel actions and processing corrections to pay in the centralized financial system.
• Developing, compiling, and summarizing data for routine reports and ad hoc financial management reports.
• Researching, analyzing, and making recommendations for management decisions.
• Serving as departmental grant administrator and assisting PIs with pre- and post-award activities.

Skills

Customer service

Communication & editing

Budgeting

Data analysis

Problem solving

Interdepartmental liaison

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Banner

ARGOS

Softdocs

Jaggaer

ChromeRiver

MyUI

VERAS

grants.gov

research.gov

Job description

Department Institute for Modeling Collaboration & Innovation (IMCI)

Location

Location Moscow

Posting Context Statement

The Institute for Modeling Collaboration and Innovation advances model-based research and interdisciplinary collaboration. It serves as a hub where faculty, postdocs, staff and students from a broad range of disciplines work together to solve real-world biomedical and complex-systems problems. IMCI’s Modeling Core supports research across the university by generating new approaches and seeding interdisciplinary teams and its mission emphasizes creating an environment that bridges disciplines and encourages grassroots collaboration. IMCI enables early-career investigators and multi-disciplinary teams to pursue novel research directions and build institutional capacity.

Position Overview

Responsible for providing complex technical support for daily financial operations by performing a variety of tasks following policies and procedures. In addition to processing a variety of financial transactions and maintaining records, the position compiles data and generates routine and ad hoc financial reports.

Duties may include:

• Purchasing identified goods and services
• Submitting invoices and receipts for payment
• Accepting and recording payments
• Processing travel claims and reimbursements
• Tracking transactions through completion in the centralized financial system
• Filing and maintaining unit-level finance documents
• Originating personnel actions and processing corrections to pay in the centralized financial system
• Developing, compiling, and summarizing data for routine reports and ad hoc financial management reports
• Researching and correcting discrepancies or errors
• Providing assistance to departments on questions related to invoices, receipts, financial reports and other transactions
• Researching, analyzing, and making recommendations for management decision making
• Serving as departmental grant administrator, assisting principal investigator with pre- and post-award financial activities. May participate in budget development and compilation and submission of proposals and project reports
• Three years providing financial processing support within an electronic finance system
• Using spreadsheet software to compile, summarize, analyze, and report on financial data
• Interpreting and applying financial stewardship policies, procedures, rules and regulations

Required Education

• High School Diploma or equivalent

Required Other

Additional Preferred

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Familiar with University of Idaho Policy and Procedures
• Experience with Banner, ARGOS , Softdocs, Jaggaer, ChromeRiver, and MyUI
• Experience with the University of Idaho’s electronic research administration systems ( VERAS ), and, or external agency research administration systems(grants.gov, research.gov, etc)
• Experience working in a customer service-oriented environment to accomplish shared goals
• Composing, proofing, and editing a variety of documents, using proper grammar and punctuation as demonstrated in application materials
• Ability to independently resolve workplace challenges, serve as a liaison between teams, and coordinate activities
• Experience analyzing information, identifying problems, defining alternatives, and developing recommendations for management/administrators
• Familiarity with accounting and financial management principles
• Experience developing budgets and reconciling accounts
• Experience interpreting, applying and explaining policies and procedures or rules and regulations
• Knowledge of or experience with 2 CFR part 200

Physical Requirements & Working Conditions

• None

Degree Requirement

Posting Information

FLSA Status

FLSA Status Non-Exempt

Employee Category

Employee Category Classified

Pay Range

Pay Range $27.50 per hour or higher depending on education and experience

Type of Appointment

Type of Appointment Fiscal Year

FTE

1.00

Full Time/Part Time

Full Time/Part Time Full Time

Funding

Funding This position is contingent upon the continuation of work and/or funding.

Visa Sponsorship

A visa sponsorship is available for the position listed in this vacancy.

A visa sponsorship is available for the position listed in this vacancy. No

Posting Date

Posting Date 09/13/2026

Closing Date

Open Until Filled Yes

Applicants who are selected as final possible candidates must be able to pass a criminal background check.

EEO Statement

The University of Idaho is an equal employment opportunity employer, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Required Documents

• Resume/CV
• Letter of Qualification

Optional Documents

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

• * Were you referred to this employment opportunity by a current University of Idaho employee? If so, please provide their name and department.

  (Open Ended Question)

  • * How did you hear about this employment opportunity?
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    • Association of Public and Land Grant Universities (APLU)
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    • HigherEd/Academic Impressions
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    • Idaho Department of Labor/Job Service including Job Central or Idaho Works (Idahoworks.gov)
    • Indeed.com
    • Inside Higher Ed
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    • Other Venue
    • Professional Listservs (Ex: NACUBO, AAAE, ISMC, etc.)
    • University of Idaho Website
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    • Militaryjob.com
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    • Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC)
  • * Are you currently authorized to work in the United States of America?
    • Yes
    • No
  • * Do you now, or in the future require sponsorship through the University of Idaho to continue working in the United States?
    • Yes
    • No