Construction Finance Specialist

University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

University of North Carolina at Charlotte seeks a Finance/Administration professional to provide financial support for Facilities Management construction and capital projects. You will track budgets, review invoices, monitor expenditures, and assist with reconciliations and project closeouts.

Responsibilities include maintaining project balances, processing purchase and change orders, and coordinating with Accounts Payable and project managers to resolve issues.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Public Administration, Construction Management, or a related field.
• Minimum 2 years of related experience.
• Experience with capital construction projects preferred.
• Experience in higher education or public-sector environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides financial and administrative support for Facilities Management construction and capital projects.
• Maintains project budgets, expenditures, encumbrances, and available balances.
• Processes capital project purchase orders and change orders per procedures.
• Assists with budget transfers, revisions, and related financial transactions.
• Tracks outstanding financial items and follows up with project managers and university departments.
• Performs routine reconciliations and identifies discrepancies requiring resolution.
• Reviews project information in Archibus and Interscope for accuracy and completeness.
• Assists with capital project closeout and year-end reconciliations.

Skills

Financial analysis

Budget tracking

Accounts payable

Project reconciliation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Public Administration, Construction Management, or related field

Tools

Banner

Archibus

Interscope

49erMart

Job description

Position Number: 009906

Department: Facilities Management (Adm)

Employment Type: Permanent - Full-time

Months Per Year: 12

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides financial and administrative support for Facilities Management construction and capital projects. Assists with project financial activities including budget and funding tracking, invoice and payment review, reconciliations, financial reporting, and monitoring of project expenditures and commitments.
• Maintain project budgets, expenditures, encumbrances, and available balances.
• Process and maintain capital project purchase orders and change orders in accordance with established procedures and delegated authority.
• Assist with budget transfers, revisions, corrections, and related financial transactions.
• Track outstanding financial items and follow up with project managers, Procurement, Accounts Payable, and other University departments.
• Assist with resolving routine payment, purchase order, budget, and funding issues.
• Perform routine Banner-to-project Interscope reconciliations and identify discrepancies requiring resolution.
• Review project information in Archibus and Interscope for accuracy and completeness.
• Assist with capital project closeout, year-end activities, and related financial reconciliations.
• Assist with the setup and maintenance of new capital project records in Interscope and Archibus following established procedures.
• Assist project managers and Facilities Management staff with basic system questions, financial status inquiries, and routine troubleshooting.
• Provide operational coverage for established Construction Finance processes during periods of Associate Director absence and escalating matters requiring approval, policy interpretation, exception management, or strategic decision-making.
• Perform routine reconciliations of 1292 funds and related capital projects and identify discrepancies for resolution.
• Assist with preparation and submission of the Construction Progress Reporting Survey in accordance with established reporting requirements.
• Monitor deadlines and follow up on outstanding financial activities to support timely project processing and closeout.

Minimum Experience / Education

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Public Administration, Construction Management, or a related field; minimum of 2 years of related experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Preferred Education Skills and Experience

• Experience with State-funded capital construction projects.
• Experience working with UNC System or North Carolina State Construction Office requirements.
• Experience with project accounting, project reconciliation, or construction financial administration.
• Experience supporting financial processes in a higher education or public-sector environment.
• Experience working with capital project purchase orders, change orders, budget revisions, and project closeout activities.
• Working knowledge of Banner, Archibus, Interscope, and 49erMart.