Financial Services Specialist

State-of-Missour; Lee's Summit (MO); On-site; USD 57,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

defined pension plan

generous leave and holiday time

eligibility for health insurance

Job summary

Missouri Department of Transportation in Lee's Summit, MO, is seeking a financial services specialist at entry/intermediate/senior levels. The position supports routine financial accounting, reporting, and related services under moderate supervision.

This CAREER-LADDER opening offers advancement without competitive interview, with travel statewide and responsibilities including payroll coding, reconciliations, asset inventories, and project-financial management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or four years of experience in multimodal transportation, federal/state grant program management, public/ transportation administration, transportation planning, accounting, or financial analysis.

Responsibilities

• Reviews and corrects payroll coding, timesheets, reimbursements, and benefit-related forms.
• Performs accounting tasks including reconciliations, discrepancy resolution, invoice processing, vendor payments, and monitoring of accounts and assets.
• Maintains accounting systems and prepares financial statements in line with GAAP and GASB for departmental and insurance-related plans.
• Oversees and conducts physical inventories for capital/fixed assets and consumables, both locally and statewide.
• Manages financial processes for federally funded projects, conducts research and policy impact analysis, supports budgeting and appropriations, guides staff on financial procedures, handles property damage claims, and performs other duties.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree: Accounting, Business Administration, Finance, Planning, Public Administration, or related field

Job description

Note for internal applicants: Successful candidates already at rates above the posted salary will be evaluated on an individual basis to determine final salary outcome.

This position may be filled at one of the three levels based on knowledge, skills, and abilities. The entry salary is posted above, the intermediate salary $56,712.48, and senior salary of $61,249.44.

Job Location: 600 NE Colbern Rd Lee's Summit, MO 64086

Why you’ll love this position:

The financial services specialist performs routine entry-level financial accounting, reporting, and support services activities.
Responsibilities are performed under moderate supervision.

MoDOT will bring candidates onto the team as entry-level, intermediate or senior level, based on your skills and experience. This opening is for one of ourCAREER-LADDERpositions which offers the opportunity for career advancement without having to participate in the competitive selection interview process. As you continue to learn, acquire new skills, and gain experience, you can be promoted to a higher-level position.

What you'll do:

• Reviews and corrects payroll coding, timesheets, reimbursements, and benefit-related forms.
• Performs a variety of accounting tasks, including reconciliations, discrepancy resolution, invoice processing, vendor payments, and monitoring of accounts and assets.
• Maintains accounting systems and prepares financial statements in line with generally accepted accounting principles as well as Governmental Accounting Standards Board for departmental and insurance-related plans.
• Oversees and conducts physical inventories for capital/fixed assets and consumable inventory, both locally and statewide.
• Manages financial processes for federally funded projects, conducts research and policy impact analysis, supports budgeting and appropriations, guides staff on financial procedures, handles property damage claims, and performs other assigned duties.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree: Accounting, Business Administration, Finance, Planning, Public Administration, or related field, OR Four years of experience in positions related to multimodal transportation, federal or state grant program management, public or transportation administration, transportation planning, accounting, or financial analysis experience.

Special Working Conditions:

Job requires occasional, statewide, overnight travel.

More reasons to love this position:

MoDOT offers an excellent benefits package including the following:

• defined pension plan
• generous amounts of leave and holiday time
• eligibility for health insurance coverage

Visit our CAREERS page to explore all we have to offer. Your total compensation is more than the dollars you receive in your paycheck. To help demonstrate the value of working for MoDOT, we have created an interactive Total Compensation Calculator. This tool provides a comprehensive view of benefits and more that are offered to prospective employees. The Total Compensation Calculator and other applicant resources can be found HERE.

At MoDOT you will play a key role in maintaining the seventh largest highway system in the United States. We value team players who are open-minded and work well with others to accomplish goals and fulfill our mission of safety, service, and stability. We see the growth of our team members as an investment, both in MoDOT's future and yours. If you're looking for diverse opportunities, challenging work, and a flexible environment, we want to talk to you about joining our winning team. MoDOT operates on shared values and your success in our organization depends upon modeling these values. If you embrace these values, we welcome your application.

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