Grants & Financial Operations Specialist

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

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.