We are seeking aBudget Specialistwho will provide financial and administrative support to Department faculty and administrative office staff. The position will report directly to the Sr. Administrative Manager.
Specific Duties & Responsibilities
- Process travel and expense reimbursement requests for faculty staff and nonemployees using SAP or Petty Cash Vouchers for expenses stemming from sponsored and nonsponsored business activities.
- Accurately prepare code and process purchase requests using the quickest and most appropriate purchasing mechanism such as Hopkins emarketplace and nonstandard shopping carts.
- Distribute goods and process related goods receipts verifying proper invoicing to Accounts Payable to ensure 3way match and timely payment processing.
- Process vendor invoices for expenses and/or services utilizing online check requests.
- Liaise with external entities procurement and accounts payable for vendor record generation.
- Serve as subject matter expert on the SAP Purchasing module and University financial and purchasing policies.
- Monitor and reconcile the nonpersonnel charges of all sponsored and nonsponsored accounts using BW reporting and SAP transaction system.
- Train departmental faculty staff and students on the required documentation for each SAP transaction.
- Distribute new award budgets as needed.
- Work with Finance team on grant milestone items.
- Assist with maintaining department key database and jcard access.
- Use timemanagement techniques daily to triage and monitor email(s) and workflow systems to process documents and requests in a timely manner.
- Maintain accurate and complete records and documentation in electronic filing system following guidelines for record retention storage compilation coding updating and purging.
- Operate office equipment such as scanner personal computer photocopier to manage email electronic calendar and other forms of electronic media.
- Keep abreast of University policies and procedures and communicate as appropriate via written or oral correspondence to internal and external customers.
- Deposit checks and post to proper accounts.
- Respond to student group inquiries to verify account balances and transactions or locate and resolve discrepancies.
- Provide support for other financial/administrative services of the department as needed.
- Other duties as assigned.
Special Knowledge Skills and Abilities
- Strong organizational skills analytical and problemsolving abilities and attention to detail.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality.
- Ability to work in a fastpaced environment.
- Ability to work with flexibility on several tasks simultaneously.
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office (i.e. Word and Excel).
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills both oral and written.
- Demonstrated customer service skills.
- Ability to work for periods of time without immediate direction.
- Ability to prioritize own work.
- Strong mathematical ability.
Minimum Qualifications- High School Diploma or graduation equivalent.
- Three years of related administrative and/or budget experience.
- Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond HS Diploma/Graduation Equivalent to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.
Preferred Qualifications- Associates Degree.
- Previous experience with JHU systems (SAP) is beneficial.
Classified Title: Budget Specialist
Role/Level/Range: ATO 37.5/02/OE
Starting Salary Range: $18.20 $33.90 HRLY (Commensurate w/exp.
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: Monday through Friday 8:004:30pm
FLSA Status:NonExempt
Location:Hybrid/Homewood Campus
Department name: Dept of Chemical and Biomolecular Engrg
Personnel area: Whiting School of Engineering
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority