Fiscal Technician

Blacksburg, VA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 17 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Description

This is the fiscal technician position for the Department of Economics. Fiscal duties involve maintaining financial records and processing transactions for a number of accounts including operating salary overhead startup and Virginia Tech Foundation accounts in addition to research grant funds. This means reconciling all accounts monthly in accordance with State and University guidelines and making certain that Department Management and Principal Investigators on grants get monthly updates of budget projections.

This position is also responsible for all department purchases verifying the accuracy of invoices and processing them for payment as well as preparing and entering wage payroll. This position is also responsible for travel arrangements for faculty and department addition the fiscal technician is responsible for maintaining inventory records for the departmental computers and equipment including checking out computers to members of the department maintaining inventory records and arranging for unneeded equipment to go to surplus property. Assists with any other office needs as requested and assigned.

Required Qualifications

Demonstrated bookkeeping experience maintaining and reconciling multiple accounts

Demonstrated experience purchasing items from multiple sources for a large organization

Extensive customer service experience engaging with individuals from a wide range of professional cultural and personal backgrounds
Experience preparing financial reports

Demonstrated ability to design and maintain large spreadsheets or databases containing complex data

Preferred Qualifications

We recognize that experience comes in many forms. If you meet the required qualifications and are interested in the role we encourage you to applyeven if you dont meet every preferred qualification.

Degree in accounting or equivalent experience

Experience with Banner or an equivalent financial record keeping system

Experience with HokieMart or an equivalent purchasing system

Working knowledge of the policies and procedures related to fiscal purchasing and personnel actions for Virginia Tech the State of Virginia or a major university other than Virginia Tech

Experience working in a job environment where prioritizing tasks and working independently were essential skills.

Pay Band

Overtime Status

Non-Exempt: Eligible for overtime

Appointment Type

Regular

Salary Information

Commensurate with experience

Hours per week

Review Date

April 13 2026

Additional Information

The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.

About Virginia Tech

Dedicated to its mottoUt Prosim(That I May Serve) Virginia Tech pushes the boundaries of knowledge by taking a hands-on transdisciplinary approach to preparing scholars to be leaders and problem-solvers. A comprehensive land-grant institution that enhances the quality of life in Virginia and throughout the world Virginia Tech is aninclusive communitydedicated to knowledge discovery and creativity. The university offers more than 280 majors to a diverse enrollment of more than 36000 undergraduate graduate and professional students in eight undergraduate colleges a school of medicine a veterinary medicinecollege Graduate School and Honors university has a significant presence across Virginia including Blacksburg the greater Washington D.C. area the Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke sites in Newport News and Richmond and numerous Extension officesand research institutes.A leading global research institution Virginia Tech conducts more than $650 million in research annually.

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Job DescriptionThis is the fiscal technician position for the Department of Economics. Fiscal duties involve maintaining financial records and processing transactions for a number of accounts including operating salary overhead startup and Virginia Tech Foundation accounts in addition to research gr...