Financial Specialist

COEIT Shared Services Center

Within the College of Engineering and Information Technology, the mission of the Shared Services Center is to empower our faculty, students and staff at UMBC to be inspired, explore their curiosities and achieve more by providing guidance in our finance, business and administrative services.

More about our College and the Shared Services Center can be found here: https://coeit.umbc.edu  and https://services-center.coeit.umbc.edu/

This position will be a member of the College’s Shared Services Center, within the Financial Planning & Analysis Team (FP&A). This position, reporting to the Business Manager of FP&A, will be responsible for overseeing, managing, reporting, and analyzing departmental budgets within the College of Engineering and Information Technology. The position is the direct support for a range of department heads/leads within the college, specifically Department Chairs, for all financial and fiscal matters related to departmental and non-sponsored activities.

UMBC offers competitive compensation.  This role starts at $58,000 and has over 4 weeks of vacation for regular full time roles. Tuition remission is also available.

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A hybrid telework schedule may be available. 

• Analyze and prepare budgets for the College and its departments.
• Reconcile assigned accounts and create reports to be shared with Department Heads, which includes detailed notes about the accounts, available balances and variances to the budget.
• Project future expenses for each account so stakeholders can better manage funds.
• Review reports individually with stakeholders.
• Review and approve transaction items which impact assigned budgets (i.e. new hires, GA contracts/tuition & health forms, contract amendments, purchases, invoices, payment requests, travel pre-approvals, travel reimbursement requests, journal entries, budget amendments, facility work order requests, etc.)
• Prepare Ad hoc analysis as requested by leadership within the College and/or Shared Services Center.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Requires a Bachelor's degree preferably in Accounting, Finance, Business, Economics or a related field
• 3 years of progressive experience in payroll, budgeting, financial analysis, reconciliation, financial reporting, forecasting, and other related accounting/finance/analytical responsibilities. 

• Strong customer service focus
• Expertise in Excel and other Microsoft Office software
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Analytical and critical thinking skills
• The ability to work well independently and as part of a team
• An aptitude for applying technology to improve business processes
• Strong organizational skills

A background check will be required.

Upload a cover letter and a resume.  

UMBC offers a rich benefits package.

Regular and grant funded regular positions (Full benefits summary click here ):

Generous Leave which includes accruing:

• 22 Days of Annual Leave  
• 15 Days of Sick Leave  
• 15 Holidays
• 3 Personal Days

Tuition Remission :

• 8 credit hours per semester
• Tuition remission at UMBC for eligible dependents after two years of FT employment

Additional Benefits:

• Life and disability insurance
• Retirement plans (including the choice of joining the pension plan)
• Professional development opportunities
• Wellness opportunities
• & Much more

Contingent II positions may include some benefits . 

Benefits offered align with type (Regular, Contingent II, etc.) of position. 

If you require a reasonable accommodation for a disability for any part of the employment process, please contact the Human Resources Department at 410-455-2337 or MD TTY Relay Service 1-800-735-2258 between 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.