Temporary Accounting Specialist

About FIU

Florida International University is a Top 50, preeminent public research university with 55,000 students from all 50 states and more than 140 countries, as well as an alumni network of more than 340,000. Located in the global city of Miami, the university offers more than 200 degree programs at the undergraduate, graduate and professional levels, including medicine and law. FIU faculty are leaders in their fields and include National Academy members, Fulbright Scholars and MacArthur Genius Fellows. A Carnegie R1 institution, FIU drives impactful research in environmental resilience, health and technology and innovation. Home to the Wall of Wind and Institute of Environment, FIU stands at the forefront of discovery and innovation. With a focus on student success, economic mobility and community engagement, FIU is redefining what it means to be a public research university.

Job Summary

The Parking and Transportation Department is currently seeking a Temporary Accounting Specialist to join their team of professionals.

Duties Include

• Assist in the reconciliation and the billing of financial activities for department.
• Compiles data, runs queries/reports, and prepares work papers to be used for account reconciliation.
• Identifies exceptions/errors and submit necessary corrections.
• Processing and maintaining files of assets acquired and disposed.
• Aid in market research for products and services requested by the department to maximize product utilization and performance of its operations.
• Collaborate in the preparation and review of internal processes in compliance with the university policies.
• Aid in the reconciliation of departmental credit card purchases and analyze the power spending by credit card holder.
• Aid in the Event and Transportation operations.
• Flexibility to work weekends.
• Perform essential duties in any emergencies such as hurricanes, public health emergencies, and/or any other university emergency closing. The employee is expected to be available to report to work as needed during university emergency closing with appropriate notification of a department administrator.
• Perform other related duties as required or as directed. The omission of a specific duty does not preclude the supervisor from assigning duties that are logically related to the position.

Job Category

Temporary

Desired Qualifications

• Bachelor's in business administration or accounting.
• Customer Service Experience.
• One (1) year of accounting/bookkeeping experience.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent and three (3) years of accounting/bookkeeping experience; OR an equivalent combination of relevant education and/or experience.

Work Schedule

8:30 AM to 5:00 PM

Advertised Salary

$16.00 per hour.

Pre-Employment Requirements

• Criminal Background Check
• Fingerprinting Check

Temporary Disclosure

As a temporary employee, you will not be eligible to participate in all employee benefit programs (e.g., paid leave, retirement, or tuition reimbursement).

Pay Transparency

Florida International University will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.

Notice of Non-Discrimination

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