Salary: See Position Description
Location : Honolulu, HI
Job Type: Full-Time Temporary
Job Number: 8
Department: University of Hawai'i at Manoa - College of Social Sciences - Dean's Office
Opening Date: 05/02/2025
Closing Date: 5/31/:59 PM Hawaii
Position Number T
Description Title: Admin & Fiscal Support Spec
Position Number: T
Hiring Unit: C OF SOC SCI, SOC SCI DEANS OFF, ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
Location: UH at Manoa
Date Posted: May 2, 2025
Closing Date: May 31, 2025
Band: A
Salary: salary schedules and placement information
Full Time/Part Time: Full-time
Month: 11-month
Temporary/Permanent: Temporary
Other Conditions: To begin approximately June 2025; continuation dependent on satisfactory performance, availability of funds, and program needs. Position is temporary with the possibility of conversion to permanent.
Duties and Responsibilities - Serves as a member of the Dean's Office providing administrative support and direction to the departments.
- Reviews and audits departments personnel documents, including but not limited to documents for hiring new faculty, lecturers, graduate assistants, visiting colleagues, ensuring compliance with applicable university policies and procedures.
- Gathers, develops and maintains reports for all funds, including General, Special, Revolving, Federal, etc. on a timely basis on budgets, allocations, encumbrances and expenditures for departments.
- Manages all phases of fiscal and budgetary needs for departments, including but not limited to tracking expenditures, procurement, processing payments and other fiscal documents.
- Prepares and reviews travel forms for compliance for federal, state and university rules and regulations.
- Maintains office files and documents for maintenance contracts, reports, procurement, inventory and other standard office records.
- Initiates procurement of equipment and supplies, including preparation of specifications and information for bid requests.
- Compiles and analyzes data and assists with the preparation of reports on instructional and research activities.
- Assists principal investigators in Departments with intramural and extramural grants (i.e., procurement, prepares fiscal documents, prepares budget reports.)
- Advises and assists in training staff and students in preparation of administrative and fiscal related documents, including but not limited to requisitions, purchase orders, travel requests/completion and other documents.
- Assists with college-wide functions as needed.
- Other duties as assigned.
Denotes Essential Function
Minimum Qualifications - Possession of a baccalaureate degree in Business Administration, Arts and Sciences, Education or related field and 0 year(s) of progressively responsible professional experience with responsibilities for business or program administration; or equivalent education/training or experience.
- Functional knowledge of principles, practices and techniques in business or program administration demonstrated by knowledge, understanding and ability to apply concepts, terminology.
- Functional knowledge and understanding of principles, theories, federal and state laws, rules, regulations and systems associated with business or program administration.
- Demonstrated ability to recognize problems, identify possible causes and resolve the full range problems that may commonly occur in the area of business or program administration.
- Demonstrated ability to understand oral and written documentation, write reports and procedures, and communicate effectively in a variety of situations.
- Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external organizations, groups, team members and individuals.
- Demonstrated ability to operate a personal computer and apply word processing software.
- Demonstrated ability to follow oral and written instructions.
- Demonstrated experience working with spreadsheet software, such as Excel.
Desirable Qualifications - Familiarity with UH fiscal, procurement and/or human resources processes.
To Apply: Click on the "Apply" button on the top right corner of the screen to complete an application and attach the following required documents:
- Cover letter indicating how you satisfy the minimum and desirable qualifications,
- Resume,
- Names and contact information for at least three professional references, and
- Official transcripts (copies accepted, however official transcripts will be required upon hire).
Failure to submit all required documents shall deem an application to be incomplete. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Inquiries: Deirdre Nakamura;
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