Transportation Financial Specialist Senior - Kanawha County

**Disclaimer-if the position is filled after July 1, 2026, then the job opportunity will not be in the classified service **

• Classifies/codes a variety of transactions that require considerable knowledge
• Review and approve financial documents in wvOASIS
• Complex reconciliations, transfers funds, and balances multiple accounts
• Examines accounting records to assure adherence to accounting laws and regulations; verifies calculations and ensures accuracy and validity of transactions
• Prepares and illustrates specialized statements and reports that reflect the relationships among accounts, and which require steady searching and analysis
• Makes complex journal entries and other transactions that require the use of specialized accounting procedures
• Assists supervisor in preparing budget by compiling data, preparing summaries and requests, and/or developing cost projections
• Contact associates and administrators to resolve problems with more complex accounts
• Makes recommendations on the development or revision of agency policies and procedures
• May assign account/department codes
• Train, lead, and/or review the work of subordinate staff
• Leads others with difficult and/or complex financial work in general accounting and payroll
• Creates and interprets varied reports, computer-generated materials, and related data
• Advises agencies on federal and state regulations and local provisions regarding salary and benefit issues
• Advises agencies and develops instructions regarding procedures and methods involved in processing payroll; interprets and explains rules and regulations involving payroll
• Approves annual and sick leave accrual changes when necessary in the human resources/payroll system
• Travel may be required; therefore, a valid driver’s license is required
  
  

• Knowledge of account laws and regulations of agency
• Knowledge of the basic mathematical computations
• Knowledge of automated computer systems
• Ability to detect and correct errors in arithmetic or to refer to proper source for correction
• Ability to gather and compile data for use in financial reports
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others
  
  

REQUIRED TRAINING/EDUCATION

• Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university.
• Substitution: Experience in accounting, bookkeeping, budget, or business experience may substitute for the required training/education through an established formula.

• Four (4) years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid accounting, bookkeeping, budget, or business experience.
• Substitution: Successful completion of graduate coursework from a regionally accredited college or university may substitute for two (2) years of the required experience through an established formula.