As the Financial Service Specialist of the Cluster, this role is the primary contact for faculty and students with questions relating to accounts, awards, and contracts. Primary responsibilities include month-end reconciliation, providing support as the central knowledge base for university financial policy and procedure questions, and maintaining systems to track ongoing balances in each department’s chart of accounts from appropriations to fiscal close. The position is the Front Office Coordinator and serves as the lead to the student assistant staff.  This role is partially responsible for monitoring commitments and resolving discrepancies created by payroll/personnel appointments affecting departmental ledgers. In addition, the position also serves as a fiscal officer delegate on behalf of the Business Office Manager.