Finance & Administration Specialist

Finance & Administration Specialist

The University of Southern Mississippi is currently accepting applications for the position of Finance & Administration Specialist.

Position Details


Location
Hattiesburg


118 College Drive
Hattiesburg, Mississippi, 39406-0001
United States


Division
School of Social Sciences and Global Studies


Position Type
Staff


Employment Status
Full Time


Grant Funded
No


Pay Grade


E07

Posting Close Date
June 22, 2026


Special Instructions to Applicants
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in theUnited States on a full-time basis without the need for visa sponsorship. TheUniversity will not sponsor applicants for work visas (e.g., H-1B).

Job Summary
Coordinates financial, administrative, and grant activities, such as budget administration and control, recordkeeping, and project management in support of operations for SSGS faculty, staff and students. Supports SSGS Director and faculty in meeting the operational requirements of the School and coordinating specified administrative activities and reporting requirements. This position is essential as it is the first point of contact for anyone within the School, university community, and public.
PrimaryJob Duties and Responsibilities

1. Provide administrative support for the School faculty,staff, and students, including, but not limited to, event planning,calendar/scheduling and correspondence and acts as support for School toinclude, but not limited to , corresponsing with persons/institutions associatedwith or interested in School, preparing and sending necessary forms, maintainingappropriate files and working with School faculty, staff, students,university community, and public to ensure success; responsible formaintaining School's social media, website, and public relations documents forSchool.
2. Monitors, reconciles, and assists with fiscal administrationfor the School and School faculty, including but not limited to budgets, funding, grant proposalsand award management, contracts, payroll, employment, travel, and/orpurchasing. Assists Director in the preparation of annual budget requests to theUniversity.
3. Assists in administrative problem solving, program/project planning, development, and execution of School goals and objectives. Efforts may include researching information, compiling statistics, and gathering and computing various data; preparing special and/or one-time reports, summaries, or replies to inquires, selecting relevant data from a variety of sources.
4. Coordinates and completes necessary processes and forms to administer the hiring of School faculty, staff, student workers and graduate/teaching assistants. Remains in communication with Human Resources to ensure that new hires are onboarded appropriately.
5. Prepares and processes all requests for purchases and other expenditures from school accounts, which includes reviewing for availability of funds, communicating with vendors, transmitting approved requests to the appropriate university unit, and monitoring requests through to delivery for School and School faculty.
6. Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications Bachelor'sdegree from an accredited college or university and 2 years of relatedexperience; or Associate's degree from an accredited college or university and4 years of experience directly related to the duties and responsibilitiesspecified (directly related experience can be substituted for education on ayear for year basis).

Knowledge,Skills, and Abilities (KSA)

• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to gather data, compile information, and prepare and edit reports.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence in Microsoft Office.
• Knowledge of human resources concepts, practices, policies, and procedures.
• Ability to maintain cooperative relationships with colleagues.
• Ability to analyze and solve problems.
• Ability to train and supervise assigned student workers.
• Skill in organizing resources and establishing priorities.
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to exercise discretion, confidentiality and judgement in dealing with sensitive issues.
• Ability to make day-to-day operational decisions.
• Knowledge of computerized information systems used in financial and/or accounting applications.
• Ability to maintain and perform basic budgetary functions.
• Knowledge of general accounting principles

Preferred Qualifications Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in officeadministration, accounting, business administration, or finance.

About The University of Southern Mississippi
Since our founding in 1910, The University of SouthernMississippi has remained dedicated to preparingstudents for success. We deliver programs to more than 13,000 studentsin Hattiesburg and Long Beach, at teaching and research sites across theMississippi Gulf Coast, as well as online. Weare a community-engaged Carnegie R1 university, earning distinction as one ofthe nation's leading research institutions.

Southern Miss is known for pioneering work inpolymer science, ocean science, spectator sports safety and security, and bringinglanguage to children with communication disorders. We are also a nationalleader in a broad range of disciplines, including cybersecurity, hydrography,nutrition, aquaculture, kinesiology, and economic development, among others.


We produce graduates ready to enterfields that are leading the way in emerging technologies through programs suchas computer engineering, information technology, and ocean engineering. We're developing the next generation ofbusiness leaders, while also responding to critical workforce shortages byproducing skilled professionals in education and nursing. With a tradition ofexcellence in the arts, we are one of only 36 public institutions in the nationaccredited in four major areas of the arts. Home to the Golden Eagles, ourstudent-athletes compete in 17 NCAA Division I sports. With a culture marked by passion andpersistence, Southern Miss is delivering graduates who are ready for life. For more information, visit

The University of Southern Mississippi is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. EOE/VETS/DISABILITY.