Fiscal Technician

Department: Col of Humanities and Soc Science

Classification: Admin Office Specialist 3

Job Category: Classified Staff

Job Type: Full-Time

Work Schedule: Full-time (1.0 FTE, 40 hrs/wk)

Location: Fairfax, VA

Workplace Type: On Site Required

Sponsorship Eligibility: Not eligible for visa sponsorship

Pay Band: 03

Salary: Salary commensurate with education and experience

Criminal Background Check: Yes

About the Department:

The Psychology Department advances the understanding of behavior and its determinants, and educates our students in the methods and knowledge of the discipline. To this end, we support a broad, high-quality undergraduate curriculum; attract and train excellent graduate students; attract and support faculty who excel in teaching and scholarship. A hallmark of this department is the integration of scholarship and practice; we support application of advances in Psychology to the individual and common good. Provide support for students and faculty so university and department degree program and operational objectives are met. Interact in a pleasant, supportive manner with other staff, faculty, students, and university agencies as well as general public.

About the Position:

This position provides fiscal support for Psychology faculty as well as graduate students in all administrative aspects of department and research funding. This includes maintaining compliance with university, state, department and sponsors' procedures and regulations.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for all departmental and grant related purchasing activity via PCard or P.O, and reconciling all such activity;
• Processes JV's and revenue transactions as required;
• Responsible for the processing of all departmental and grant related fiscal transactions of petty cash and participant payments via PCard;
• Makes all travel arrangements for faculty, students, prospective faculty and prospective students as required;
• Processes travel pre-approvals and reimbursements;
• Provides training of faculty and graduate students on fiscal transactions;
• Serves as the point person for all activities in conjunction student scholarships;
• Serves as the activities include evaluation committee set up, call for applications, application tracking and organization for review, and processing and tracking of funding; and
• Helps coordinates scholarships; we provide a variety of student scholarships at all levels including undergraduate, masters and Phd. 

Required Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent;
• Previous fiscal experience;
• Demonstrated experience collaborating as part of a team;
• Proven track record of prioritizing simultaneous, competing priorities independently;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
• Excellent organizational skills;
• Excellent interpersonal skills and team player;
• Ability to understand budgets and fiscal transactions;
• Ability to be self-directed and self-motivated; and
• Ability to multi-task.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in related field;
• Previous experience with travel reservations;
• Previous experience with purchasing;
• Previous experience with reconciliations;
• Solid numeric abilities;
• Knowledge of reconciliation processes;
• Knowledge of purchasing; and
• Knowledge of Travel.

Instructions to Applicants: 

For full consideration, applicants must apply for Fiscal Technician at https://jobs.gmu.edu/. Complete and submit the online application to include three professional references with contact information, and provide a Cover Letter/Letter of Intent with Resume for review.

Posting Open Date: August 15, 2025

For Full Consideration, Apply by:  August 29, 2025

Open Until Filled:  Yes