Financial Specialist

Salary: $40,176–$48,156/year, depending upon qualifications and experience.

Job Description: Individual is responsible for the department purchasing program. Duties include:

• Working with local offices to facilitate the purchasing process
• Ensuring bids are solicited when required
• Assigning purchase order numbers in accordance with guidelines and maintaining accurate records of all department purchases
• Contacting vendors to gain knowledge of products and resolve contractual problems
• Consulting vendors to clarify contract or purchasing-related issues
• Maintaining inventory records and conducting physical counts or inventories of supplies to ensure accountability
• Processing purchases and distributing and tracking inventory related to IT purchases
• Coordinating county lease agreements and organizing office moves
• Assisting with the administration of the purchase card programs
• Other financial duties as assigned

Successful candidate will have:

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Strong organizational and attention-to-detail skills
• Ability to work independently
• Good written and oral communication skills

Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree with specialization in business administration, accounting, or closely related fields. Progressively responsible work experience in closely related areas may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for education requirements. Experience with State of Missouri purchasing processes is a plus.