Transportation Financial Specialist 2 - Greenbrier County

About the Department

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

The Transportation Financial Specialist 2 in this position reports to the District Nine Comptroller Office in Greenbrier County. The selected applicant performs full-performance highly specialized work under limited supervision.  Position requires the use of independent judgement in the interpretation and adaptation of policies and guidelines. Performs related work as required.

Pay Grade 14

Position Duties

• Identifies and corrects own routine posting errors
• Reconciliation of data and multiple funding types
• Classifies/codes according to a chart of accounts
• Performs complex reconciliations of large data and multiple funds
• Maintains accounting records; gathers data and prepares financial statements and reports from records maintained
• Contacts associates, administrators, and the general public to obtain information, discuss changes in documents, or resolve problems with accounts
• Performs difficult or complex accounting or financial support work in general accounting and payroll; reviews and reconciles varied reports, computer-generated materials, and related data
• Reviews and analyzes federal and state regulations and local provisions regarding salary and benefit issues
• Provides technical information and instruction regarding procedures and methods involved in processing payroll; interprets and explains rules and regulations involving payroll
• Analyzes and maintains annual and sick leave accruals
• Reconciles, prepares, and distributes all W-2 information, as well as any W-2 corrections as needed, in conjunction with the WV State Auditor's Office
• Works with approving, tracking, entering, and requesting information regarding employee benefits management
• Duties require knowledge of multiple tasks and procedures
• Travel may be required; therefore, a valid driver’s license is required
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• Operations require use of rules and guidelines that involve prior level of training
• Knowledge of basic mathematical computations
• Ability to independently carry out complex assignments
• 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
• Skilled in the use of a calculator
  
  

Other Qualifications

REQUIRED TRAINING/EDUCATION

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

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

• Two (2) years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience in accounting, bookkeeping, payroll, or related experience.
• Substitution: Successful completion of graduate coursework from a regionally accredited college or university may be substituted for the required experience through an established formula.

Promotional Only: Two (2) years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience as a Transportation Financial Specialist 1. 

Benefits

Annual Increment Pay    

Paid Vacation
 
Paid Holidays
 
Paid Sick Leave
 
Family Medical Leave
 
Leave Donation Program
 
Military Leave
 
Employee Education Reimbursement & Leave Program
 
Flexible Work Schedules

Training Opportunities
 
Promotion Opportunities
 
Public Employees’ Retirement System:

1. Employees enrolled in PERS Tier 1 contribute 4.5% of their gross salary.     The Employer contributes 9%.
2. Employees enrolled in PERS Tier 2 contribute 6.0% of their gross salary.  The Employer contributes 9%.

Agency Information

EmployerWest Virginia Department of Transportation (WV)Division West Virginia Department of Transportation Address 1900 Kanawha Blvd, East
Building 5, Room A-450
Charleston, West Virginia, 25305 Phone304-558-3111
Website https://transportation.wv.gov