Fiscal Specialist

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Title: Fiscal Specialist

Position Number: 78556

Hiring Unit: VP for Budget & Finance/Financial Mgt/Fiscal Services

Location: Manoa Campus

Date Posted: March 6, 2026

Closing Date: March 20, 2026; 11:59 PM HST

Salary: salary schedules and placement information

Additional Salary Information: PBA; minimum $4,458/mo.
PBB; minimum $5,434/mo.

Funding: General

Full Time/Part Time: Full Time

Temporary/Permanent: Permanent

• Pay Band A:
  • Serves as the functional analyst for the University’s Financial System with a broad range of responsibilities to appropriately support the systemwide application.
  • Conducts initial testing and coordinates complete and final testing with responsible central offices.
  • Performs assignments of average difficulty and complexity in the specialty area involving application of standard policies and regulations and widely accepted methods and practices.
  • Performs analysis, recommends solutions, coordinates with users and responsible central offices for resolution problems.
  • Recommends changes to work flow and internal processing in the responsible central office as it relates to utilization of the financial system.
  • Ensures that the processes and procedures are consistent with applicable Federal and State laws, rules, regulations, University policies and procedures, accounting principles, internal controls and appropriate business practices.
  • Develops work plans and timetables for project management.
  • Develops KFS procedures and detailed KFS User Guides to document system features.
  • Develops user documentation, frequently asked questions (FAQs), and/or training material and assists with training either on-site or centrally.
  • Provides user support on KFS related questions.
  • Assists with special studies and analyses in various areas of fiscal services and financial management.
  • Analyzes Kuali Financials releases for applicability, impact and implementation at UH.
  • Assists with developing reports and/or queries using business intelligence or reporting software such as Jasper Reports, iDashboards, etc.
  • Organizes and coordinates required activities with applicable systemwide Directors of Financial Management operations responsible for KFS component.
  • Communicates with a wide range of systemwide personnel (e.g. Directors, Fiscal Authorities, fiscal staff, central staff) to document issues and concerns.
  • Other Duties as Assigned.
• Pay Band B:
  • Plans, organizes, directs, controls and coordinates the development, implementation and maintenance of components of the Kuali Financial System (KFS), the official systemwide financial system of the University of Hawaii.
  • Serves as the functional analyst for KFS with a broad range of responsibilities to appropriately develop the systemwide application.
  • Ensures that the processes and procedures are consistent with applicable Federal and State laws, rules, regulations, University policies and procedures, accounting principles, internal controls and appropriate business practices.
  • Develops work plans and timetables for project management.
  • Conducts initial KFS testing and coordinates complete and final testing with responsible central offices.
  • Recommends changes to work flow and internal processing in the responsible central office as it relates to development of new component or modification of an existing component.
  • Coordinates security changes on user profiles for system access.
  • Performs fiscal functions for the Fiscal Services unit including purchasing, inventory, work orders, telecommunication requests, etc.
  • Performs analysis, recommends solutions and project direction, coordinates with users and responsible central offices for resolution of problems and determination of project direction.
  • Develops system specifications and coordinates system development and program modifications with technical staff to implement approved project direction.
  • Organizes and coordinates required activities with applicable systemwide Directors of Financial Management operations responsible for KFS component.
  • Develops and updates University Administrative Procedure Manual instructions and User Guides as required, relating to the KFS system administration, in coordination with the…