Budget Specialist, Workforce Solutions

Title: Budget Specialist, Workforce Solutions

Agency: Tidewater Community College

Location: Suffolk - 800

FLSA: Nonexempt

Hiring Range: $44,000 - $55,000, commensurate w/ experience.

Full Time or Part Time: Full Time

Additional Detail

Job Description:

Tidewater Community College has served South Hampton Roads - both students and employers - for 50 years. It has grown from 1 campus into a regional educational and economic force. TCC is the largest provider of higher education and workforce services in Hampton Roads, enrolling nearly 25,000 students in 2024-25. Founded in 1968 as a part of the Virginia Community College System, Tidewater Community College (TCC) services South Hampton Roads with 4 campuses in Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Virginia Beach, 7 regional centers and 2 important cultural institutions. The college had 3,399 graduates in 2024-2025, 40 percent of whom pursued degrees that would let them transfer to 4-year institutions. Of South Hampton Roads residents enrolled in higher education 33% enrolled at TCC. TCC's institutional accreditation is affirmed through 2027 by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.

The Workforce Budget Specialist will provide fiscal support to Workforce Solutions and report directly to the Workforce Operations Manager. This position provides fiscal support primarily through preparing and analyzing budget reports and tracking revenue, expenditures and balances for internal and external funds. This position provides program-level financial support by processing pay 14s, funding request forms, assisting with budget development for program managers and reviewing and approving funding for tuition, ensuring proper documentation and tracking. This position also maintains professional communication with students, vendors, faculty, and staff, and ensures secure transmission of financial documents.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Demonstrated ability to accurately analyze data and apply professional principles/standards for record keeping and accounting.
• Demonstrated knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and fund accounting to include budget/financial management practices and techniques
• Working knowledge of the principles and practices of budget formulation, evaluation & execution
• Skill at the advanced level using email, word processing, spreadsheet, database, and presentation software. Microsoft Office Suite preferred
• Ability to run queries in automated accounting system-Peoplesoft preferred
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing and apply appropriate customer service techniques, use sound judgment to resolve client -related issues
• Ability to organize, key, edit and accurately proof documents to maintain accurate records.
• Ability to work independently and as a part of a team to achieve department goals
• Ability to multitask; meet multiple deadlines at once
• Must be highly organized and detail oriented
• Must possess strong critical thinking skills and problem-solving skills
• Must be adaptable to changing priorities/needs of the division
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite in preparation of multiple types of correspondence, reports, databases, spreadsheets, client tracking/email, and routine office procedures
• Experience in high volume, fast-paced, multiple responsibilities, with strong attention to detail.

Additional Considerations:

• Experience using Peoplesoft and Modern Campus
• Experience in a higher education setting