Financial Specialist Global School

United States — International Student Market

1.2M inbound students (2025) +3%

1. India 363K

2. China 266K

3. South Korea 42K

4. Canada 30K

5. Vietnam 26K

9 international branch campuses in United States

OVERVIEW Worcester Polytechnic Institute is seeking a Financial Specialist to support Global School fiscal operations in Worcester, MA. This role focuses on budgeting, tracking, and auditing, and maintaining compliant financial processes connected to study abroad and global project center activities. The position works closely with faculty program directors, campus partners, university offices, and GEO staff to support accurate and timely financial administration.

The Financial Specialist will contribute to the coordination and oversight of financial processes tied to international and abroad program activity. Responsibilities include supporting directors with budget development, processing billing and reimbursements, maintaining records, and assisting with administrative financial operations across multiple program areas.

• Support budgeting, tracking, and auditing activities for Global School project centers
• Work closely with GEO staff, faculty program directors, campus partners, and university offices
• Support more than 60 project center directors with financial processes
• Manage fiscal processes for study abroad programs
• Process international health insurance billing
• Coordinate travel arrangements and reimbursements
• Support Global School administrative fiscal operations
• Ensure accurate, timely, and compliant financial processes

• Experience supporting budgeting, tracking, and auditing activities
• Ability to work collaboratively with faculty program directors, campus partners, and university offices
• Knowledge of fiscal and financial processes
• Ability to maintain accurate financial records
• Experience coordinating reimbursements and billing processes
• Ability to support multiple directors and program operations
• Experience reviewing vendor contracts
• Strong organizational and administrative support skills WHY THIS ROLE MATTERS This position supports the financial foundation of study abroad and global program operations at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Accurate fiscal processes help directors, faculty, and university partners maintain compliant and effective program management while supporting students and international initiatives abroad. The role also contributes to operational consistency across a large network of project centers and global activities.
  
  Strong financial coordination helps institutions manage resources responsibly while supporting program continuity and administrative efficiency.