Job Responsibilities:
- Financial Analysis and Reporting: Analyzes and synthesizes information and designs and creates accurate and timely reports that add value to the management of University operations. Advises and applies GAAP to specialized areas to properly report out on financial conditions. Designs financial reporting to meet the compliance needs of internal and external users. Extracts and consolidates data from multiple sources.
- Financial Methods & Systems: Contributes to the planning and improvement of practices, processes, and systems. Collaborates with all levels of internal and external contacts to carry out department goals. Provides a high level of service that cultivates and maintains strong working relationships and effectively communicates information; takes ownership and accountability for timeliness, accuracy, and relationship management.
- Accounting and Reconciliation: Accurately records enterprise or subsystem transactions and verifies other entries are recorded correctly to ensure accuracy of balance sheets, income statements, and other financial activities. Performs complex multi-system reconciliations; navigates through multiple complex systems and reporting tools to independently investigate and resolve routine and non-routine discrepancies. Applies and adjusts entries to the general ledger or subsystems and ensures adherence to GAAP, regulatory requirements, and financial reporting considerations. Communicates effectively at all levels and applies sound judgment when handling sensitive information.
- Strategic Resource: Translates department finance goals into objectives. Identifies and raises potential financial opportunities, issues, risks, ideas, and solutions. Identifies the appropriate stakeholders to include in consultations, communications, approvals, or buy-ins for designing and implementing changes.
- Compliance and Risk Management: Establishes, implements, and/or maintains strong internal controls in areas of assigned responsibility to provide reasonable assurance of effective and appropriate resource use, accurate financial information, and adherence to contractual obligations and agreements, policies, procedures, and external regulatory requirements.
- Mentorship: Mentors, leads, and/or supervises staff.
- Other Duties: May perform other duties as assigned.
Required Skills:
- Demonstrated in-depth working knowledge of reconciliations.
- A proven capability to handle multiple priorities with the ability to delegate responsibilities.
- Demonstrated application of financial, accounting, and internal control concepts with the ability to identify opportunities for improvements, efficiencies, and effectiveness of payroll processes, procedures, and policies.
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to see the big picture while remaining attentive to detail.
- Strong analytical skills with a capability to recommend and identify ways to resolve issues.
Work Week:
Standard (M-F equal number of hours per day)
Position Title:
Accountant 3
University Job Title:
Payroll Financial Analyst
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business, Economics or Finance and four years of related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Demonstrated application of financial, accounting, and economic concepts.
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