Accountant, Finance Operations & Analytics
About the role
The Finance Office is seeking a collaborative, analytical, and customer-focused accounting professional to join our team. This Accountant position plays a critical role in maintaining the integrity of the University's financial operations while helping departments navigate accounting processes, financial reporting, and enterprise financial systems. This position serves as a trusted financial partner to stakeholders across campus by performing professional accounting and financial operations functions. Primary responsibilities include financial reconciliations, analyzing financial data, financial reporting, chartfield administration, journal entry review, payroll suspense monitoring, stakeholder consultation, support of month-end and year-end close activities, and improving accounting processes. This role offers an opportunity to work with enterprise systems, large financial datasets, and cross-functional business partners while contributing to operational excellence and continuous improvement initiatives. This role requires strong analytical skills, attention to detail, customer service, and the ability to identify opportunities for improving financial processes and operational efficiencies.
Responsibilities
- Perform comprehensive reconciliations of university bank accounts, clearing accounts, and related financial records to ensure accuracy and compliance.
- Analyze financial transactions, identify discrepancies, investigate variances, and implement corrective actions as needed.
- Reconcile student-related financial activity, including wire transfers, returned checks, and demand warrant transactions to supporting subsystems and the general ledger.
- Review journal entries for compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), university policies, and established accounting standards.
- Prepare recurring and ad hoc financial reports to support operational and financial decision-making.
- Review and process chartfield setup and maintenance requests in compliance with university policies and fund accounting requirements.