Accountant II - 005275

About the role

The University of South Alabama’s Academic Affairs Office is seeking to hire an Accountant II.

Responsibilities

• Performs various accounting functions for the Office of Academic Affairs.
• Serves as the contact person for general accounting questions for units reporting to the Division of Academic Affairs.
• Maintains financial records of assigned activities.
• Reviews personnel paperwork for accuracy to include EPAFs and PAs and works with departments to correct any errors.
• Runs processes and reports in Banner related to paying part-time faculty (FLAC) and communicates with colleges to correct errors.
• Reviews and approves requests for changes to the chart of accounts for the Division of Academic Affairs.
• Affords assistance in monitoring departmental emails daily to distribute, follow-up, and ensure that documents are processed timely and correctly.
• Reviews transfer requests.
• Reviews payments and transactions in Concur Payment System.
• Prepares routine and special journal entries as needed.
• Affords assistance in financial analysis as directed by management including pulling data and preparing summaries from appropriate reporting systems, as well as balancing and reconciliation.
• Periodically provides training to support staff in units reporting to the Division of Academic Affairs.
• Affords assistance in maintaining and closing out departmental budgets.
• Meets with financial support staff as needed.
• Communicates in person, on the phone, and by email.

Requirements

• Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in accounting from an accredited institution as approved and accepted by the University of South Alabama and two years of professional accounting experience. A master’s degree in accounting may be substituted for one year of the required experience.

Qualifications

• Preferred Qualifications: Not specified.

Skills

• Not specified.

Benefits

• Not specified.

Pay

• Not specified.

Schedule

• Full-time.