Accountant Associate

University Of Michigan (The Regents @ Ann Arbor) • Ann Arbor, MI

333d • Hybrid

About The Position

This position manages the Accounting duties for the department area mainly, using the MPathways system. The Accountant Associate provides timely and accurate information to upper management to facilitate decision making in order to achieve the missions of the Golf Courses and Special Events. This position works closely with Athletics Business Office to ensure consistency with U-M and Athletics standard practices.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience is necessary.
• 3-5 years of professional experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to be detail oriented.
• Ability to coordinate and communicate accounting matters with other departments.
• Ability to work efficiently in a team environment.
• Demonstrated ability to organize and prioritize own workload and work independently in routine situations.
• Display ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
• Display ability to stay flexible, pursue the resolution of problems, work with complex and confidential information.
• Ability to take independent decisions on matters of significance, free from immediate direction, within the scope of the responsibilities.
• Knows and applies the fundamental concepts, practices and procedures of particular field of specialization.
• Working knowledge of business and computer applications such as MS Word, MS Excel, Power Point, and Google Workspace.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with MPathways system, UM Financial Data warehouse and Financial Operations.
• Knowledge of University accounting policies and procedures for financial transactions.
• Master's degree in related field.
• Working Knowledge of MS Project.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, post and verify journal entries.
• Verify and process invoices by creating requisitions through M-Pathways.
• Maintain Vendor contact for up-to-date billing.
• Update Expense Coding sheet for expenses.
• Make cash/check deposits. RFGC only.
• Monthly Deposit Reconciliation.
• Reconcile monthly PCard/Travel and Expense Reports in Chrome River as an expense delegate.
• Prepare Gift Processing Reports for the Matthaei & True Blood Donations for the 30000 Gift fund.
• Perform monthly reconciliation of monthly Statement of Activity (SOA) reports through eReconciliation.
• Generate monthly budget and actual reports for internal reporting, Fiscal year and Calendar year tracker reports.
• Create monthly or quarterly reports (as applicable) for journal entry verification, Concur, credit card refunds, monthly deposits, and fund balances.
• Prepare the internal proposed budget reports.
• Perform Internal Control Reports. Perform yearly Gap Analysis for Cash, check and credit card handling, Concur and gift processing for the golf courses and Special Events.
• Submit yearly Unrelated Business Income Tax (UBIT) information and work with the Business Office to answer any questions.
• Annual deferred revenue calculation and football and Weisfeld labor allocation and JE.
• Review and analyze all transactions for accuracy and appropriateness of expenditure.
• Collaborate with Golf Courses management for Season Pass process and tracking.
• Caretaker resident processing. Involved in job posting, communications, interview process, hiring, payroll for the Caretaker's Position.
• Assist with program evaluation by providing financial analysis and reporting as determined by Director, U-M Golf Courses.
• Temporary Payroll and Overtime.
• Spend Analysis.
• Caretaker Program.
• Grounds expenses.
• Monthly Income statement.
• OT Analysis and Controls.
• Policies and Procedures documentation.
• Internal Policies.
• External Policies (Season Pass etc).
• Knowledge Management Capture (Written down processes).
• Combined Reports for the Golf courses: Budget to Actuals reports, Cap Ex, Deferred Maintenance, M Dining, Football.
• Detailed revenue analysis reports for special events to include: Internal and External rental analysis, Pricing and programming rental analysis, Budget and tracking reports, Athletics Facility Tours breakdown and pricing analysis, Expense breakdown and appropriate transfer to facility/special event shortcodes.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Educational Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees