Accountant II: Office of Budget & Finance - UTK
About The Position
The Accountant II performs a variety of independent, specialized accounting and business support functions for the Office of Budget and Finance. This position serves as the lead for recharge activities and recharge rate approval process, billing sponsored projects for certain internal recoveries, in the development of a financial data analytics strategy for campus scholarship and procurement card spend as well as other areas as identified. Key responsibilities also include assisting with the annual year-end close process, invoicing and reporting of research-related costs, coordinating and reporting of special projects for the University of Tennessee Knoxville (UTK) and the University of Tennessee Space Institute (UTSI), including the on-going requirements of several GASB reporting changes and the related new system-wide reporting requirements imposed by the State of Tennessee. Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously, meet tight deadlines, effectively prioritize competing responsibilities and evaluate, document and implement solutions from established options and procedures are a must. The position requires interaction with many academic and financial areas across the campus to gather, analyze, and verify information.
Requirements
- Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
- Meet tight deadlines
- Effectively prioritize competing responsibilities
- Evaluate, document and implement solutions from established options and procedures
Responsibilities
- Lead for recharge activities and recharge rate approval process
- Billing sponsored projects for certain internal recoveries
- Development of a financial data analytics strategy for campus scholarship and procurement card spend
- Assisting with the annual year-end close process
- Invoicing and reporting of research-related costs
- Coordinating and reporting of special projects for the University of Tennessee Knoxville (UTK) and the University of Tennessee Space Institute (UTSI)
- Managing multiple tasks simultaneously
- Meeting tight deadlines
- Effectively prioritizing competing responsibilities
- Evaluating, documenting and implementing solutions from established options and procedures
- Gathering, analyzing, and verifying information
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
