Accountant (Open Rank, Entry to Senior)

University of Colorado•Aurora, CO

22h•Hybrid

About The Position

This Accountant position performs accounting and financial functions in the Finance Office. Primary responsibilities include reconciling bank accounts, reviewing and processing chartfield setup requests, reviewing journal entries submitted by departments, monitoring and cleaning up campus payroll suspense accounts, identifying and correcting abnormal balances in financial statements, preparing financial reports, providing customer services related to accounting or finance issues to departments and assisting with month-end and year-end closing tasks.

Requirements

A bachelor’s degree in business administration, business, finance, accounting, or a directly related field from an accredited institution with 24 semester hours in accounting or auditing is required.
At least one (1) year of professional accounting experience (Intermediate Professional Level).
At least two (2) years of professional accounting experience (Senior Professional Level).
Applicants must meet minimum qualifications at the time of hire.
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without requiring sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience at a Higher Education Institution or State of Colorado Agency with knowledge of university administrative and fiscal policies and procedures.
Experience with University of Colorado systems, reporting, finance, and PeopleSoft System financial module.
Ability to communicate effectively, both in writing and orally.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees at all levels throughout the institution.
Outstanding customer service skills.
Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and governmental accounting standard pronouncements.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and the ability to learn and experiment with new software and systems.
Ability to follow standard written procedures in order to perform the duties.
Problem-solving and analytical skills in financial reconciliations.
Ability to prioritize tasks to meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

Reconcile bank and campus clearing accounts including analyzing data, investigating discrepancies, and correcting errors.
Reconcile student transactions from wire payments, returned checks, and demand warrant batches to corresponding records in the sub-system and to its corresponding entries in general ledger.
Follow up with stakeholders such as Bursar’s Office and department fiscal staff for variances and outstanding reconciling items.
Review journal entries based on generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and university guidelines.
Assist departments with issues of journal entries and financial reports.
Generate and prepare financial reports as assigned.
Review chartfield requests from departments and set up chartfield in finance system.
Monitor campus payroll suspense account and follow up with departments to clear outstanding balances.
Interpret, analyze, evaluate, and investigate financial data or transactions.