Accountant

University of Oklahoma • Oklahoma City, OK

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About The Position

Provides a department or college with accounting services such as account reconciliation, statement preparation, account monitoring, data maintenance, report preparation, technical assistance, financial assistance, budget assistance, quality assurance, and payroll coordination.

Requirements

• Bachelor's of Science or Bachelor's of Arts Degree and a minimum of 18 hours of accounting coursework.
• Knowledge of Accounting principles, practices, methods, and terminology
• Computer skills in MS Office, accounting software and databases
• Ability to choose the right mathematical method or formula to solve a problem
• Ability to collect and organize accounting data, interpret the significance, and prepare accurate financial reports
• Ability to solve accounting and related financial problems
• Ability to set priorities and meet deadlines
• Ability to handle stressful situations
• Excellent organizational, problem-solving, project management and communication skills

Responsibilities

• Reconciles accounts.
• Produces statements of financial activity based upon monthly departmental business that can include section financials, consolidated department financials, cash flow analysis, etc.
• Monitors departmental accounts, accounts payable transactions, spending activity, etc.
• Prepares cost and budget transfers.
• Prepares and enters requisitions and invoices into PeopleSoft for payment.
• Prepares the daily deposit of departmental receipts.
• Initiates cost transfers between various departments and service units.
• Maintains department¿s financial records, budget information, and other forms of data.
• Tracks payments, receipts, transactions, internal and external contracts, agreements, etc.
• Prepares financial reports to document activity, substantiate transactions, report findings, etc.
• Provides assistance to departments across campus, principal investigators, vendors, and other staff in analyzing and maintaining appropriate funds for salaries, expenditures, etc.
• Performs financial analyses for report preparation, to improve departmental accounting procedures, at the request of department head, etc.
• Analyzes terms of contracts to ensure compliance.
• Assists in the annual preparation of the budget.
• Ensures the quality of data.
• Acts as the payroll coordinator or backup payroll coordinator for the department or college.
• Performs various duties as needed to successfully fulfill the function of the position.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level