Departmental Accountant

University of Arkansas System•Fayetteville, AR

16d

About The Position

The Departmental Accountant will be responsible for performing a wide variety of fiscal-related tasks for the Food Science department. This position prepares and manages the annual departmental budget and ensures accounting transactions are reflected accurately. The position's other primary fiscal job duties include, but are not limited to: providing worktag/account balances to faculty and staff, managing grant accounts and collaborating with faculty to closeout in a timely manner, preparing monthly accounting reports, entering payroll distributions and adjustments, providing tuition waiver information to central finance, assisting faculty with travel tasks such as entering spend authorizations/travel authorizations and expense reports, and completing special projects as assigned. This position manages a direct report that assists with fiscal tasks including but not limited to, creating and submitting purchase requisitions, paying invoices and completing receipts in Workday, clearing departmental PCard expenses and managing fleet vehicle internal chargebacks. This position adheres to State, Federal and university fiscal regulations and guidelines.

Requirements

A bachelor’s degree in accounting or in a related field
Strong working knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite, including Excel, Word, Teams, OneDrive, and PowerPoint
Proficiency in enterprise software used to manage accounting functions
Strong managerial, communication (written and oral), and organizational skills
Ability to provide guidance and technical assistance to institution management, faculty and staff

Nice To Haves

2 years of supervisory experience
Proficient in Microsoft Excel
The ability to analyze data and prepare financial reports
The ability to interpret and apply the provisions of laws, rules, or policies to specific situations

Responsibilities

Prepares and manages the annual departmental budget
Ensures accounting transactions are reflected accurately
Provides worktag/account balances to faculty and staff
Manages grant accounts and collaborating with faculty to closeout in a timely manner
Prepares monthly accounting reports
Enters payroll distributions and adjustments
Provides tuition waiver information to central finance
Assists faculty with travel tasks such as entering spend authorizations/travel authorizations and expense reports
Completes special projects as assigned
Manages a direct report that assists with fiscal tasks including but not limited to, creating and submitting purchase requisitions, paying invoices and completing receipts in Workday, clearing departmental PCard expenses and managing fleet vehicle internal chargebacks
Adheres to State, Federal and university fiscal regulations and guidelines