Departmental Accountant

University of Arkansas System•Fayetteville, AR

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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

Performing a wide variety of fiscal-related tasks for the Food Science department.
Preparing and managing the annual departmental budget and ensures accounting transactions are reflected accurately.
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.
Completing special projects as assigned.
Managing 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.
Adhering to State, Federal and university fiscal regulations and guidelines.