Lead Asset Accountant

University of Colorado•Aurora, CO

22h•$64,336 - $75,624•Hybrid

About The Position

This Lead Asset Accountant position exists to assist the Business Analysis & Reporting unit specifically with capital asset and financed purchases accounting. This position will serve as a work lead by providing expert level guidance and direction to other team members and will supervise a Finance and Accounting professional and a student worker. The Business Analysis & Reporting unit within Financial Services is responsible for cost accounting, pooled interest earnings (PIE), long-term assets and liabilities, space functionalization, and State reporting. This exciting opportunity gives you the chance to: Participate in professional development opportunities to grow your career. Build relationships with other departmental staff, focused on understanding needs along with opportunities for improving processes. Partner with other financial staff in developing key financial performance tools and share them with departmental stakeholders. Participate in a complex organization involving sponsored research, instruction, clinical functions. Become part of a department where inclusiveness and culture are valued. We are looking for someone with… positive energy, motivation, vision, and a desire for continuous learning, a strategic mind-set and forward-thinking, a belief that strong relationships are key to success, a can-do attitude, a focus on providing solutions based on the requirements and necessary outcomes of those whom we serve.

Requirements

A bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business, business administration or a directly related field from an accredited institution with 24 semester hours in accounting or auditing.
Substitution: A combination of education and related technical/military/paraprofessional experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree on a year for year basis.
Three years of professional level accounting or finance experience.
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without requiring sponsorship. We are unable to provide work visa sponsorship or employment authorization for this position now or in the future.

Nice To Haves

Experience that includes analyzing data, determining its meaning and how it fits together in order to determine a course of action.
Experience with the administration and culture of an academic research institution.
Leadership experience within a management role or position.
Working knowledge of accounting theories, principles, and practices of a university plant and reserve fund, government property, capital acquisitions, transfers, and disposal of assets as set forth by applicable authoritative organizations and agencies.
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.
Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and Government Accounting Standard Board.
Outstanding customer service skills.
Ability to keep an open mind for improving existing processes and procedures.
Ability to plan, organize, and meet deadlines, work under pressure, and organize multiple projects or tasks. Able to follow through with ideas and commitments with limited supervision.
Ability to work with a large database including writing and modifying queries, creating tables, and importing and exporting data.
Ability to set and prioritize workload, identify short- and long-term goals and develop strategies to meet expectations.

Responsibilities

Manage and perform the collection and data maintenance of capital assets including land, improvements, buildings, equipment, capital software, capital gift-in-kind, library materials, and collections in the PeopleSoft Asset Management system (PSAM).
Ensure capital assets are recorded in the general ledger and depreciated according to GAAP.
Oversee the capital asset tagging process.
Oversee and reconcile journal entries for items related to additions, disposals, corrections and depreciation based on the analysis of the PSAM system and related general ledger financial data.
Coordinate and oversee biennial inventory of capital equipment.
Ensure established university policies are followed for Capital Assets and Government Property.
Oversee various processes of disposing, transferring in/out, and trading in/out for capital assets.
Create, maintain, and lead trainings related to capital assets and government property for Pre/Post Award, Campus Departments, and Principal Investigators.
Ensure that financed purchases are recorded in the general ledger and capitalized according to GAAP.
Maintain Financed Purchases tracking spreadsheet and process journal entries as necessary.
Reconcile Financed Purchases tracking spreadsheet to the general ledger.
Serve as work lead over the entry level accountant and/or student worker/s.
Responsible for assisting with fiscal year-end closing tasks, writing and/or reviewing procedures as necessary and making recommendations for new procedures and/or improvements.
Perform other duties as assigned or required.