Staff Accountant

University of St Thomas•Saint Paul, MN

14d•$60,000 - $74,800

About The Position

The University of St. Thomas is hiring a Staff Accountant within the Controller's Office. The position reconciles University depository and checking accounts, records investment transactions, manages fixed assets, approves journal vouchers on a rotating basis, and responds to departmental inquiries about budgets and accounts. It also serves as a point of contact for student organization advisors, officers, and Undergraduate Student Government personnel regarding student-funded club and organization accounts. The Staff Accountant assists the Accounting Manager, Assistant Controller, and Controller with special projects. The role includes reconciling bank accounts, investigating issues related to the Positive Pay fraud protection program, tracking and recording investment income and manager fees, and allocating earnings among endowment and quasi-endowment funds. Fixed-asset work includes maintaining Property, Plant and Equipment accounting, updating capital project accounts and location codes, setting up depreciation, monitoring building project funds to determine capitalization, approving capital expenses, and preparing audit schedules and reconciliations. The position also answers questions about account budgets, reports, and charges and helps Student Affairs and club advisors understand financial systems, procedures, and policies. The University describes its benefits program as competitive and comprehensive. Employment requires consent to and successful completion of a background screening.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or a related field.
Two years of professional accounting experience.
An equivalent combination of education and experience that provides comparable knowledge and skills may be substituted.

Responsibilities

Reconcile GCF and other bank accounts, including Payroll, Controlled Disbursement, SPS, and Wells Fargo accounts.
Investigate issues related to the Positive Pay fraud protection program.
Track and record endowment and other investment income and manager fees for investment assets.
Allocate investment earnings monthly among endowment and quasi-endowment funds.
Maintain accounting for Property, Plant and Equipment in accordance with established policies.
Update and change capital project accounts, organizations, funds, and location codes.
Set up assets for depreciation in accordance with established policies.
Monitor building project funds to determine whether assets should be capitalized or recorded as construction in progress.
Approve capital expenses through the purchasing department.
Prepare audit schedules and reconciliations.
Answer departmental questions about account budgets, reports, and charges.
Assist Student Affairs and club advisors in understanding financial systems, procedures, and policies.
Approve journal vouchers on a rotating basis with other Controller's Office staff.
Serve as a contact person for student organization advisors and officers and Undergraduate Student Government personnel regarding student-funded club and organization accounts.
Perform special projects assigned by the Assistant Controller, Controller, and Vice-President for Business Affairs.