Temporary Accounting Specialist, Department of Plant Sciences: UTIA

University of Tennessee • Knoxville, TN

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About The Position

This temporary position processes and reviews financial transactions for the Department of Plant Sciences. On the accounts payable side they process and serve as an IRIS Reviewer for procurement card activity, invoices, internal transfers, petty cash reimbursements, and other forms of University payment and establishing new vendors when necessary. On the accounts receivable side, they perform on line receipting, deposits, credit card processing, and sales tax reporting. This position works with faculty and staff for purchasing, serving as the procurement card authority, Market Place assistant, contract and purchase order creator. This position also supports faculty with sponsored projects. They validate the projects in Cayuse, monitor the spending, reconcile the ledgers monthly, forecast the spending, communicate with sponsored accounting any concerns or issues. This position serves as the lead for the equipment purchases, verification, and surplus. This position supervises term and student workers in the business office. This position will assume responsibility in the absence of the business manager.

Responsibilities

• Processes and reviews financial transactions
• Serves as an IRIS Reviewer for procurement card activity, invoices, internal transfers, petty cash reimbursements, and other forms of University payment
• Establishes new vendors when necessary
• Performs on line receipting, deposits, credit card processing, and sales tax reporting
• Works with faculty and staff for purchasing
• Serves as the procurement card authority
• Market Place assistant
• Contract and purchase order creator
• Supports faculty with sponsored projects
• Validates projects in Cayuse
• Monitors spending
• Reconciles ledgers monthly
• Forecasts spending
• Communicates with sponsored accounting any concerns or issues
• Serves as the lead for equipment purchases, verification, and surplus
• Supervises term and student workers in the business office
• Assumes responsibility in the absence of the business manager

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed