Grant Accountant I

Position Overview

This position will apply professional financial concepts and techniques dedicated to developing, implementing, testing and evaluating accounting procedures and policies in the General Accounting Department of the Controller's Office. This position provides accounting support and assistance to Accounts Payable, Perkins/Nursing Loan activities and the accounting for university revenues by analyzing transactions within the multi-fund system of accounting encompassing current funds, unrestricted and restricted, student loan funds, endowment funds, plant funds, and agency funds.

Essential Duties and Functions

Responsible for the development and review of complex financial and account reporting requirements, including preparation of monthly and annual financial statements.

Provides analyses of financial data needed in fiscal and budgetary planning.

Responsible for the development, review and accounting reporting of the Institution's Endowment on a monthly basis, schedules include, market value, unit value and income distributions.

Performs the analysis and reconciliation of general ledgers and bank statements on a monthly basis and prepare required reporting adjusting entries.

Responsible for accounting and maintaining the fixed asset system including additions and disposals; maintaining asset and depreciation reports and reconciliations.

Prepares monthly reconciliations of the student account receivable subsidiary ledger to general ledger and monthly aging reports.

Responsible for the preparation of "end of month", quarterly, and annual reporting as required for receivable accounts.

Prepares reports and debtor files for accounts that are determined uncollectible.

Prepares monthly analysis and reconciliation of the subsidiary ledger established for recording expenses for commissions paid to outside collection agencies.

Prepares monthly reports showing delinquency percentages, number of accounts delinquent, dollar value of delinquent accounts all detailed by category.

Responsible for establishing performance goals for outside collection agencies.

Monitors the recovery performance of both internal and contractual recovery efforts to prepare statistical information as required.

Refers uncollectible accounts to Bursar and recommend assignment to outside agencies or write-off.

Records the monthly accounting entries of the loan programs.

Reconciles the differences with ACS.

Transmits check file via the One Net Check Services daily.

Reviews exceptions, investigate exceptions and determine action for the positive pay check transmission.

Performs all required research related to payments and charges on student accounts to resolve balance disputes.

Assists in monthly and year end closing of the accounting records.

Assists as required during registration periods.

Provides support to the year-end audit.

Responsible for maintaining policies and procedures for area of specialty

Responsible for design and delivery of various specialized projects.

Performs all other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Experience

3-5 years responsible, professional experience that can attest to a comprehensive knowledge of broad-based financial accounting functions. Not-for-profit experience and CPA highly desirable. A strong knowledge of not-for-profit accounting, including related financial accounting standards. Demonstrates knowledge/experience of systems applications relating to financial accounting.

Supervision:

This role has no supervisory responsibility.

Certifications, licenses and registration. None required.

Competencies:

Language and communication

Ability to read, analyzes, and interprets governmental regulations, professional and business periodicals.

Ability to write reports, business correspondences and procedure manuals.

Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from designated groups.

Mathematics

Ability to work with mathematical concepts. Apply to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical solution

Reasoning Ability

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in a various format.

Work environment:

The work environment described here are representative of working conditions an employee may encounter while performing the essential duties and functions. The noise level in the work environments is usually moderate. There are repetitive movements (typing, assembly operations, etc.) and prolonged sitting or standing in one position (without choice) in closed environment.

Concentrated visual, auditory or other forms of sensory attention.