Accountant III

• Maintains accounts in a major business area, including table maintenance, submission, reconciliation of data, account reviews and corrections.
• Ensures that all system-related transactions are made in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and federal, state, university and NACUBO guidelines.
• Researches complex issues and transactions and responds to customer accounting inquiries that cannot be resolved by junior staff.
• Assists college/department business administrators with questions relating to the accounting activity.
• Conducts contract compliance review to ensure adherence to terms and conditions of agreements.
• Provides research information for special projects, reviews financial transactions, and resolves issues relating to reports to state and/or federal agencies.
• Serves as mentor to new employees and coordinates office activities in the manager’s absence.
• Reviews departmental accounting practices to ensure compliance with guidelines; conducts review of department cash handling practices; conducts reviews of cash incident reports; follows up on cash deposit discrepancies; and recommends corrections and best practices.
• Performs other job-related duties as required.

EEO/AA

• Degree in Accounting or related field
• Pervious higher education or government entity experience
• Experience in Endowment Accounting a plus
• Knowledge of PeopleSoft and ERP systems a plus