Senior Accountant I - Remote US

Job Description

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This role is open to CONUS, AK and HI, but SC is specifically an excluded location.

With general supervision, provide complex professional accounting and financial analysis for the National University. Complete assignments performing accruals, prepaid and amortizations, journal entries, account reconciliation and analysis, fixed assets processing and reporting, grant accounting, lease and cash management, property and sales tax filings. May also serve as back-up for other accountants within the department as well as the direct manager.

Essential Functions

Analyzes financial statement accounts, identifies unusual trends or erroneous entries and verifies accuracy of transactions and balances.

Develops, evaluates and implements business process improvements and innovative or alternative solutions, procedures and accounting policies to streamline, sustain and strengthen internal controls for month-end close and other finance assignments, including researching workflow process from general ledger to subledgers and systems. Provide advice and options on the best way to automate processes in the system

Work closely with Finance and Accounting leaders to identify and recommend improvements to maximize value and efficiency of Workday Financials

Analyzes property leases for compliance with the latest lease accounting standards and ensures proper financial statement representation. Reviews and submits monthly lease payments for properties.

Maintains fixed assets management subsystem. Reviews for compliance with internal asset classification rules, process depreciation and reconciliation to the General Ledger (GL).

Collaborates with the Office of Sponsored Research to assist with budget submission on grant proposals. Ensures awarded grants follow Federal OMB guidelines and any regulations required by funding agencies. Prepares and analyzes monthly and quarterly reports for internal and external agencies.

Creates schedules and provides information for year-end audit and tax returns.

Assists in preparation of Federal, State and local tax filings as well as sales and use taxes and property tax exemption and business property tax filings.

Participates in the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and other system upgrades and conversions

Other duties as assigned.

Auto req ID

426102BR

Minimum Education Required

Bachelors

Job_Category

Accounting

Additional Qualifications/Responsibilities

Education & Experience:

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and/or Accounting or related field, required; Master’s degree, preferred; and, three (3) years’ experience in accounting within a large non-profit or corporate office; or, equivalent combination of education and experience.

Competencies/Technical/Functional Skills

Advanced knowledge of Workday Financials required

Ability to participate as an active team member of the Business Unit, Department and University to work toward a common goal. Contributes fully to the team effort and plays an integral part in the smooth running of teams without necessarily taking the lead.

Accepts personal accountability, proactively seeks resolution for personal limitations head-on; and supports honesty and respect towards others, the company and oneself.

Actively seeks to influence, build effective relationships and gain alignment with peers, functional partners and/or external partners to accomplish business objectives.

Develops new insights into situations; questions conventional approaches; encourages new ideas and innovations; designs and implements new or cutting-edge programs/processes. Ability to generate and/or recognize imaginative or creative solutions that generate successful outcomes.

Thorough knowledge of fund accounting principles, processes and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), as well as, University policies, process and procedures regarding financial transactions; including GL analysis and month-end and year-end closing processes.

Strong planning and organizational skills and follow through with an ability to work in a fast-paced environment with multiple deadlines and frequently changing priorities. Good follow-up and follow-through to ensure deliverables.

Proficient in prioritizing work to meet deadlines, and multi-task while maintaining flexibility in the work environment in accordance to the organization’s values.

Intermediate use of computers and Microsoft Office Suite Applications such as Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook with advanced excel skills including VLOOKUP’s and Pivot Tables.

Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to effectively communicate with a wide range of individual of constituencies in a diverse community. Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing while providing excellent customer service.

Work independently and foster a cooperative spirit within a large and/or small team of diverse cultures across the organization and within all levels.

Travel: No Travel Required

Annual Salary: $50,790.00 - $68,570.00

City*

United States

State*

N/A

Job Code

Education Educational and Training Services

Affiliate Sponsor

National University