Accountant

Auburn University; Auburn (AL); On-site; USD 44,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Auburn University, within the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Department, is seeking an Accountant to manage professional accounting duties, including financial statements, internal controls, and transactional integrity.

The position covers payroll-related tasks, post‑award financial analysis for contracts and grants, and collaboration with central departments to ensure adherence to GAAP and university policies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance or CPA recommended.
• CPA with 2+ years accounting services experience preferred.
• CPA with 4+ years accounting services experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Preparing and reviewing financial statements/reports and improving internal controls.
• Ensuring integrity of accounting information by recording, verifying, and consolidating transactions.
• Preparing asset, liability, revenue, and expenses entries and analyzing account information.
• Overseeing expense vouchers, invoices, requisitions, reimbursements, reconciliations, and budgets in line with policies.
• Determining GAAP-compliant handling of financial transactions and approving within limits.
• Preparing budget and department reports or ad hoc analyses.
• Identifying risks and areas for improvement to prevent errors.
• Reviewing and correcting errors in financial entries and reports.
• Maintaining communication with central departments on accounting information.
• Assisting faculty with post-award financial analysis related to contracts or grants.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

Financial reporting

Accounting software

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

CPA certification

Job description

Overview

The Samuel Ginn College of Engineering’s Mechanical Engineering Department is seeking anAccountant. This position performs professional accounting duties to control and document the handling of all funds within an assigned area. Responsibilities include preparing and reviewing financial statements/reports; making recommendations to improve internal controls, operating effectiveness and efficiency; and performing other responsibilities as assigned by supervisor. Ensures the integrity of accounting information by recording, verifying, consolidating, and entering transactions. Prepares and records asset, liability, revenue, and expenses entries by compiling and analyzing account information.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities include:

• Preparing and reviewing financial statements/reports; making recommendations to improve internal controls, operating effectiveness and efficiency; and performing other responsibilities as assigned by supervisor.
• Ensures the integrity of accounting information by recording, verifying, consolidating, and entering transactions.
• Prepares and records asset, liability, revenue, and expenses entries by compiling and analyzing account information.
• Prepares, reviews and oversees expense vouchers, invoices, purchase requisitions, reimbursement, reconciliations, projections/forecasting and other transaction for the department in compliance with approved budgets and University’s policies and procedures.
• Determines proper handling of financial transactions in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and approves within designated limits, policies or contracts.
• Prepares budget reports, department allocation reports or other specialized reports or analysis on a regular or ad hoc basis.
• Identify risks and areas in need of improvement to prevent mistakes.
• Reviews, investigates and corrects errors in financial entries, documents and reports.
• Maintains operational communication with various central departments concerning accounting and financial information.
• Will perform duties related to payroll, personnel actions or similar procedures. Will assist faculty with post award financial analysis related to contract or grants.

Qualifications

Level I ($43,600 – $69,760):

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, OR a Degree plus a CPA.

Level II ($49,050 – $78,480):

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, OR a Degree plus a CPA and 2 years of experience in accounting services.

Level III ($53,140 – $90,330):

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, OR a Degree plus a CPA and 4 years of experience in accounting services.

SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED FOR EXPERIENCE: Yes, When a candidate has the required education, but lacks the required experience, they may normally apply additional appropriate education toward the experience requirement, at a rate of one (1) year relevant education per year of required experience.

Contract Type

Continuing

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Posted Date

9/14/2026