Accountant, Capital Assets and Debt

Wake Forest University; Winston-Salem (NC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Wake Forest University seeks a detail-oriented accounting professional to manage annual physical inventories of business assets and oversee capitalization and reporting in Workday. The role supports capital projects, debt portfolios, policy documentation, and cross‑campus collaboration to ensure accuracy and compliance with university procedures.

Responsibilities include asset data maintenance, reconciliations, training workshops, and process improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting preferred, or 3 to 5 years related work experience.
• Experience at an institution of higher education preferred.
• Experience with Workday Financial Management preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assists in accounting, administration, and reporting of capital projects and maintains strong working relationships across campus.
• Capitalize/expenses capital projects and capture data on newly created business assets.
• Maintain Construction in Process accounts, balance analysis, and roll forward.
• Manage inventory control including annual physical inventories of Business Assets across campus.
• Maintain and update Business Assets in ERP system with changes, adjustments, and deletions.
• Support debt portfolio operations and monthly reconciliations; assist with debt draws for capital projects.
• Develop and facilitate training workshops on financial project management and asset lifecycle events for end users.
• Provide campus end users with customer service and support within capital projects and business assets.
• Perform reconciliations of General Ledger accounts and document accounting policies.

Skills

Accounting principles

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Financial analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting

Tools

Workday Financial Management

Excel

Google Workspace

Job description

Job Description Summary

Responsible for annual physical business asset inventories and administration of business assets in Workday, record retention, and other related duties as assigned. Working under minimal supervision, manages the accurate and timely capitalization and accounting of business assets and plant fund, maintenance of Capital Projects including creation, modification and closure, training programs and customer service, audit support and assistance, and compliance with federal regulations/ agency requirements and University policies and procedures pertaining to inventory control, reporting, cost recovery, and accountability.

Job Description

Essential Functions:

• Assists in accounting, administration, and reporting of capital projects and maintains strong working relationships across campus
• Through collaboration with project managers, capitalizes/expenses capital projects including capture of data on newly created business assets
• Maintains Construction in Process account to include manual additions and expenses, balance analysis and roll forward.
• Manages inventory control including conducting annual physical inventories of Business Assets and creating strong relationships across campus to support the control process.
• Maintains and updates Business Assets in ERP system by entering changes, adjustments, and deletions as found during the physical inventory process or during asset lifecycle management
• Maintains day to day operations of debt portfolio including processing invoices and monthly reconciliations
• Assists with preparation of debt draws as they relate to capital project expenditures
• Develops and facilitates ongoing training workshops in the areas of financial project management and business asset lifecycle events for end users
• Communicates with the campus end users to provide customer service and support within capital projects and business assets
• Reconciles various General Ledger accounts
• Creates and maintains written accounting policies, procedures and system documentation
• Analyzes University business asset and capital project processes and suggests/implements improvements
• Performs other related duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting preferred, or 3 to 5 years related work experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Experience at an institution of higher education preferred. Experience with Workday Financial Management preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Knowledge and application of accounting principles and practices
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word), Proficiency in Google Workspace
• Ability to display keen attention to detail and deadlines
• Ability to analyze and interpret policy and procedural questions
• Ability to analyze and interpret financial data
• Ability to organize workflow and coordinate activities
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and ability to work effectively within a diverse campus community.
• Leadership skills that promote integrity, effective communication, and motivation of staff and colleagues.
• Ability to work positively in a demanding, fast-paced, team-oriented environment - both independently as well as collaboratively.
• Ability to handle sensitive information in a confidential manner.

Additional Job Description

This position is not eligible for sponsorship of non-immigrant or immigrant visa status through Wake Forest University. All eligible applicants are encouraged to apply.

Time Type Requirement

Full time

Note To Applicant

This position profile identifies the key responsibilities and expectations for performance. It cannot encompass all specific job tasks that an employee may be required to perform. Employees are required to follow any other job-related instructions and perform job-related duties as may be reasonably assigned by his/her supervisor. In order to provide a safe and productive learning and living community, Wake Forest University conducts background investigations and drug screens for all final staff candidates being considered for employment.

Equal Opportunity Statement

The University is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all qualified candidates to apply without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, disability and military or veteran status.

Accommodations for Applicants

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