Accountant II (Division of Advancement) - (497258 )

University of Houston; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Houston in Houston, TX is seeking a professional accounting specialist within the BusinessOperations department to maintain major business area accounting and prepare journal entries, reconciliations, and financial reports.

The role emphasizes compliance with GAAP and federal, state, university, and NACUBO guidelines; requires a 4-year degree or equivalent training and at least one year of related experience. All positions are security sensitive and may require a background check.

Qualifications

• Requires a formal 4-year degree or equivalent direct training in accounting.
• Minimum of one year of directly job-related experience.
• Security sensitive role; background check may be required.

Responsibilities

• Maintains accounting of a major business area, including table maintenance and data reconciliation.
• Ensures transactions comply with GAAP and guidelines from Federal, state, university and NACUBO.
• Prepares journal entries to correct records and conducts monthly reconciliations.
• Prepares cash receipts and reviews transfers to state or federal agencies.
• Assists department administrators with accounting questions.
• Conducts contract compliance reviews to ensure agreement terms are met.
• Prepares recurring financial reports for state or federal agencies and may prepare P&L statements.
• Advises manager on accounting issues and coordinates activities in the manager's absence.
• Reviews departmental accounting practices for compliance and cash handling procedures.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

Journal entries

Accounting

Education

4-year degree or equivalent

Job description

Department: BusinessOperations Salary: Commensurate withExperience/Education

Description:

Performs professional accounting work responsible for a majorbusiness area, such as student billing system, Federal Title IVprograms, and so forth.
1. Maintains the accounting of a major business area, includingtable maintenance, submission, reconciliation of data feed, accountreviews and corrections.
2. Ensures that all system-related transactions are made inaccordance with generally accepted accounting principles andfederal, state, university and NACUBO guidelines.
3. Prepares journal entries to correct FRS records; conductsmonthly reconciliations; prepares cash receipts for cash receivedthrough Electronic Funds Transfer; review transfers to state orfederal agencies; may calculate and record the reserve for baddebt.
4. Assists college/department business administrators withquestions relating to the accounting activity.
5. Conducts contract compliance review to ensure adherence to termsand conditions of agreements.
6. Prepares recurring financial reports for state and/or federalagencies and may prepare Profit and Loss Statements.
7. Advises manager on accounting issues and may coordinate officeactivities in the manager's absence.
8. May review departmental accounting practices to ensurecompliance with guidelines; conduct review of department cashhandling practices; conduct review of cash incident reports;follow-up on cash deposit discrepancies; and makerecommendations.
9. Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

MQ: Requires a thorough understanding of both theoretical andpractical aspects of an analytical, technical or professionaldiscipline; or the basic knowledge of more than one professionaldiscipline. Knowledge of the discipline is normally obtainedthrough a formal, directly job-related 4-year degree from a collegeor university or an equivalent in-depth specialized trainingprogram that is directly related to the type of work beingperformed.

Requires a minimum of one (1) year of directly job-relatedexperience.

- Department is willing to accept education in lieu ofexperience.
- Department is willing to accept experience in lieu ofeducation.

All positions at the University of Houston-System are securitysensitive and will require a criminal history check.

The University of Houston System and its universities are EqualOpportunity Institutions.