Accountant III

ULSA University of Louisville; United States; On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Louisville in Belknap Campus seeks an Accountant III to support UHRE and University Housing. The role performs financial analysis, accounting operations for Foundation-owned properties, and collaborates with Foundation stakeholders and lenders.

Responsibilities include preparing financial reports, budget variance analyses, month-end closings, asset tracking, and assisting with audits. The position requires a Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance and 4 years' relevant experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field and four (4) years of relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

• Prepares, coordinates, and documents financial analysis projects such as financial and expense performance, rate of return, depreciation, and working capital.
• Provides analysis for forward-looking financial and business-related projects; prepares forecasts and analysis of trends in finance, general business conditions, and other related areas; identifies trends and developments in competitive environments and presents findings to senior management.
• Creates and analyzes monthly, quarterly, and annual reports and ensures financial information has been recorded accurately.
• Processes expense allocations, monthly accruals, amortization of prepaid expenses, and records adjustment journal entries.
• Performs general accounts analysis and reconciliations including bank statements, accruals, and prepaid expenses.

Skills

Workday HRIS

Excel

Word

Financial analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

Tools

Workday

Adaptive Planning

Job description

Department: Location: Belknap Campus Time Type: Full time Worker Type: Regular Grade 7 (Salaried)

Minimum Requirements: Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field and four (4) years of relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Position Description

The Business Office of the Division of Student Affairs is seeking to hire an Accountant III to support the University Housing and the Resident Experience (UHRE) department. The accountant performs all financial analysis and accounting operations for the University’s Foundation-owned resident properties (which are aside from normal University financial activities) working directly with Foundation stakeholders and lenders as well as University stakeholders. The accountant performs a variety of routine and non-routine accounting functions with limited supervision including analyzing financial information and preparing financial reports to determine or maintain records of assets, liabilities, profit and loss, and vacancy loss. The accountant also processes expense allocations, monthly accruals, and amortization of prepaid expenses; records adjustment journal entries; and performs general accounts analysis and reconciliations, including bank statements, accruals, and prepaid expenses.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Prepares, coordinates, and documents financial analysis projects such as financial and expense performance, rate of return, depreciation, and working capital
• Provides analysis for forward-looking financial and business-related projects; prepares forecasts and analysis of trends in finance, general business conditions, and other related areas; identifies trends and developments in competitive environments and presents findings to senior management
• Creates and analyzes monthly, quarterly, and annual reports and ensures financial information has been recorded accurately
• Processes expense allocations, monthly accruals, amortization of prepaid expenses, and records adjustment journal entries
• Performs general accounts analysis and reconciliations including bank statements, accruals, and prepaid expenses
• Prepares accounts receivable analysis and reports
• Records revenue and receivables
• Reviews general ledger accounts for accurate transaction posts, ensuring they match intended budget locations; reviews budget to actual reports on a monthly basis
• Analyzes monthly financial reports comparing actuals to budget to ensure accuracy; discusses monthly activity with Foundation stakeholders and Senior Director to ensure expenses are aligned with budget
• Assists Foundation Senior Director for Capital Projects & Administration with preparation of external financial reports to include University and University Foundation
• Troubleshoots and resolves any discrepancies
• Assists in accounts payable process, audits and budget process
• Maintains fixed asset reports including tracking, input, and depreciation of assets
• Prepares various financial statements and reports for the Foundation and Senior Director
• Prepares property proformas for existing book of real estate and future developments
• Performs and analyzes month-end closings
• Performs general forecasting and planning
• Performs variance analysis to support financial statements
• Takes charge of year-end and ad hoc internal and external audits
• Performs ad hoc analysis and projections by location and vendor
• Assists in developing analysis and presentations for senior management
• Prepares monthly financial statement reporting package for assigned properties
• Reviews rent rolls, accounts receivable reports, and related reports
• Reviews and reconciles G/L accounts
• Maintains general ledgers for a portfolio of properties
• Reviews or prepares annual financial statements in accordance with GAAP or tax basis
• Provides any necessary accounting support to the management team as needed
• Adheres to internal accounting policies and procedures
• Reviews variances in financial statements and documents explanation for significant items
• Ensures all debt, real estate tax, and sales tax (where applicable) are made in a timely
• Prepares market and initial site analysis, including that of trends, competition reports, and general site information
• Engages in the projection of the organization’s working capital and cash flow statement
• Assists in conducting training for new and existing staff in related departments
• Assists to improve departmental workflow
• Works with broadly defined work objectives and a limited review of overall results
• Assists with other division initiatives and operations including, but not limited to, freshman orientation, Welcome Week, and resident move-in events
• Performs other duties and completes special projects as assigned

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience using Workday software - HRIS, Finance, Adaptive Proficient using Microsoft Excel and Word
• Exceptional quantitative and analytical proficiency, including significant financial modeling capabilities
• Experience working with computerized financial accounting systems
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Experience in general ledger accounting

Work Hours and Location

This is a full-time, exempt position with a 37.5-hour regular workweek. Additional work hours may be required based on department needs, programming, staffing, and/or scheduling. The primary work location for this position is at the Belknap Campus. Occasional overnight travel (for professional development or conferences) may be required.

Employee Benefits

The University of Louisville offers competitive benefits and perks to eligible full-time and part-time employees. Please visit the University of Louisville Total Rewards webpages for details.

Student Affairs

The Division of Student Affairs encourages candidates to apply who have demonstrated the capacity to create supportive work environments, collaborate effectively on teams, and serve the students we admit and aim to attract.

Compensation

Compensation will be commensurate to candidate experience.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of Louisville is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. The University strives to provide equal employment opportunity on the basis of merit and without unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, sex, age, color, national origin, ethnicity, creed, religion, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, veteran status, marital status, or pregnancy. In accordance with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Vietnam Era Veteran Readjustment Act of 1974, the University prohibits job discrimination of individuals with disabilities, Vietnam era veterans, qualified special disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, and other protected veterans. The University acknowledges its obligations to ensure affirmative steps are taken to ensure equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment. It is the policy of the University that no employee or applicant for employment be subject to unlawful discrimination in terms of recruitment, hiring, promotion, contract, contract renewal, tenure, compensation, benefits, and/or working conditions. No employee or applicant for employment is required to endorse or condemn a specific ideology, political viewpoint, or social viewpoint to be eligible for hiring, contract renewal, tenure, or promotion. Consistent with applicable law, demographic information is collected for aggregate reporting requirements. Demographic information provided through this application is not available to hiring managers/committees and is not considered in hiring or employment decisions.

Assistance and Accommodations

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