Accountant : Nashville, TN

STI; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 52,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

STI is seeking an Accountant 1 to analyze and establish purchase orders for contracts and grants, manage encumbrances, and prepare special reports on contracts activity.

The role includes year-end closing tasks to meet deadlines, reviewing requisitions and PO approvals, and providing internal and external PO information support. On-site with potential for hybrid later.

Qualifications

• Degree in accounting or CPA designation; transcript required for evaluation.
• Graduation from an accredited college/university with a bachelor's in accounting (or 36 quarter hours in accounting).

Responsibilities

• Establish and liquidate encumbrances for contracts and grants.
• Analyze encumbrances and prepare reports for contracts and grants.
• Review and approve requisitions and purchase orders for commodity-type purchases.
• Provide internal/external inquiries support on purchase order information.
• Assist with year-end closing to meet deadlines for requisitions, purchase orders, and payment cards.

Skills

Encumbrance analysis

Purchase orders

Customer support

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting

CPA designation (or CPA eligibility)

Job description

Responsibilities

The Accountant 1 position is responsible for analyzing and establishing purchase orders for various types of contracts and grants, moving and liquidating encumbrances as needed, and preparing special reports associated with contracts activities. Other crucial aspects of this position include tasks and assignments during year-end closing to meet deadlines.

Contracts & Grants

The Accountant 1 in the Contracts & Grants section is primarily responsible for

• Establishing encumbrances for various types of contracts and grants, moving and liquidating encumbrances as needed.
• Analysis of encumbrances and preparing special reports associated with both contracts and grants.
• Daily tasks to include reviewing and approving requisitions and purchase orders related to commodity-type purchases.
• Providing customer support for internal and external inquiries regarding purchase order information and procedures.
• Other duties include fiscal year-end closing tasks to meet deadlines for approving requisitions, purchase orders, and payment cards.

Qualifications

Education and Experience: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree in accounting OR Education and Experience: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree including thirty-six quarter hours in accounting OR Designated as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA): A transcript is required for a proper evaluation for this class.

Work Location:

This position will be on-site with the potential to go hybrid at a later date.