ACCOUNTANT SENIOR

Arizona State University; Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 54,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Arizona State University is seeking an Accountant Senior to perform professional accounting functions, analyze data for university partnerships, and ensure accurate reporting. The role oversees junior staff, ensures billing accuracy, and meets key deadlines.

Responsibilities include developing reporting from data warehouse queries, advising on procedures, collaborating with departments, and performing complex reconciliations of student billing data. This is an on-site position at ASU.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and five years of experience appropriate to the area of assignment/field or equivalent
• Experience with data warehouse reporting and querying
• Experience in a university setting and familiarity with federal regulations pertaining to student information
• Experience with Workday or other online accounting systems
• Familiarity with student account information systems and reporting requirements

Responsibilities

• Develops reporting from University Data Warehouse query results.
• Researches and analyzes daily and non-routine decisions affecting third party groups and departments.
• Advises management on procedures and process improvements for efficiency and accuracy.
• Collaborates with university departments to provide data for partnership reporting needs.
• Develops understanding of the student billing system to research discrepancies and perform reconciliations.

Skills

PeopleSoft

SQL / data querying

Data reporting

University reporting experience

Workday

Online accounting systems

Education

Bachelor's degree with 5+ years of experience in related field

Tools

Microsoft Access

Data warehouse tools

Job description

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree and five (5) years of experience appropriate to the area of assignment/field; OR, Any equivalent combination of experience and/or training from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.

Job Description

Student Business Services is seeking an Accountant Senior to perform essential duties to support university partnerships. This role is responsible for performing professional accounting functions, conducting data analysis to support university initiatives, and ensuring the accuracy and required reporting. The Accountant Senior will oversee and review the work of lower-level accounting staff, ensuring billing accuracy and adherence to key deadlines.

Salary

$63,000 per year.

• Develops and prepares reporting based on query results from University Data Warehouse tables.
• Researches, analyzes and uses independent judgment in a variety of daily and non-routine decisions affecting third party group and department.
• Advises administrative management on procedures and suggesting process improvements to increase efficiency and accuracy.
• Collaborates with other university departments to provide data to fulfill partnership reporting needs.
• Develops a strong understanding of the university student billing system to research discrepancies and perform complex reconciliations.

Desired Qualifications

• Knowledge of Peoplesoft or other similar student account information system with specific query and reporting experience.
• Experience in preparing detailed and complex reports utilizing data warehouse/storage and retrieval systems such as Microsoft Access or other query software.
• Experience in a university setting and/or familiarity with federal regulations pertaining to student information.
• Experience with Workday Accounting system or other on-line accounting systems.
• Activities are performed in an environmentally controlled office setting subject to extended periods of sitting, keyboarding, and manipulating a computer mouse.
• Stand for varying lengths of time and walk moderate distances to perform work.
• Occasional bending, reaching, lifting, pushing and pulling up to 25 pounds.

Department Statement

Student Business Services provides accounting functions in the areas of Student Accounts, Cashiering Services, Collections, Tuition Assessment and Treasury Management. Applicant must be eligible to work in the United States; ASU Student Business Services Department will not be a sponsor for this position.

Graduate Assistant, Intern and part-time positions are counted as half time for experience equivalency, meaning one year equals six months of experience.

ASU Statement

Arizona State University is a new model for American higher education, an unprecedented combination of academic excellence, entrepreneurial energy and broad access. This New American University is a single, unified institution comprising four differentiated campuses positively impacting the economic, social, cultural and environmental health of the communities it serves. Its research is inspired by real world application blurring the boundaries that traditionally separate academic disciplines. ASU serves more than 100,000 students in metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona, the nation's fifth largest city. ASU champions inclusive excellence, and welcomes students from all fifty states and more than one hundred nations across the globe.

ASU is a tobacco-free university. For details visit https://wellness.asu.edu/explore-wellness/body/alcohol-and-drugs/tobacco

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by law.

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Benefits and Perks

• Relocation Assistance – For information about schools, housing child resources, neighborhoods, hospitals, community events, and taxes, visit https://cfo.asu.edu/az-resources.
• ASU's comprehensive benefits package is a key part of your total compensation. Visit the ASUCompensation Estimator

ASU conducts pre-employment screening which may include verification of work history, academic credentials, licenses, and certifications.

ASU conducts pre-employment screening for all positions which includes a criminal background check, verification of work history, academic credentials, licenses, and certifications. Employment is contingent upon successful passing of the background check.

This position is considered safety/security sensitive and will include a fingerprint check. Employment is contingent upon successful passing of the fingerprint check.

About Arizona State University

Recognized by U.S. News & World Report as the country’s most innovative school, Arizona State University is where students and faculty work with NASA to develop, advance and lead innovations in space exploration.