Accounting Specialist

Old Dominion University; Norfolk (VA); Sur place; USD 42 000 - 60 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Old Dominion University seeks a detail-oriented Financial Operations Specialist to support sponsored programs by processing and validating reimbursements and payments. You will handle travel reimbursements, project-related expenses, and settlements, ensuring accuracy, allowability, and timeliness of transactions.

Responsibilities include thorough review, coding, auditing, and reconciliation, along with maintaining complete documentation and strong internal controls in a dynamic funding

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures related to accounting transaction processing, recordkeeping, and data verification.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Ability to interact professionally with employees and external customers.

Responsabilités

• Process and validate a high volume of reimbursement and payment transactions.
• Review, code, audit, and reconcile transactions to ensure accuracy and timeliness.
• Maintain compliant documentation and internal controls.
• Support post-merger increases in transaction complexity and volume, and ensuring adherence to evolving requirements.

Connaissances

Accounting transaction processing

Data verification

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel)

Communication with all levels

Policy compliance evaluation

Customer service principles

Attention to detail

Outils

Microsoft Word

Excel

Description du poste

The primary purpose of this position is to support the financial and administrative operations of sponsored programs by processing and validating a high volume of reimbursement and payment transactions in compliance with institutional, sponsor, and regulatory requirements within the ODU Research Foundation. This includes travel reimbursements, project-related expenses (e.g., supplies, consultants, honoraria, and patient incentives), as well as settlements and advances such as travel advances. The position ensures accuracy, allowability, and timeliness of transactions through detailed review, coding, auditing, and reconciliation activities, while maintaining complete and compliant documentation. This role contributes to the integrity of financial operations within the Research Foundation by applying strong internal controls, supporting post-merger increases in transaction complexity and volume, and ensuring adherence to evolving federal, state, and sponsor requirements.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Working knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures related to accounting transaction processing, recordkeeping, and data verification.
• Working proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Working ability to work directly with all levels of employees and external customers in a professional and service-oriented manner.
• Working ability to obtain, review, and compile information from multiple sources to support accurate processing of transactions.
• Working ability to evaluate information and determine compliance with established policies, procedures, and applicable standards.
• Working knowledge of customer service principles, including assessing customer needs, meeting service quality standards, and supporting customer satisfaction.
• Working ability to maintain attention to detail and exercise sound judgment when processing high-volume financial or administrative data.