Assistant Chief Accountant

Southern Illinois University at Carbondale; Carbondale (IL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern Illinois University Carbondale seeks a seasoned accountant to lead accounting reporting, budgeting, and compliance duties. The role operates under administrative direction and oversees General Accounting, Revenue Accounting, and Payroll divisions.

Candidates will apply accounting principles to complex problems with internal equity considerations, supervise department heads, and contribute to university policies, audits, and financial statements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accountancy or equivalent.
• 3 years (36 months) of accounting experience in administrative or supervisory capacity.
• 2 years (24 months) of additional professional accounting experience aligned with the next lower level of this series.

Responsibilities

• Ensures accounting reporting systems comply with university, state, and federal policies.
• Participates in the preparation of annual budgets, annual reports, and other essential financial and statistical reports.
• Prepares complex accounting reports and reconciliations.
• Assists with year-end audit.
• Directs and coordinates General Accounting, Revenue Accounting, and Payroll divisions.
• Supervises professional level section or division heads; counsels subordinates and evaluates performance.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Accounting principles

Budgeting

Education

Bachelor's degree in accountancy

Job description

Description

Salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications andexperience, while also considering internal equity.

Employees in positions allocated to this level of the series apply accounting principles, theories, concepts, and practices in order to independently resolve problems for which no clear precedent exists within the current system used at the institution. Responsibilities extend beyond accounting system maintenance to the solution of complex managerial problems. The work is performed under administrative direction.

Examples of Duties

• Assures that accounting reporting systems and procedures are in compliance with university, state, and federal policies and rules;
• participates in the preparation of annual budgets, annual reports, and other financial and statistical reports of consequence;
• prepares complex accounting reports and reconciliations;
• assists with year‑end audit;
• directs and coordinates the General Accounting, Revenue Accounting, and Payroll divisions;
• supervises professional level section or division heads within an institution's accounting program: plans, assigns, and reviews work activities, counsels subordinates,
• evaluates job performance, and approves or recommends personnel actions;
• provides technical advice and services to operating managers, interpreting accounting reports and statements and identifying problem areas;
• recommends actions or alternatives to be taken by management when accounting data discloses unfavorable trends or deviations;
• develops specialized automated accounting systems in conjunction with data processing personnel;
• assists with training university staff in the use of accounting software;
• participates in meetings which establish university accounting policies and procedures;
• records and reconciles all revenue received through customer credit cards;
• assists with processing for sending out tax forms;
• performs work related to the lower level in this series;
• performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

1. Bachelor's degree with a major in accountancy or (equivalent course work)
2. A total of three (3) years (36 months) of accounting experience in an administrative or supervisory capacity
3. A total of two (2) years (24 months) of additional years of experience in professional level accounting work consistent with the next lower level of this series

Supplemental Information

Illinois Residency Requirement:

Pursuant to the State Universities Civil Service System, out-of-state candidates must establish Illinois residency within 180 calendar days of the start date for this position.

Sponsorship for work authorization is not available. For moreinformation visit https://policies.siu.edu/policies/employment-non-us-citizens.php