Campus Division Accountant - Budget & GAAP Specialist

University of Wisconsin-Parkside; Kenosha (WI); Sur place; USD 58 000 - 60 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

University of Wisconsin-Parkside is seeking a collaborative and detail-oriented Division Accountant to support campus departments with financial management, account reconciliation, and compliance with GAAP and UW policies. This role offers an opportunity to grow in higher education and public-sector accounting.

The Accountant II will prepare and analyze complex financial statements, manage budgets, and provide guidance to management and staff.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or higher in accounting or a closely related field.
• 3–5 years of professional accounting experience (1–3 years with a bachelor’s degree).
• Experience using an ERP or automated financial system (Workday, Oracle, or SAP).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including formulas, lookups, and pivot tables.
• Preferred: Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field.
• Preferred: Accounting experience in higher education, government, or nonprofit settings with fund accounting.

Responsabilités

• Facilitates trainings and provides financial guidance to management and staff.
• Develops and updates complex financial statements, journals, accounts, ledgers, and reports for various financial needs within an automated financial system to ensure accurate recording and reporting of financial transactions.
• Prepares and analyzes financial reports, data and records, identifies discrepancies, investigates, and recommends solutions as needed.
• Monitors automated financial systems, develops, and documents controls to ensure system reliability and data integrity.
• Performs complex accounting and auditing reconciliations, journal entries, schedules, and reports.
• Develops and manages complex work unit budgets, analyzing funding sources, operational needs, budget trends, and financial commitments.
• Forecasts budget balances and recommends corrective action as needed.
• Answers questions and provides accounting related information to internal and external stakeholders according to established policies and procedures.

Connaissances

Communication skills

Excel proficiency

Formation

Associate degree or higher in accounting or related field

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field

Outils

Workday

Oracle

SAP

Description du poste

University of Wisconsin-Parkside is seeking a collaborative and detail-oriented Division Accountant to support campus departments with financial management, account reconciliation, and compliance with GAAP and UW policies. This role offers an opportunity to grow in higher education and public-sector accounting.

The Accountant II will prepare and analyze complex financial statements, manage budgets, and provide guidance to management and staff.