Accountant, Accounting Manager, Financial Reporting

Overview

The Accountant I supports the financial and operational activities of the Residential & Hospitality Services (RHS) Business and Financial Services (BFS) office. The position will serve as backup to the accounting supervisor and will be assigned as the Fiscal Officer/Delegate to assist with account reconciliation for several accounts within one or more of the business Units. The candidate may function as a lead on projects to review business functions and make recommendations that enhance processes.

In addition, this position will develop and analyze process maps in order to perform a gap analysis and recommend adjustments to improve internal controls. Other duties may include, but are not limited to, basic audit functions of payroll, capital asset management and revenue/expense reconciliation which includes other major software interfaces and sub-reports which must also be reconciled. Must be able to research and apply knowledge independently.

Provides accounting controls for departmental budgets that exceed $20 million of expenses in some units and assists departmental staff with accounting concerns. May be designated Fiscal Officer (FO)/Fiscal Officer Delegate for one or more accounts. Collects, compiles, and interprets information and monitors the activities of the department in order to assist in the basic operational functioning. Must be familiar with troubleshooting technology and accounting subsystems used to book services for students or conference/events that are transmitted to the University central system.

The candidate should be comfortable presenting and leading projects and be proficient in process mapping.

• Must understand and feel comfortable with subsystems to assist with configuration, realignment and troubleshooting to improve or correct data flow.
• Will be working on projects that involve being familiar with or recommending enhancement to software reporting such as EBS, Kinetics, Planon, Campus Solutions, Star Rez, Transact, Cash Net, Cash Pro, Maestro, Delphi, Simphony, Sequoia, B4 Checkin/Sertifi, and Team Dynamix and other related software to assist administrative units overseeing data flow configurations.
• Audits vouchers and financial statements to ensure accuracy and compliance with the MSU Manual of Business Procedures and RHS Policy Manual.
• Maintains and reconciles journal entries of revenue/expenditures for fund accounts and notifies supervisor of problems.
• Prepares deposits, invoices, transfer of funds and submits invoices for payment of departmental products and services.
• Collects and translates information to produce reports, approves expenditure of funds and provides information for administrators, faculty, staff and external agencies.
• Prepares periodic financial reports and maintains unit records.
• Assists in developing and implementing policies and procedures.
• Serves on committees and project teams.
• Creates process maps and assists team to analyze and identify process gaps.
• May present at workshops/seminars as it relates to accounting and business functions.
• Lead training sessions on travel and other accounting processes.

Knowledge equivalent to that which normally would be acquired by completing a four-year college degree program in Accounting; one to three years of related Business Degree with a major emphasis in accounting and progressively more responsible or expansive work experience in financial statement and report preparation, general ledger accounting and budgeting; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Strong work ethic, independent thinker, self-starter who works well in a team environment to exchange ideas and improve systems and processes. Would be comfortable troubleshooting and reconfiguring software data tables to recommend improvements in reporting capability. Experience with Kinetics, Star Rez, Maestro, Delphi and other room reservation and service billing systems;
Campus Solutions, Enterprise Business Systems (Kuali, SAP, BI and Cognos), Team Dynamix, Transact, Cash Net, Simphony, and Cash Pro. Experience in retail accounting. Knowledge of legal system terminology and…