Accountant IV

Department
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Financial Reporting Salary
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Commensurate with Experience/Education

Performs professional accounting work involving the recording, analysis and reporting of financial data in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and federal, state, university and NACUBO guidelines, in a major business area, such as student billing system, Federal Title IV programs, or General Accounting.

• Manages accounts in a major business area, including table maintenance, submission, reconciliation of data, account reviews and corrections.
• Ensures that all transactions are made in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and federal, state, university and NACUBO guidelines.
• Research highly complex customer issues and recommends process improvements as needed.
• Manages special projects, process improvement, and problem resolution. Coordinates with other areas and agencies as needed.
• Trains new employees and serves as lead or specialist.
• Reviews departmental accounting practices to ensure compliance with guidelines; conducts review of department cash handling practices; conducts reviews of cash incident reports; follows up on cash deposit discrepancies; and recommends corrections and best practices.
• Performs other job-related duties as required.

MQ:
Requires a thorough understanding of both theoretical and practical aspects of an analytical, technical or professional discipline; or the basic knowledge of more than one professional discipline. Knowledge of the discipline is normally obtained through a formal, directly job-related 4 year degree from a college or university or an equivalent in-depth specialized training program that is directly related to the type of work being performed.

Requires a minimum of five (5) years of directly job-related experience.

-CPA license or CPA candidate preferred.

All positions at the University of Houston-System are security sensitive and will require a criminal history check.

The University of Houston System and its universities are Equal Opportunity Institutions. Everyone is encouraged to apply.