Accountant, Financial Reporting, Accounting Manager

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Job

Requisition :

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Job Category:

Professional and Technical

Organization:

General Accounting and Travel Management

Location/s:

Main Campus Jackson

Job Title:

Accountant

Job Summary:

To perform basic accounting functions such as ledger/fund maintenance, payroll, fund reconciliation, posting, and fiscal control of inventory. To prepare financial reports and resolve problems related to funds, budgets, expenditures, reimbursements, and/or procurement practices.

Education & Experience

Education and Experience

Required:

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field or completion of a post-bachelor's Accounting certificate program.

Certifications, Licenses or Registration required: N/A

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Knowledge of standard accounting principles, concepts, and procedures. Skill in the use of personal computers and related financial and/or accounting software applications. Verbal and written communication skills. Interpersonal skills. Ability to analyze and interpret financial data and prepare financial reports. Ability to set up and maintain financial accounts and ledgers.

Responsibilities

* Analyzes accounts, records, reports, and accounts receivable and payable, journal vouchers, general and subsidiary ledgers, and other accounting documents for accuracy and completeness; investigates and resolves questionable entries.

* Monitors departmental or unit revenue and expense accounts; ensures expenditure control and compliance with funding and reporting requirements, university policy, and standard accounting procedures.

* Prepares recurring reports such as monthly financial statements, leave, and personnel activity reports; processes vouchers and purchase orders.

* Prepares, reviews, and processes budget, revenue, expense, payroll, and related correcting entries.

* Reconciles financial statements and fixed assets.

* Interacts and trains departmental staff regarding finance policies and procedures and funding requirements; liaises with vendors, funding source representatives, and patients.

* The duties listed are general in nature and are examples of the duties and responsibilities performed and are not meant to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Management retains the right to add or change duties at any time.

Physical and Environmental Demands

Requires occasional exposure to bio-hazardous conditions such as risk of radiation exposure, blood borne pathogens, fumes or airborne particles, and/or toxic or caustic chemicals which mandate attention to safety considerations, frequent activities subject to significant volume changes of a seasonal/clinical nature, frequent work produced subject to precise measures of quantity and quality, frequent bending, occasional lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds, occasional crouching/stooping, occasional kneeling, occasional pushing/pulling, frequent reaching, constant sitting, frequent standing, occasional twisting, and frequent walking.

(occasional-up to 20%, frequent-from 21% to 50%, constant-51% or more)

Time Type:

Full time

FLSA Designation/Job Exempt:

Yes

Pay Class:

Salary

FTE %:

100

Work Shift:

Day

Benefits Eligibility:

Grant Funded:

No

Job Posting Date:

03/10/2026

Job Closing Date (open until filled if no date specified):