General Ledger Accountant

Job Description

This position serves as the General Ledger Accountant in the Office of Budget & Finance. The General Ledger Accountant will serve as the campus central point of contact for managing and oversight of labor distribution suspense accounts to ensure data integrity and accurate financial reporting. The GL Accountant works in collaboration with various university stakeholders to resolve discrepancies with the labor distribution suspense account and implement corrective actions.

Provides direction, guidance and support in making corrections to labor distribution schedules to ensure compliance with university fiscal policy, internal controls, and best practices. Develops, maintains and delivers training on the labor distribution payroll process. The position analyzes and reviews current processes to recommend process improvements and enhancements. This position will complete Cost transfers, Third Party Billing, and Account reconciliations.

The position will also cross train with the Sponsored Projects Accounts to provide back up on internal and sponsored projects transactions.

• Manages labor distribution of suspense accounts to ensure data integrity and accurate financial reporting.
• Maintains, reviews, and reconciles general ledger accounts, specifically related to payroll suspense.
• Collaborates with departments and Human Resources to resolve discrepancies with payroll postings, implement corrective actions, and ensure all payroll-related entries are recorded accurately in the general ledger in a timely manner.
• Provides direction, guidance and support to departments and units in making corrections to labor distribution schedules in compliance with university fiscal policy, internal controls, and best practices.
• Develops, maintains, and delivers training on the labor distribution payroll process as needed in departments.
• Analyzes and reviews current labor distribution processes to recommend process improvements and enhancements.
• Adheres to payroll deadlines.
• Assists with training, creating, and entering Cost Transfers for Sponsored Projects.
• Assists Departments with account reconciliations, and training as needed.
• Reconciles Tuition and Fee accounts actual to budget plan, coordinating review of the actual revenue posting to the budget plan and the Institutional Research enrollment reports.
• Reconciles and bills the third-party contracts for the Bookstore and Dining Services.
• Reconciles and manages the financial reporting to the sorority lodges (debt service, maintenance, and lodge gift account).
• Reconciles year‑end entries and verifies balances for assigned accounts, for example TVA, Faculty Tuition repayment plans, debt service, and state appropriations.

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance or a directly related field and two years of work experience in accounting, finance or a directly related field are required.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to create and deliver quality training and to explain corrective actions to a diverse audience.
• Ability to provide excellent customer service, over the phone and in person, answering standard questions regarding status of requests, policies, and procedures for processing transactions, and instructions for completing paperwork.
• Functional knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.
• Strong background in general ledger accounting, reconciliations, and clearing suspense accounts.

• Knowledge of university and campus policies and procedures.
• Two to three years of work experience in AR general ledger accounting is highly desirable.
• Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.

Application Process:

Applicants must apply online and submit a cover letter and resume.

Final date to receive applications:
Applicant review will begin immediately and continue until a candidate has been identified.

Minimum hiring rate $60,000.00 (Market Range 10) – Salary is commensurate with education and experience.