Accounting Assistant III

The Cancer Center is seeking an Accounting Assistant III to support the finance team. Our finance team consists of 5 team members with different levels of accounting experience; which creates a great opportunity for learning and educating for continuous growth within the Cancer Center. The Finance team cultivates a collaborative work environment by fostering open communication and providing ongoing training opportunities for accounting team members.

The successful candidate in this position will be responsible for performing a variety of accounting assignments, such as:

• Reviewing/creating purchase orders, expense/travel reimbursements, reconciling purchasing card purchases, deposits, and other related accounting transactions.
• Assisting with the preparation of the monthly account reports.
• Consistently demonstrating flexibility, organization, initiative, and a strong work ethic.

Outstanding UA benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; UA/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; retirement plans; access to UA recreation and cultural activities; and more!

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Accounting:

• Performs complex accounting activities in accordance with accounting principles and standards to control financial resources and ensure that it complies with all relevant regulations, laws, and reporting requirements.
• Responsible for general financial accounting activities including initiation, reconciliation, and approval of financial transactions across accounts payable, accounts receivable , purchasing, payroll and cash management.
• Prepare Purchase orders, reimbursement requests (UAF and UA),and deposits (UAF and UA).
• Process accounting transactions; salary expense transfers, general error corrections, internal billing, and transfer of funds.

Budgeting, P-Cards and Reporting:

• Assist in preparing budgets, financial forecasts to include analyzing historical data, identifying trends, and making projections to support budgeting decisions.
• Prepare and reconcile monthly/quarterly budget reports.
• Collect documentation and Reconcile P-card transactions.

Grants:

• Responsible for managing and budget monitoring of grants up to $2M.
• Award support: monitor spending, approve transactions and prepare monthly reconciliation reports.

Advising and Misc.

• Recommends revisions to procedures or operating policies of assigned functions.
• Participates in development and implementation of new or revised accounting systems.
• Under supervisor guidance, provides technical advice and services to lower level accountants and other University staff with problems, issues or special projects.
• Assists in maintaining UACC Chart of Accounts; use of Accounts, Sub-accounts, and Project Codes.
• Monitors the UACC business email account.
• Filing documentation in the UACC Box folder.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience, or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• High school diploma or high school diploma equivalency is required.

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or related field.