Accountant

Job description
Under the general direction of the Student Financial Services Manager, the Accountant I applies principles of accounting to analyze financial information, interprets new and existing federal and state, regulations; performs complex professional and technical accounting functions for the University and its related entities; reconciles accounting records, meets required deadlines, creates financial reports to meet operational needs; provides consultative services to supervisors in resolving accounting problems and other financial duties as listed. This position is a journey level professional accountant performing a full range of accounting skills while applying policies, procedures, governmental accounting standards and generally accepted accounting principles and practices. The incumbent will be responsible for duties including, but not limited to: researching, analyzing, reconciling and entering journal entries to general ledger accounts, assisting students with account balances, as well as set-up and administration of Cashnet Emarkets for the campus.