Accountant II

  • 495203
  • Full-Time
  • General Accounting
Department: General Accounting Salary: Commensurate with Experience/Education

Description:

Performs professional accounting work responsible for a major business area, such as student billing system, Federal Title IV programs, and so forth.

1. Maintains the accounting of a major business area, including table maintenance, submission, reconciliation of data feed, account reviews and corrections.
2. Ensures that all system-related transactions are made in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and federal, state, university and NACUBO guidelines.
3. Prepares journal entries to correct FRS records; conducts monthly reconciliations; prepares cash receipts for cash received through Electronic Funds Transfer; review transfers to state or federal agencies; may calculate and record the reserve for bad debt.
4. Assists college/department business administrators with questions relating to the accounting activity.
5. Conducts contract compliance review to ensure adherence to terms and conditions of agreements.
6. Prepares recurring financial reports for state and/or federal agencies and may prepare Profit and Loss Statements.
7. Advises manager on accounting issues and may coordinate office activities in the manager's absence.
8. May review departmental accounting practices to ensure compliance with guidelines; conduct review of department cash handling practices; conduct review of cash incident reports; follow-up on cash deposit discrepancies; and make recommendations.
9. Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in business administration or related.
Expertise with Microsoft Office Suite
Excellent communication skills, knowledge of accounting cycle, detail oriented
Ability to work quickly and effectively under pressure
Ability to complete all physical tasks as needed

Required Documents:
Resume, Cover Letter, 3 professional references

Experience will be considered in lieu of education.
Education will be considered in lieu of experience.

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 one (1) year of directly job-related experience.

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.

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