![]() ![]() Ability to ensure privacy and security of confidential documents and information is critical.Īpplicants should submit a resume and cover letter.Experience in bookkeeping or accounting is a plus.Knowledge of fund accounting is a plus.Must have excellent communication skills.Strong general competencies with computers and internet.Experience with an electronic finance system is a plus, such as Banner (or other ERP system), or other general ledger system.Ability to use Excel with skill and speed is a must, including firm facility with intermediate level functions such as pivots and lookups.Understanding of the nature and purpose of internal controls.Understanding of the meaning and purpose of “Trial Balance”.Firm working knowledge of how to use T-accounts for solving accounting challenges.Ability to read and understand financial statements. ![]() Basic knowledge of the functioning of debits and credits as it relates to general ledger and subsidiary ledgers.The Controller’s office provides a supportive learning environment for this role and excellent training opportunity for the qualified candidate. The role reports to the Controller, however will frequently work under the supervision of a team leader. The individual should have a keen interest in improving skills/knowledge and the desire to learn complex financial activity as well as willingness to handle what are sometimes large volumes of data-matching to complete reconciliations. To be successful in this role, the individual should be eager to learn and accomplish tasks at a quick pace. Journal entry preparation will require an understanding of the underlying business transactions and an ability to articulate how/why that translates into the debits/credits of the journal entry. Account analysis may include layers of research to explain a trail of connected accounting entries. Student will perform clerical duties of filing, copying, scanning, picking up mail, making on campus deliveries, shredding paper, and loading copiers with paper. Frequently the reconciliations involve downloading data into Excel and working through a complex matching process. The incumbent uses the University’s finance system (Banner) and Excel for most tasks. The tasks may vary from month to month, and may include monthly reconciliations (bank accounts, investments and other balance sheet accounts), preparing journal entries, creating financial reports, account analysis, and other related tasks. The Student Assistant, Accounting performs tasks related to monthly and annual accounting cycles of the University.
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