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Accountant I

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Michigan State University
Location
East Lansing

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Four-Year Institution
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Accountant I

Job no: 608877
Work type: Support Staff
Pay Grade: 11
Major Administrative Unit / College: Residential & Hospitality Services, Div
Department: Vpae Finance And Business Office 40000831
Salary: Salary Commensurate with Experience
Location: East Lansing
Categories: Full Time (90-100%), Administrative Professionals- AP, Administrative/Business/Professional, Financial/Accounting, Residential and Hospitality Services, Union
Position Summary

The Accountant I supports the financial and operational activities of the Residential and Hospitality Services (RHS) Business and Financial Services office assigned to focus on Residence Education and Housing Services (REHS). The position will serve as backup to the assistant controller and will be assigned as the Fiscal Officer Delegate to assist with account reconciliation for several accounts within one of the Business Units. The candidate may act as a lead on projects to review business functions and make recommendations that enhance processes. In addition, this position will develop and analyze processes maps in order to perform a gap analysis, and recommend adjustments to improve internal controls. Other duties may include basic audit functions of payroll, capital asset management and revenue reconciliation which includes other major software interfaces and sub-reports which much also be reconciled. Must be able to research and apply knowledge independently.

Provides accounting controls for departmental budgets that exceed $20 million of expenses in some units and offer assistance to departmental staff with accounting concerns. Could be designated Fiscal Office or Fiscal Officer Delegate for one or more accounts. Collects, compiles and interprets information and monitors the activities of the department in order to assist in the basic operational functioning. Must be familiar with troubleshooting technology and accounting subsystems used to book services for students or conferences that is transmitted to the University central EBS systems. The candidate should be comfortable presenting, leading projects and proficient in process mapping.

  • Must understand and feel comfortable with subsystems to assist with configuration, realignment and troubleshooting to improve or correct data flow.
  • Will be working on projects that involve working within or recommending enhancement to software reporting such as Kinetics, Famis, and SIS, Mercury or work with administrative units overseeing software to resolve data flow configurations.
  • Audits vouchers and financial statements in order to ensure accuracy and compliance to MSU Manual of Business Procedures and RHS Policy Manual.
  • Maintains and reconciles journal entries of revenue/expenditures for fund accounts and notifies administrator of problems.
  • Prepares and submits invoices, deposits and funds in order to monitor and maintain accounts.
  • Collects and interprets information in order to produce reports, approve expenditure of funds and provide information for administrators, faculty, staff and external agencies.
    • Prepares periodic and special financial reports, or other reports and maintains unit records.
    • Compiles records and submits bills for departmental products and services
    • Assists in developing and implementing policies and procedures.
    • Serves on committees and project teams
    • Creates process maps and assists team to analyze and identify process gaps.
    • May present at workshops/seminars as it relates to accounting and business functions.
    • Familiar with QuickBooks, SIS, Famis, Kinetics and RMS/Mercury.
    • Lead training sessions on travel and other accounting processes.
    Unit Specific Education/Experience/Skills

    Knowledge equivalent to that which normally would be acquired by completing a four-year college degree program in accounting; one to three years of related and progressively more responsible or expansive work experience in financial statement and report preparation, general ledger accounting and budgeting; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

    Desired Qualifications

    Strong work ethic, independent thinker, self-starter who works well in a team environment to exchange ideas and improve systems and processes. Would be comfortable troubleshooting and re-configuring software data tables to recommend improvements in reporting capability. Experience with Kinetics, RMS, Mercury and other room reservation and service billing systems; University Student Information System, Enterprise Business Systems (Kuali, SAP, BI and Cognos) and QuickBooks. Retail accounting experience would also be helpful.

    Work Hours

    8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., may include nights and weekends as departmental needs require.

    Bidding eligibility ends on 9/24/2019 at 11:55 PM

    Advertised: Sep 18, 2019 Eastern Daylight Time
    Applications close: Oct 1, 2019 Eastern Daylight Time

    Organization

    Working at Michigan State University 

    Spartans work every day to advance the common good in uncommon ways.

    Together, we tackle some of the world’s toughest problems to find solutions that make life better—from alternative energy to better food safety to breakthrough medical and environmental applications achieved through rare isotope research.

    We teach. We explore and we discover. We collaborate and lead. We innovate, inspire, and empower. We achieve our potential and create circumstances that help our students and others achieve theirs.

    We're good at it, and we've been at it for more than 150 years.

    The nation’s pioneer land-grant university, MSU began as a bold experiment that democratized higher education and helped bring science and innovation into everyday life. The revolutionary concept became a model for the nation.

    Today, MSU is one of the top research universities in the world—on one of the biggest, greenest campuses in the nation. Home to nationally ranked and recognized academic, residential college, and service-learning programs, we’re a diverse community of dedicated students and scholars, athletes and artists, scientists and leaders.

    In ways both practical and profound, we work to create a stronger, more sustainable, and more hopeful future for all.

    Top Distinctions

    U.S. News & World Report ranks MSU

    • 29th among the nation’s public universities
    • First in the nation for 19 years for graduate programs in elementary and secondary education
    • First in the nation for graduate programs in nuclear physics and industrial and organizational psychology
    • First in the nation for undergraduate program in supply chain

    Recognized for 11 consecutive years as one of the top 100 universities in the world by Shanghai Jiao Tong University in its annual Academic Ranking of World Universities

    Ranks 46th among public universities for in-state students in Kiplinger’s 2013 edition of Best Values in Public Colleges

    Silver rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education’s STARS program, which measures and encourages sustainability in education and research; operations; and planning, administration, and engagement

    Member of the prestigious 62-member Association of American Universities

    Only university in the country with on-campus medical schools graduating allopathic (MD) and osteopathic (DO) physicians, and veterinarians (DVMs)

    Among the largest single-campus residence hall system in the country with 27 halls in five neighborhoods and two apartment villages.

     

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