Posting Information

Position TypePermanent Staff (SHRA)Is this an internal only recruitment?NoPosition TitleAccountant - ContributingWorking TitleAccountantPosition Number00000386Vacancy IDP011976Budgeted Hiring Range$40,000-$45,900Pay Band Information

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Salary Grade EquivalentGN10Full-time/Part-time Permanent/Time-LimitedFull-Time PermanentIf time-limited, estimated duration of appointmentHours per week40Work Schedule

Monday-Friday
8:00am-5:00pm

Department Name and NumberAccounting Services-213420Date First Posted09/21/2020Closing Date09/25/2020Position LocationChapel Hill, NCPosition Posting CategoryAccounting/Finance/AuditingDepartment Description

Accounting Services’ mission is to provide significant support to University financial operations by maintaining central administrative systems, performing investment accounting functions, maintaining capital construction records, providing cash management services, and performing other accounting and related duties.
The units within the Accounting Services department are:

Cash Management, including Merchant Card Services.
Construction and General Accounting.
Financial Accounting.
Investment Accounting.

Financial Accounting is responsible for establishing, monitoring, and reporting for Institutional Trust Funds and Special Funds for the Campus. PeopleSoft (PS) chartfield – Sources for gifts and bequests, University auxiliary operations, clinics for professional health services, investment income allocations, agency funds including funds of affiliated foundations, contractual agreements, and other purposes are administered in the PS Financial System. Attributes to categorize and identify the various activities are maintained. Financial transactions such as journal entries and Data Collect batches, and Campus Journal Uploads (flat files) are reviewed, edited and processed. Financial Accounting is also responsible for maintaining and updating allocations, which are sets of steps configured in PS to generate batch journal entries for posting in the PS financial system on a monthly basis.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, race, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or status as a protected veteran.

Position Description

The position is responsible for monitoring, reviewing and approving Data Collect Batch (DCB) journal entries that are imported from external data sources. This position exercises internal control procedures to ensure DCB journals’ accuracy and compliance with accounting principles, University policies. This position determines appropriate and allowable chartfield strings be used for charges to various funds such as state funds, F&A, auxiliary funds and various institutional trust funds. All funds have their own unique rules and regulations to be adhered to ensure compliance. This position develops matrixes of DCB journals and prepares financial reports by analyzing and summarizing DCB revenue and expense information. Aggregated expenses recorded via DCB are $3 billion every year.

This position reviews new finance department project requests, works collaboratively with campus departments and Information Technology Services (ITS). This position evaluates campus business requirements, analyzes accounting information and trends, and advice proper journal source based on analysis of the underlying financial transactions. This position evaluates whether a new journal source is needed to streamline processes, the position serves as the primary liaison between ITS and departments for importing accurate financial data into Connect Carolina.

This position provides journal upload service to campus departments, Dean’s offices, OSR, HR, and other central offices. The purpose is to accommodate needs for high volume transactions, such as cash transfers, Foundation allocations. This position reviews import journal files, analyzes supporting reports and exercises independent control to ensure adherence to general accounting rules, GAAP, State and our university policies.

This position provides oversight of chart of account, review of new account requests, manage account update, and advice of account usage. The duties also include leading campus user trainings, advice on inquires related to financial transaction and best practices, providing interpretation of accounting principal and policy, assisting campus departments to reconcile between PeopleSoft and external data systems, such as Campus Billing Management (CBM) system, Development Davie system, etc.

This position may have additional tasks at month-end and year-end and projects assigned as needed.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

Bachelor’s degree with 12 credit hours of accounting coursework; or Associate’s degree in accounting; or Associate’s degree in business or related discipline with 12 credit hours of accounting coursework; or equivalent combination of training and experience. All degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.

Essential Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

A strong work ethic and a high degree of self-motivation are required. Additional requirements include excellent verbal and written communication skills, organizational skills, above-average Excel skills, reconciliation experience and a demonstrated understanding of accounting and financial systems. Essential qualities include a strong customer service orientation, excellent interpersonal skills. The candidate must be able to manage priorities effectively.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with UNC systems is preferred, including Connect Carolina (PeopleSoft).

Required Licenses/Certifications Special Physical and Mental RequirementsPosition/Schedule RequirementsOvertime occasionallyPosition AttributesStimulus/ARRA FundedNoQuick Linkhttp://unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/183698Office of Human Resources Contact Information

If you experience any problems accessing the system or have questions about the application process, please contact the Office of Human Resources at (919) 843-2300 or send an email to employment@unc.edu

Please note: The Office of Human Resources will not be able to provide specific updates regarding position or application status.

Applicant DocumentsRequired Documents

1. Curriculum Vitae / Resume
2. Cover Letter
3. List of References

Optional Documents

Posting Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

1. * Please select the response below that best describes your experience/education for the Accountant position.
   • Bachelor's degree (or higher) with at least 12 credit hours of accounting coursework.
   • Associate's degree in Accounting
   • Associate's degree in business or related field with 12 credit hours of accounting coursework.
   • High school diploma and a combination of additional education and experience as an accountant or an account technician equaling at least 2 years .
   • No high school diploma and have a combination of education and experience as an accountant or an account technician equaling at least 6 years (for example: 1 year high school and 5 years in accountantship)
   • None of the above
2. * How many years experience do you have using Excel?

   (Open Ended Question)

3. * Describe your experience using Excel.

   (Open Ended Question)

4. * Please describe your experience with UNC financial and accounting systems

   (Open Ended Question)

5. * Do you have prior knowledge of University, State, and Federal regulations and accounting principles/practice?
   • Yes
   • No