Accountant, Senior

Employer: Georgia State University
Location: Atlanta, GA

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Employment Type: Full Time
Institution Type: Four-Year Institution

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Accountant, Senior

Office of Accounting Services

Georgia State University

The Office of Accounting Services offers advice to support decision making and demonstrates fiscal responsibility, accountability and regulatory compliance to the university’s employees.

The Office of Accounting Services is seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented Accountant to join our team as an Accountant, Senior for Auxiliaries and Athletics Financial Reporting.

WHAT MAKES GSU A GREAT PLACE?

Generous benefits, including health, dental, vision, tuition assistance, retirement, etc.

A knowledge-sharing organization that works collaboratively with diverse partners.

Professional development opportunity and mentorship.

A rapidly growing center within an academic setting.

WHAT WILL YOU DO:

This position is responsible for all aspects of Georgia State University Auxiliary and Athletics, Athletic Association Financial Reporting, and will have oversight of Student Activities Financial Reporting.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

Plans and organizes the accounting work for the Athletics component unit and Auxiliary Enterprises reporting unit. Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports for Auxiliary. Reconcile the trial balance by ending balances, account & project type. Record relevant journal entries and resolve any discrepancies. Educate Athletics and Auxiliary staff regarding accounting policies and procedures and ensure adherence.

Supervise, direct and review work of Accountant III responsible for Student Activities.

Reconcile Athletic Association accounts including gate receipts, advertising, facility rentals and conference distributions. Supervise cash reserves. Assist with processing of purchase requisitions and reviewing of encumbrances.

Prepare annual audit schedules for independent auditors for Athletics activity; prepare closing entries; follow through on information requested by auditors; review financial statement drafts. Prepare annual NCAA AUP and EADA reports.

Reconcile Quasi Revenue.

Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum Hiring Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree and four years of related experience, or a combination of education and related experience.

Preferred Requirements:

Advanced Excel skills.

PeopleSoft Financials and Banner experience.

College/Business Unit
Open until filled

Location: Atlanta Campus
Job Posting: 11/05/26, 4:11:23 PM

Founded in 1913 in Atlanta, Georgia State University is the second-largest and one of four research institutions in the University System of Georgia. The University serves one-fourth of the graduate students in the university system; it is within a one-hour commute of more than one-third of the state’s population. Approximately 80 percent of all Georgia State alumni live and work in Georgia.

Georgia State’s main campus is located on 34 acres in downtown Atlanta. University centers in Alpharetta, Brookhaven, Buckhead and Henry County offer students convenient suburban locations for graduate courses in business and education.

More than 50,000 students annually attend Georgia State University. While 90 percent of the students are from Georgia, students also come from all 50 states and 160 countries. More than 1,400 international students attend Georgia State and graduate students comprise 31 percent of the student population.

The University offers more than 52 degree programs in more than 250 fields of study – from public policy and African-American studies to biology and health sciences. Degrees are offered at the bachelor’s, master’s, specialist and doctoral levels through six units: the College of Arts and Sciences, J. Mack Robinson College of Business, College of Education, College of Health and Human Sciences, College of Law and Andrew Young School of Policy Studies. In addition to the numerous degree programs, Georgia State offers full- and part-time programs and day, evening and weekend classes.

Students have many choices in extracurricular activities including more than 22 fraternities and sororities; and some 250 chartered student groups, including 60 degree-related student groups, seven religious, 24 law-oriented and 22 multicultural/international groups; and 10 honor societies. There is also an active student government association which includes the student senate and the judicial board.

The Georgia State Panthers are members of the Colonial Athletic Association and compete in 16 NCAA Division I intercollegiate men’s and women’s sports, including basketball, baseball, softball, golf, tennis, track and volleyball. The university announced in April 2008 that is will begin Division I-AA football in 2010.

The university’s innovative Touch the Earth program brings outdoor recreation ranging from backpacking, rock climbing, sailing, kayaking, rafting and water-skiing to out-of-state snow-skiing and snorkeling trips. And WRAS, Georgia State’s popular 100,000-watt radio voice, is the most powerful student-run radio station in the United States.