Apply nowJob no:495998 Work type:Staff Full-time Location:Pensacola - Main Campus Categories:Controller's Office
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Position Number:
126610
Position Title (Classification Title):
Senior Accountant 126610
Working Title:
Senior Accountant
Job Summary:
The Senior Accountant is responsible for meeting the requirements of University Policies and Procedures related to budget reporting. Assists in the preparation of reports for the Board of Trustees and required reporting to the Florida Board of Governors. Works with budget transfers, budget tracking, budget training and reporting. This employee will maintain various data points related to the university budget. and financial reporting. Assists in the preparation of the annual financial statements and bank reconciliations.
Department
Controller's Office
FLSA:
Exempt
Minimum Qualifications:
A bachelor's degree in an appropriate area of specialization and three years of appropriate experience. Appropriate college coursework may substitute at an equivalent rate for the required experience.
Position Qualifications:
Knowledge of accounting principles (both GASB and FASB), accounting best practices, accounting information flows, internal controls and project management. Knowledge of budgeting, management reporting and reconciliations. Ability to comprehend information flow in complex systems and recognize opportunities for improvement/efficiencies/synergies.
Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in an accounting related field. Experience with accounting systems. Experience with budgeting or financial reporting. Higher education experience.
Essential Functions / Job Duties:
45% - Responsible for budget transfers and processing budget transfers. Reviewing budget request for compliance to rules. Maintain records related to budget changes and position rate changes. Processing journal entries for transactions including but not limited to: operating/general ledger corrections, and budget increase. Responsible for researching transactions to verify that information on Journal Budget Entries is coded correctly and compliance with the type of funding. - (Essential)
5% - Responsible for scanning, uploading and indexing budget transfers and journal entries in the university’s document imaging system. Records maintenance for financial plans, estimated budgets, and other departmental documents. - (Essential)
25% - Assist the Assistant Controller in compiling underlying data for reports. Pulls reports and places data into various depositories for assembly into final reports. Track incoming appropriations and confirm the information to budget documents. Assist in the compilation of reports on items such as carry-forward spending, operating budget totals, employee rate, and other budget reporting. - (Essential)
5% - Provide training and give presentations when requested by supervisor. Assist in providing budget training to the campus community. Perform pre-training and post-training checklists for each participant. Review and maintenance of training documentation. Provide technical assistance during training class. - (Essential)
5% - Use Banner Finance to maintain assigned segments of the Banner Chart of Accounts. Review for inactive funds and initiate appropriate action. Records management of paper and digital files for Auxiliary indexes. - (Essential)
10% - Responsible for cash transaction duties including processing multiple check types using Intellecheck. Serves as backup for processing sales tax payments, quarterly federal and state income tax payments, and other departmental payments as needed. Serves as backup for surplus property processes, fixed asset and tax accounting. Prepares assigned general ledger reconciliations and bank reconciliations. Serves as backup for clearing account and other bank reconciliation duties as needed. - (Essential)
5% - Responsible for reviewing/updating and maintaining a desk manual of tasks for the position. Maintain multiple departmental calendars and schedules to ensure timeliness of reporting. Keep departmental webpages up to date. Initiate departmental purchase requisitions. Prepare monitoring reports, budget assessments and other ad-hoc reporting duties. Assist with other tasks during fiscal year-end closing as needed. Must provide courteous, friendly, and timely customer service as an integral representative of the Controller’s Office and the University of West Florida at all times. Provide assistance with special projects or assignments as needed for Budgeting, Reporting or other areas within the Controller’s Office as other duties are assigned. - (Essential)
Physical Demands:
Physical Requirements: Occasional and/or light lifting required. Limited exposure to elements such as heat, cold, noise, dust, dirt, chemicals, etc., but none to the point of being disagreeable. May involve minor safety hazards where likely results would be cuts, bruises, etc.
Impact of Deadlines: Routine deadlines. Usually sufficient lead time. Variance in work volume, seasonal, and predictable. Priorities can be anticipated. Some interruptions are present. Involves occasional exposure to demands/pressures from persons other than immediate sup.
Standing: Daily
Walking: Daily
Sitting: Daily
Reaching with hands and arms: Daily
Climbing or balancing: Never
Stooping: Occasionally
Use of hands to handle objects: Daily
Lifting up to 10lbs: Frequently
Lifting up to 25lbs: Occasionally
Lifting over 25lbs: Never
Talking as express or exchange of ideas verbally: Daily
Hearing as perceive sound by ear: Daily
Vision as distinguish colors & depth: Daily
Special Requirements or Considerations of the Job:
This position requires a criminal background screen.
This position requires fingerprinting.
This position requires licensure, certification, or other qualifications described in the Special Instructions.
Number of Vacancies
1
Work Hours
8:00am-5:00pm
FTE
1.0
Salary Range
$47,000 - $50,000
Pay Basis
Annually
Preferred Response Date:
05/12/2025
Special Instructions to Applicants:
Candidates must apply online through the University of West Florida website: https://careers.uwf.edu. Applicants are required to attach a resume, cover letter and contact information for three references. References will be contacted upon submission of this application. An opportunity to upload these documents will be provided during the application process. For assistance, please contact Human Resources at 850.474.2694 or email jobs@uwf.edu.
The Senior Accountant is responsible for meeting the requirements of University Policies and Procedures related to budget reporting. Assists in the preparation of reports for the Board of Trustees and required reporting to the Florida Board of Governors. Works with budget transfers, budget tracking, budget training and reporting. This employee will maintain various data points related to the university budget. and financial reporting. Assists in the preparation of the annual financial statements and bank reconciliations.
The Senior Accountant is responsible for meeting the requirements of University Policies and Procedures related to budget reporting. Assists in the preparation of reports for the Board of Trustees and required reporting to the Florida Board of Governors. Works with budget transfers, budget tracking, budget training and reporting. This employee will maintain various data points related to the university budget. and financial reporting. Assists in the preparation of the annual financial statements and bank reconciliations.
