University of Houston · 3 months ago
Accountant (I, II, III) Broadband Posting
Houston, TX
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry, Mid, Senior Level
$49K/yr - $74K/yr
0+ years expThe University of Houston is seeking to hire an Accountant I, II, or III within the Office of Contracts and Grants. The role involves performing professional accounting work including the recording, analysis, and reporting of financial data in accordance with established guidelines, as well as preparing financial statements and ensuring compliance with accounting principles.
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Responsibilities
Assembles data from books of original entry and central control records
Prepares monthly account reconciliations, biweekly cash transfers, and other financial statements and reports pertaining to departmental or university activities
Audits and processes purchase, cash receipt, and disbursement documents in accordance with disbursing rules and regulations
Monitors status and use of short-term operational cash advances and advises management of status
May maintain student billing system accounting function and create and correct transcode errors. Reviews financial reports and clears "suspended transactions."
Reviews central accounts and fund groups for propriety of entries and investigates overdrafts
May prepare or assist in the preparation of year-end government reports and annual financial reports
Maintains the accounting of a major business area, including table maintenance, submission, reconciliation of data feed, account reviews and corrections
Ensures that all system-related transactions are made in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and federal, state, university and NACUBO guidelines
Prepares journal entries to correct FRS records; conducts monthly reconciliations; prepares cash receipts for cash received through Electronic Funds Transfer; review transfers to state or federal agencies; may calculate and record the reserve for bad debt
Assists college/department business administrators with questions relating to the accounting activity
Conducts contract compliance review to ensure adherence to terms and conditions of agreements
Prepares recurring financial reports for state and/or federal agencies and may prepare Profit and Loss Statements
Advises manager on accounting issues and may coordinate office activities in the manager's absence
May review departmental accounting practices to ensure compliance with guidelines; conduct review of department cash handling practices; conduct review of cash incident reports; follow-up on cash deposit discrepancies; and make recommendations
Research complex issues and transactions and responds to customer accounting inquiries that cannot be resolved by junior staff
Provides research information for special projects, reviews financial transactions, and resolves issues relating to reports to state and/or federal agencies
Serves as mentor to new employees and coordinates office activities in the manager's absence
Reviews departmental accounting practices to ensure compliance with guidelines; conducts review of department cash handling practices; conducts reviews of cash incident reports; follows up on cash deposit discrepancies; and recommends corrections and best practices
Qualification
Required
Requires a thorough understanding of both theoretical and practical aspects of an analytical, technical or professional discipline; or the basic knowledge of more than one professional discipline
Knowledge of the discipline is normally obtained through a formal, directly job-related 4 year degree from a college or university or an equivalent in-depth specialized training program that is directly related to the type of work being performed
Accountant I: Bachelor's and 0 years of experience
Accountant II: Bachelors and 1 year experience
Accountant III: Bachelor's and 3 years of experience
Department is willing to accept education in lieu of experience
Department is willing to accept experience in lieu of education
All positions at the University of Houston-System are security sensitive and will require a criminal history check
Company
University of Houston
The doctoral degree-granting and largest university of the University of Houston system.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$9.3MKey Investors
National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing BiopharmaceuticalsUS Department of EnergyCancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas
2024-04-09Grant
2023-10-05Grant· $2M
2018-09-19Grant· $4M
Leadership Team
Arthur Conklin
Professor Emeritus
Brené Brown
Huffington Endowed Chair + Research Professor
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