University of Colorado · 1 month ago
Accountant (Open Rank, Entry or Intermediate)
Colorado, United States
Full-time
Hybrid
Entry, Mid Level
$50K/yr - $65K/yr
1+ years expThe University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz is a prominent educational institution employing over 4,500 individuals and instructing more than 18,000 students. The Accountant position provides professional accounting support to the Finance Office, overseeing various financial responsibilities including plant funds, journal entries, and lease accounting.
EducationHigher EducationUniversities
No H1B
Responsibilities
Create and maintain chartfields for programs, projects, and speedtypes related to plant funds
Review non-capital expenses/encumbrances in the reserve fund and make necessary corrections
Assist with reviewing transactions in the Capital Construction and Reserve funds and creates related journal entries
Conduct audit sampling of payment vouchers from the Facilities Project accountants
Perform reconciliation of construction-in-progress account and resolve issues
Prepare analysis of Capitalizable Construction Projects and prepares a worksheet for asset tracking system (PSAM) entry
Act as the Central Administrator and primary contact for web-based space tracking system
Coordinate with the Institutional Planning Office to obtain space inventory data to upload to WebSpace
Perform on-site space audits to ensure the integrity of WebSpace which supports the F&A rate calculation cost study
Maintain space training materials and conduct annual space training at the Denver and Anschutz campuses as well as one-on-one training as requested
Prepare standard and ad-hoc space reports for upper-level management and campus departments when requested
Provide support to campus departments in their preparation of space reporting
Prepare journal entries, reconciliations, and maintain various schedules related to the Retirement of Indebtedness (ROI), including the Master Debt Amortization Schedule and Mandatory Transfer Schedule
Prepare Long-Term Debt Report and other management reports
Prepare and reconcile quarterly distributions for Pooled Investment Earnings
Review quarterly financial transactions related to space/equipment leases and subscription-based information technology agreements and determine if GASB 87/96 is applicable to the agreement
Partnership with Real Estate Coordinator and campus departments to accurately classify leases into a proper category
Maintain lease tracking tool – LeaseVision and record to general ledger
Perform fiscal-year end tasks related to lease accounting
Qualification
Required
A bachelor's degree in business administration, business, finance, accounting, or a directly related field from an accredited institution with 24 semester hours in accounting or auditing is required
A combination of education and related technical/military/paraprofessional experience may be substituted for the bachelor's degree on a year-for-year basis
At least one (1) year of professional accounting experience
Preferred
Prior experience at a Higher Education Institution or State of Colorado Agency
Experience working with PeopleSoft, the University's accounting system
Experience working with finance, accounting or business information systems
Benefits
Medical: Multiple plan options
Dental: Multiple plan options
Additional Insurance: Disability, Life, Vision
Retirement 401(a) Plan: Employer contributes 10% of your gross pay
Paid Time Off: Accruals over the year
Vacation Days: 22/year (maximum accrual 352 hours)
Sick Days: 15/year (unlimited maximum accrual)
Holiday Days: 10/year
Tuition Benefit: Employees have access to this benefit on all CU campuses
ECO Pass: Reduced rate RTD Bus and light rail service
Company
University of Colorado
University of Colorado offers higher education and serving as the catalysts in business, arts, health, and community growth.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$0.5MKey Investors
US Department of EnergyUS Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administation
2023-07-27Grant
2023-01-26Grant
2021-04-06Grant· $0.5M
Leadership Team
Richard Schulick
Professor and Chair of Surgery
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