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The George Washington University · 5 days ago

Accounting Specialist, Fixed Assets

Washington, DC

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid Level

$19.29/hr - $30.16/hr

3+ years exp

The George Washington University is the largest institution of higher education in the District of Columbia, offering a wide range of programs. This position provides support to finance and accounting offices by performing routine accounting functions, including data entry, tagging of new fixed assets, and maintaining inventory records across the university campuses.

Higher Education

No H1B

Responsibilities

Perform tagging of new fixed assets and perpetual rolling inventory of existing fixed assets throughout the University campuses

Travel as needed, sometimes on short notice, between GW campuses and to local remote facilities

Communicate regularly with university contacts to schedule appointments to perform the tagging and inventory activities

Perform visual inspection of assets, which may require light lifting and/or movement of the assets

Update Sage Fixed Asset Software for tagging and inventory data gathered each week

Download reports from EAS and review invoices to determine if invoices should be capitalized or expensed

Add capitalized assets to Sage on a weekly basis

Create journal entries in EAS

Participate in Controller’s Office team meetings and other accounting-related duties as assigned, including account reconciliations and variance analysis

Perform other related duties as assigned, including skill-level appropriate accounting duties to assist other groups in the Controller’s Office when needed

Qualification

Oracle EASSage Fixed Asset SoftwareMicrosoft ExcelTableauMultitaskDetail-orientedOrganizational skillsCommunication skillsCollaborative skills

Required

Qualified candidates will hold a high school diploma/ GED plus 3 years of relevant professional experience, or, a Bachelor's degree or higher in a relevant area of study

Degree must be conferred by the start date of the position

Degree requirements may be substituted with an equivalent combination of education, training and experience

Detail-oriented and accurate

Ability to quickly learn new skills/software

Excellent organizational and communication skills

Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and meet deadlines

Ability to work cooperatively and collaboratively with all levels of employees