University of Utah ยท 14 hours ago
Scholarship Accountant
Salt Lake City, UT
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid Level
$50K/yr - $60K/yr
4+ years expThe University of Utah's David Eccles School of Business is seeking a Scholarship Accountant to join their team. This role involves reconciling donor gift accounts, monitoring budgets, and preparing financial reports while ensuring compliance with accounting principles.
Higher Education
Responsibilities
Prepares and assesses budget, revenue, expense, journal entries, and other accounting documents
Analyze and monitor budgets and expenditures for compliance with fiscal accountability and reporting requirements
Analyzes and forecast revenue and expenditure trends
Reconciles balance sheets, cash, general ledger, and supporting journal entries
Develops accounting systems and documents to support the input and handling of financial data and reports
Interacts with internal and external auditors and participates in auditing projects
Ensures data accuracy and consistency, and research and resolves missing or conflicting data
Qualification
Required
Requires a bachelor's (or equivalency) + 4 years or a master's (or equivalency) + 2 years of directly related work experience
Requires meticulous attention to detail, and a knack for data integrity
Ability to apply generally accepted accounting principles, federal cost accounting regulations, and University policies and procedures to a variety of situations
Ability to interpret complex policies and effectively communicate the information in an easily understood manner
Ability to provide an analysis of each situation and use professional judgment in reaching a solution
Expected to recommend changes to accounting-based procedures based on analysis performed and specialized knowledge
Preferred
At least one year of experience working with the University of Utah financial and accounting systems, specifically Management Reports
Knowledge of PeopleSoft, Salesforce, and Unite databases
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel
Company
University of Utah
The University of Utah, located in Salt Lake City in the foothills of the Wasatch Mountains, is the flagship institution of higher learning in Utah.
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