University of Oklahoma · 9 hours ago
Senior Accountant- TULSA
United States-Oklahoma-Tulsa
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
2+ years expThe University of Oklahoma is seeking a Senior Accountant to provide accounting services for a department or college. The role involves account reconciliation, financial statement preparation, budget assistance, and supervising subordinate personnel.
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Responsibilities
Creates reports to balance financial statement transactions to source documents such as accounts payable transactions, deposits, and inter-university transactions
Documents any timing differences or reconciling items
Produces statements of financial activity based upon monthly departmental business that can include section financials, consolidated department financials, and cash flow analysis
Notifies appropriate personnel of irregularities and obtains proper signatures of authority as evidence of review
Monitors departmental accounts, accounts payable transactions, and spending activity
Prepares cost and budget transfers
Prepares and enters requisitions and invoices for payment
Prepares the daily deposit of departmental receipts
Initiates cost transfers between various departments and service units
Maintains department's financial records, budget information, and other forms of data
Tracks payments, receipts, transactions, internal and external contracts, and agreements
Prepares financial reports to document activity, substantiate transactions, and report findings
Provides assistance to departments across campus, principal investigators, vendors, and other staff in analyzing and maintaining appropriate funds for salaries and expenditures
Performs financial analyses for report preparation, to improve departmental accounting procedures, and at the request of department head
Analyzes terms of contracts to ensure compliance
Assists in the annual preparation of the budget
Ensures the quality of data. Researches inconsistencies and conducts follow-up investigations or consults with appropriate personnel
Acts as the payroll coordinator or backup payroll coordinator for the department or college
Supervises subordinate personnel including Account Clerks, Accounting Specialists, and Accountants
Trains, delegates tasks, and oversees work
Acts as a backup for all subordinate employees
Performs various duties as needed to successfully fulfill the function of the position
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 18 hours of accounting coursework
24 months experience as a professional Accountant
Knowledge of Accounting principles, practices, methods, and terminology
Advanced computer skills in MS Office, accounting software and databases
Ability to choose the right mathematical method or formula to solve a problem
Ability to collect and organize accounting data, interpret the significance, and prepare accurate financial reports
Ability to solve moderate to advanced accounting and related financial problems
Ability to set priorities and meet deadlines
Ability to handle stressful situations
Excellent organizational, problem-solving, project management and communication skills
Company
University of Oklahoma
The University of Oklahoma is a public research university that provides variety of undergraduate and graduate programs in multiple fields.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (106)
2024 (96)
2023 (83)
2022 (104)
2021 (87)
2020 (68)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$35.4MKey Investors
US Department of EnergyUS Department of Commerce, Economic Development AdministationAir Force Research Laboratory
2024-03-13Grant· $3.1M
2023-11-09Grant· $1.9M
2023-04-05Grant· $8.7M
Leadership Team
Mark Yeary
Co-Founder, Advanced Radar Research Center (ARRC)
Marcus Bowman
Deputy Athletic Director, CFO & Business Strategy
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