Michigan State University · 4 days ago
Accountant I
East Lansing, MI
Full-time
Hybrid
Entry Level
1+ years expMichigan State University is seeking an Accountant I to support the financial and operational activities of the Residential & Hospitality Services Business and Financial Services office. The role involves assisting with account reconciliation, developing process maps, and ensuring compliance with financial regulations while managing departmental budgets and providing accounting controls.
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Responsibilities
Supports the financial and operational activities of the Residential & Hospitality Services (RHS) Business and Financial Services (BFS) office
Serves as backup to the accounting supervisor and will be assigned as the Fiscal Officer/Delegate to assist with account reconciliation for several accounts within one or more of the business Units
May function as a lead on projects to review business functions and make recommendations that enhance processes
Develops and analyzes process maps in order to perform a gap analysis and recommend adjustments to improve internal controls
Performs basic audit functions of payroll, capital asset management and revenue/expense reconciliation which includes other major software interfaces and sub-reports which must also be reconciled
Researches and applies knowledge independently
Provides accounting controls for departmental budgets that exceed $20 million of expenses in some units and assists departmental staff with accounting concerns
May be designated Fiscal Officer (FO)/Fiscal Officer Delegate for one or more accounts
Collects, compiles, and interprets information and monitors the activities of the department in order to assist in the basic operational functioning
Must be familiar with troubleshooting technology and accounting subsystems used to book services for students or conference/events that are transmitted to the University central system
Comfortable presenting and leading projects and be proficient in process mapping
Understands and feels comfortable with subsystems to assist with configuration, realignment and troubleshooting to improve or correct data flow
Works on projects that involve being familiar with or recommending enhancement to software reporting such as EBS, Kinetics, Planon, Campus Solutions, StarRez, Transact, CashNet, CashPro, Maestro, Delphi, Simphony, Sequoia, B4 Checkin/Sertifi, and TeamDynamix and other related software to assist administrative units overseeing data flow configurations
Audits vouchers and financial statements to ensure accuracy and compliance with the MSU Manual of Business Procedures and RHS Policy Manual
Maintains and reconciles journal entries of revenue/expenditures for fund accounts and notifies supervisor of problems
Prepares deposits, invoices, transfer of funds and submits invoices for payment of departmental products and services
Collects and translates information to produce reports, approves expenditure of funds and provides information for administrators, faculty, staff and external agencies
Prepares periodic financial reports and maintains unit records
Assists in developing and implementing policies and procedures
Serves on committees and project teams
Creates process maps and assists team to analyze and identify process gaps
May present at workshops/seminars as it relates to accounting and business functions
Leads training sessions on travel and other accounting processes
Qualification
Required
Knowledge equivalent to that which normally would be acquired by completing a four-year college degree program in Accounting
One to three years of related Business Degree with a major emphasis in accounting and progressively more responsible or expansive work experience in financial statement and report preparation, general ledger accounting and budgeting
An equivalent combination of education and experience
Strong work ethic
Independent thinker
Self-starter who works well in a team environment to exchange ideas and improve systems and processes
Comfortable troubleshooting and reconfiguring software data tables to recommend improvements in reporting capability
Knowledge of sophisticated personal computer terminology and operations
Ability to use e-mail and the Internet
Resume, cover letter and 3 professional references required
Preferred
Experience with Kinetics, StarRez, Maestro, Delphi and other room reservation and service billing systems
Experience with Campus Solutions, Enterprise Business Systems (Kuali, SAP, BI and Cognos), TeamDynamix, Transact, CashNet, Simphony, and CashPro
Experience in retail accounting
Knowledge of legal system terminology and experience with applicable state, local, and federal laws pertaining to evictions
Familiar with Capital Asset Management (CAM)
Company
Michigan State University
Michigan State University has been working to advance the common good in uncommon ways for more than 150 years.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$118.22MKey Investors
Carnegie Corporation of New YorkUS Department of EnergyDenso
2025-09-23Grant· $0.9M
2025-03-27Grant· $48.5M
2024-10-30Grant
Leadership Team
Raymond Boeman
Director, IACMI Scale-up Research Facility and Vehicle Technology Area
Stephanie Vasko
Senior Research and Innovation Consultant, MSU College of Arts and Letters
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