Florida State University · 12 hours ago
Accounting Specialist - UBA / Student Engagement
Tallahassee, FL
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
$44K/yr - $44K/yr
2+ years expFlorida State University is one of the nation's elite research universities, and they are seeking an Accounting Specialist for the Department of Student Engagement. The role involves managing departmental travel, preparing financial reports, and ensuring compliance with policies and procedures related to financial transactions and scholarships.
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Responsibilities
Manages departmental travel, reconciliations P-card transactions, and scholarships for the Department of Student Engagement
Responsible for accurate preparation of financial reports and reconciliation of accounting data
Prepares, calculates, audits and submits Travel Request and Expense Reports in accordance with departmental, University, and State of Florida policies and procedures
Review entries for new travel requests and updates travel forms as accounting processes are completed
Upon request, assists with travel reservations on behalf of student organizations
Provides trip and payment updates to staff and students according to department procedure
Serves as liaison the department travel card issuance and communicates travel updates to department staff
Recommends, interprets, and implements travel policies and procedures to ensure compliance and improve efficiency
Monitors the business activities of the department through maintenance and control of financial records for the Department of Student Engagement
Ensures a sound environment of internal controls and compliance by monitoring, reviewing and analyzing the transactional processes
Conducts all ledger reconciliation reviews ensuring transactions are complete, accurate, valid, and have been approved
Identifies discrepancies, researches and corrects items as needed through journal entries
Verifies department P-card Purchases, proxies p-card transactions and performs the monthly p-card reconciliations for assigned cards
Ensures transactions are timely and accurate with the appropriate accounting information, description and charges follow State and University policies and procedures
Assists Budget Manager and Director in the completion of budget updates, budget reconciliations, and transaction verifications for department events and projects
Serves as the Opportunity Administrator for the Department of Student Engagement
Enters and submits scholarships and maintains scholarship and award information in FSU Foundation system
Calculates projected available balance for scholarships and awards and shares with the Director and scholarship committee
Provides application information for committee review
Tracks awarded scholarships and follows up with students as necessary to ensure awards are processed in a timely manner
Keeps committee notified of scholarship and award status
Prepares reports to assist in recommendations for spending trends, short/long-term goals and budget allocations
May attendee committee meetings on behalf of the Department of Student Engagement and assists with special projects and assignments as needed that align with the goals and objectives of the department
Qualification
Required
A Bachelor's degree and two years of experience; or a high school diploma or equivalent and six years of experience. (Note: a combination of post high school education and experience equal to six years.)
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Company
Florida State University
Florida State University is an American public space-grant and sea-grant research uivnersity.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$108.2MKey Investors
National Science FoundationNational Institutes of Health
2024-02-23Grant· $6M
2023-01-27Grant· $72.7M
2021-10-14Grant· $14.5M
Leadership Team
Ebe Randeree
Associate Dean. College of Communication & Information
Jeff Latimer
Associate Director of Information Technology
Recent News
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