Accountant Job at University of Arizona in Tucson

We are seeking a highly motivated and results-driven professional who excels at solving problems, fostering collaboration to enhance efficiencies, and driving process improvements. If you thrive in a dynamic environment and are eager to contribute to meaningful financial and operational initiatives, we encourage you to apply and become a valued member of our team.

This position within the Property Management team performs a broad scope of professional accounting activities involving experience, professional knowledge, and application of accounting principles and practices. They perform a wide range of detailed/complex accounting and analysis functions pertaining to the assigned fund area, accounts, or departments. They assure day-to-day operations are carried out in accordance with established accounting principles, policies, and objectives. This position works relatively independently and exercises professional judgment within the assigned function.

Outstanding benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; retirement plans; access to recreation and cultural activities; and more.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Assist with the preparation, basic review, and data entry of Property Management transactions within University enterprise systems.
• Follow University policies pertaining to movable equipment and capital assets including cost coding in associated accounts as instructed.
• Refer routine questions from department personnel regarding University financial policies and procedures relating to both capital and non-capital assets to higher-level staff.
• Provide support for maintaining and updating parameters associated with movable equipment within University enterprise systems under supervision.
• Assist with routine tasks involved in weekly and monthly reconciliations of the University capital asset systems to the General Ledger of the University financial system under direct supervision.
• Provide basic clerical support for the annual physical inventory process for movable equipment, including verifying lists and entering data.
• Collect supporting documents and perform data entry for the year-end closing of the financial statements as directed by senior staff.
• Assist with gathering basic information for the preparation of variances for sections of financial statements associated with Treasury upon instruction.
• Provide data entry and compile routine information to support the preparation of capital asset sections of surveys to external parties as requested by higher-level accountants.
• Assist with simple support tasks on special projects and requests from the executive team as directed.
• Perform other basic duties within the scope of the Treasury team as assigned by a supervisor.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Demonstrated knowledge of Microsoft Office programs and Adobe Acrobat.
• Strong organizational, time management, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to interact professionally and effectively with others.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work both independently and with a team.
• Ability to work in a deadline driven environment.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent advanced learning attained through experience required.
• 1 year of relevant work experience required.

Preferred Qualifications

• A business-specific bachelor's degree or equivalent advanced accounting learning attained through professional level experience.

The University of Arizona is an equal employment opportunity employer and provides reasonable accommodation to applicants and employees with disabilities.