Accountant (Open Rank, Entry to Senior)

University of Colorado Anschutz

Department: Financial Services - Finance Office

Job Title: Accountant (Open Rank, Entry to Senior)

Position #: 2889 – Requisition #: 39632

Job Summary:

This Accountant position performs accounting and financial functions in the Finance Office.  Primary responsibilities include reconciling bank accounts, reviewing and processing chartfield setup requests, reviewing journal entries submitted by departments, monitoring and cleaning up campus payroll suspense accounts, identifying and correcting abnormal balances in financial statements, preparing financial reports, providing customer services related to accounting or finance issues to departments and assisting with month-end and year-end closing tasks.

Key Responsibilities:

Reconciliation (50%)

• Reconcile bank and campus clearing accounts including analyzing data, investigating discrepancies, and correcting errors.
• Reconcile student transactions from wire payments, returned checks, and demand warrant batches to corresponding records in the sub-system and to its corresponding entries in general ledger.
• Follow up with stakeholders such as Bursar’s Office and department fiscal staff for variances and outstanding reconciling items.

Journal Entries and Financial Reporting (25%)

• Review journal entries based on generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and university guidelines.
• Assist departments with issues of journal entries and financial reports.
• Generate and prepare financial reports as assigned.

     General Accounting and Chartfield Setup and Processing (25%)

• Review chartfield requests from departments and set up chartfield in finance system.
• Monitor campus payroll suspense account and follow up with departments to clear outstanding balances.
• Interpret, analyze, evaluate, and investigate financial data or transactions.

Work Location:

Hybrid – this role is eligible for a hybrid schedule of 2 days per week on campus and as needed for in-person meetings.

Why Join Us:

We are seeking an energetic, positive, and forward-thinking individual to join our team. We are a fast-paced, deadline driven, and customer service focused office and are always looking for new ideas to manage our portfolio. A successful candidate for this position will be willing to be involved in visioning and implementing best practices, all while consistently providing support to our department partners and students.

The Finance Office has an exceptional track record when it comes to employee satisfaction. Our team is very diverse and often described as friendly, supportive, and resourceful.

Why work for the University?

We have AMAZING benefits and offer exceptional amounts of holiday, vacation and sick leave! The University of Colorado offers an excellent benefits package including:

• Medical: Multiple plan options
• Dental: Multiple plan options
• Additional Insurance: Disability, Life, Vision
• Retirement 401(a) Plan: Employer contributes 10% of your gross pay
• Paid Time Off: Accruals over the year
  • Vacation Days: 22/year (maximum accrual 352 hours)