Senior Accountant

Senior Accountant

The Senior Accountant has an important and visible role within the Accounting and Reporting unit. Under the general direction of the Associate Director of Financial Accounting and Reporting, the Senior Accountant is responsible for reviewing, analyzing and reconciling financial transactions in the general ledger; maintaining the College's chart of accounts, preparing and analyzing the financial statements and related footnotes; and auditing, reconciling and recording the parking garage's daily revenue and monthly parking contracts. This position is also responsible for creating and processing monthly journal entries; general ledger maintenance; user access; account reconciliations; accounting and reporting for fixed assets, coordinating the UC Law SF Foundation's 990 tax return, and accounting for sales and use tax and other miscellaneous business taxes.

The ideal candidate for this position will:

• Have a strong working knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and government standards (GASB).
• Have experience and knowledge of financial statement preparation and analysis; have the ability to translate financial performance to various constituencies including faculty, employees and College leadership.
• Have experience accounting for fixed assets and have a solid understanding of determining asset type, useful life, accounting for accumulated depreciation, recording salvage value, asset acquisition and disposal.
• Enjoy multi-tasking, working in a fast-paced environment with strong time management skills to meet deadlines and strong communication skills to ensure job priorities are appropriate.
• Enjoy working with others to understand their department and program needs and assist them in understanding how to process and interpret financial transactions.

Responsibilities

Typical duties and responsibilities of the Senior Accountant consist of, but are not limited to include the following tasks:

• Review and analyze financial transactions to ensure accuracy and appropriateness.
• Perform General Ledger account reconciliations to various GL sub-ledgers, analyze data and results and make recommendations for corrections and adjustments. Ensure that all reconciling items have substantiation.
• Balance various general ledger account components.
• Maintain the chart of accounts including new account creation, signature authorization assignments, and GL account security access.
• Accurately process journal entries for bank fees, gift fees, new endowed gifts, grant benefit true-up, indirect cost allocation, purchasing re-charges, printing fee allocations and others as assigned.
• Quarterly analyze capital asset transactions and prepare related accounting entries. Maintain and reconcile capital assets sub-ledgers to the general ledger. Ensure the proper recording of all capital activity in accordance with College policy.
• Audit the parking garage. This includes witnessing cash deposits, auditing reported revenue against actual settlements, and reconciling the garage bank statement to the general ledger.
• Record monthly rent for the Housing Authority. This includes confirming the existence of leases, auditing signed leases against system records and random physical inspection of vacant units, if necessary.
• Assist with grant accounting. This includes preparing budget monitor schedules for Principal Investigators, invoicing for grants and booking indirect costs allocation.
• Assist with financial statement and footnote preparation and analysis in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB) and auditing standards as outlined by the American Institute of Public Accountants (AICPA) and perform detailed financial statement analysis on a high volume of accounts and transactions.
• As a member of the College's audit team, assist in preparing schedules, reports and other documents as required by the auditors. Analyze general ledger balances and assemble transaction documents for outside auditors.
• Maintain and regularly update existing processes and procedures.
• Review internal processes, workflows and procedures for efficiency and effectiveness, making recommendations to ensure strong internal controls are in place.
• Coordinate the annual production of the College Foundation's 990 tax return.
• Assist with other audits from the IRS, Franchise Tax Board, etc., as needed.
• Formulate reports using computerized applications.
• Perform data analysis on large data sets using Excel's pivot table and look-up functions.
• Perform various ad hoc analysis projects as needed.
• Perform related duties as required.

Requirements Education and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree preferably in Accounting.
• Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in a similar environment with hands on experience maintaining the general ledger, financial statement preparation, variance analysis and working knowledge of accounting for fixed assets.
• Must have experience using a computerized financial system.
• CPA license required.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Must be customer service oriented.
• Requires the ability to multitask, work in a fast-paced environment with strong time management skills to meet deadlines and follow established procedures.
• Must be able to use independent judgment and sound decision making.
• Must be able to communicate effectively both orally and in writing and interact in a cooperative and tactful manner with students, staff, faculty and others.
• Must be proficient in the advanced operation of Microsoft Office with emphasis on Microsoft Excel including pivot tables and look-up functions.

Benefits

Health and Welfare Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision insurance coverage
• Flexible Spending Accounts for transportation-related, healthcare and dependent care expenses
• Employee Assistance Program

For Your Financial Future

• Life Insurance, Disability Insurance, and Legal Insurance
• University of California Retirement Plan (a defined benefit plan)
• Deferred Compensation Plans/Pre-tax Retirement Savings Programs

For Your Work/Life Balance

• Fifteen paid holidays per year
• Generous vacation and sick leave
• Commuter Benefits Program

The Hiring Process

This position has been designated as "sensitive" and requires a pre-employment background check.

Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please contact Human Resources if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job. Examples of reasonable accommodation include making a change to the application process, providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment.

What to Expect

Applicants who meet the position requirements will be competitively evaluated to identify the individuals whose breadth and depth of experience and education most closely relate to the stated requirements and the needs of the College. Depending on the quality and number of the applications received, only the better qualified applicants may be contacted for an interview. The position is open until filled.

The skills listed above are comprehensive, and we understand there are great candidates who possess only a subset of those skills, or who have other important skills. If you match some of these skills, please do not hesitate to apply.

UC Law SF is an equal opportunity employer. UC Law SF strives to provide a diverse and inclusive educational environment that fosters cultural awareness, mutual understanding and respect. UC Law SF is interested in candidates who will contribute to diversity and equal opportunity in higher education through their teaching. Qualified women and members of underrepresented minority groups are strongly encouraged to apply.