Staff Accountant

The Staff Accountant position acts as accounting liaison with the Controller’s Office and other departments and external agencies with respect to financial reporting, tax reporting & compliance, journal entry preparation, audit/reconciliation of accounts, and audit of requests for payment. The position is responsible for preparing and reviewing all types of transactions in compliance with approved budgets and University/department procedures, preparation of appropriate reports as needed for analysis, corresponding with other departments concerning accounting and financial information, and determining proper handling of financial transactions in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ( GAAP ) and approving within designated limits, policies or contracts. Minimum Qualifications 1. Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from an accredited institution Preferred Qualifications

1. Masters degree in Accounting
2. Experience in a higher education setting.

Will this position require driving (personal vehicle, university vehicle, utility vehicle, or golf cart) in order to perform the job duties? Will this position require driving (personal vehicle, university vehicle, utility vehicle, or golf cart) in order to perform the job duties? Driving may be necessary but is not a primary responsibility Work Hours 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday – Friday List any hazardous conditions or physical demands required by this position N/A Does this position have supervisory responsibility? Last Day a Reference Provider Can Submit Reference Qualified applications will be made available to the department/committee for review immediately upon submission. We ask that you provide email addresses for your reference providers and please be certain that the email addresses you list are accurate. If you are selected as a candidate for consideration by the department/committee, an instructional email will be sent to your reference providers to ask that they submit a reference letter on your behalf via a link to our reference portal. Separate reference letters will be requested for each position to which you apply (if applicable), so your reference providers will be contacted separately for each application on which you list them. Reference letters will not be copied from one application to another. You can assure your reference providers that our system is secure and that all letters are confidential. If your reference providers have trouble using the reference portal, please advise them to contact View email address on click.appcast.io. Supplemental Questions Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*). * How did you hear about this employment opportunity? Troy University employment website ( Chronicle of Higher Education Higher Ed Jobs Social Media website Indeed Other employment website (please specify below) Employee Referral (please specify below) Local newspaper (please specify below) Professional journal (please specify below) Other source (please specify below) Please specify: (Open Ended Question) * Regarding your current employment status, please select one of the following: Not a current Troy University employee Current part-time Troy employee (including adjunct faculty) Current full-time Troy employee - initial appraisal period complete Current full-time Troy employee - still within initial appraisal period (six months for new employees and three months for promoted employees) * Do you have a minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Accounting? Yes No Required Documents Resume Cover Letter List of References Unofficial Transcript 1 Optional Documents

• Employment is contingent upon a satisfactory background check.
• Troy University is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affimative Action employer.
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