Position Title: Senior Staff Accountant, Facilities Finance
Posting Number: P230344
Employer: State
Salary Range: $75,000 - $85,000
FTE: 1.00
Position Summary:
The University Facilities department is seeking a Senior Staff Accountant. In this role, you will be responsible for supporting the Assistant Director and Director of Finance with the day-to-day, monthly, and year-end operations of the Accounting / Finance Department within University Facilities. This includes supporting short and long term planning and the formulation / implementation of processes and procedures. Responsibilities include:
Provide leadership to a staff of approximately 7 FTE responsible for procure-to-pay functions. Ensure departmental actions and goals align with those of Facilities and the University. Provide development opportunities, coaching and recognition to staff. Manage performance programs and reviews; oversee monitoring of time and attendance. Ensure appropriate staffing levels and cross-training to provide uninterrupted services and achievement of KPI targets.
Contributes to the coordination and monitoring of business operations and financial activities across all accounts. Assists in analyzing existing processes / procedures and implementing changes to increase the overall effectiveness of department financial operations. Helps to create, monitor and update internal controls; ensuring compliance with policies and regulations.
Assists the Assistant Director of Finance in managing a month-end and year-end checklist of all accounting activities to be completed, including manual entries, customer billings & collections, accounts payable invoice entry and payroll processing. Ensures that all journal entries have supporting documentation attached (i.e. are
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