Senior Accountant - Grants

Job Description

The Senior Accountant - Grants, will employ an individual with strong organizational skills; good time management skills; the ability to meet specific deadlines, and excellent problem-solving and decision-making skills. The candidate will have a basic skillset in accounting with a background aligned with the TTUHSC Values-Based Culture: One Team, Kindhearted, Integrity, Visionary, and Beyond Service that supports the mission and vision of TTUHSC. Duties will include performing routine accounting tasks and financial analysis functions to support institutional business processes and administrative monitoring of the overall financial health of the institution. Performs professional accounting functions according to established procedures, requiring knowledge of complex accounting systems; responsible for assembly and analysis of data; works under general supervision with latitude for technical judgement.

Required Experience

Bachelor's degree in job related field with major coursework in accounting plus three years' experience in government or commercial accounting; OR a combination of education and/or experience to equal seven years.

Preferred Experience

• Prior experience or education in performing basic organization and summarization of financial data.
• Prior experience obtained through education or work with financial/accounting systems and proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, especially Excel.
• Accounting or Finance experience at a public institution of higher education in the state of Texas.
• Experience using Cognos Analytics or similar data querying/reporting tools. Knowledge of Banner finance system.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related degree.

Additional Qualifications/Responsibilities

• Utilize proactive, clear and professional communication to provide changes and relevant information to supervisor and colleagues
• Attend and participate in training and professional development related to accounting, finance, and leadership
• Build cross functional partnerships with internal customers across the organization
• Complete assigned year end tasks to assist with the preparation of the Annual Financial Report (AFR)
• Prepare, enter and/or review routine financial transactions such as general ledger review and journal entry preparation
• Perform routine analysis of financial data for adherence to governing regulations, policies, and procedures
• Analyze financial data for possible errors, and if necessary, initiating and performing corrective action
• Prepare routine financial reports to include financial/balance sheet reconciliations
• Produce and maintain complete, well-organized documentation
• Understand and utilize finance systems and data to provide accounting and analytical support
• Assist other departments with financial related matters
• Document and update business processes and procedures
• Process requests in the Budget Revision System approval queue
• Process requests in the Fund Maintenance System approval queue
• Process requests in the Financial Transaction System (FiTS) approval queue
• Recommend, develop and implement process improvements
• Assist with various accounting and finance system implementations
• Other duties and projects as assigned