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University of California Agriculture and Natural ResourcesOakland, California, US
12 hours ago
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  • Full-time
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General Accountant 5 - Oakland, CA, Job ID 77440

University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources

Job Description

The Accountant 5 role involves a range of accounting functions, including analyzing, monitoring, preparing, and reconciling financial information to reflect the organization's financial condition. This position provides critical financial and statistical data to support operations and decision-making. Responsibilities include preparing financial reports to meet both internal and external reporting requirements, and may extend to developing, implementing, and overseeing accounting systems, policies, and procedures.

This position is a contract appointment that is 100% fixed and ends two years from date of hire with the possibility of extension if funding permits.

The home department for this position is Financial Services. While this position normally is based in Oakland, CA position is eligible for hybrid flexible work arrangements, for applicants living in the State of California, at this time. Please note that hybrid flexible work arrangements are subject to change by the University.

Pay Scale : $98,600 / year to $141,500 / year

Job Posting Close Date : This job is open until filled. The first application review date will be 4 / 18 / 25.

Key Responsibilities :

40%

Financial Reporting : Provides records of assets, liabilities, and other financial transactions, balancing books periodically, and preparing profit and loss, income, balance sheet, and cash flow statements.

Advanced Analysis : Performs the most complex and advanced analysis techniques to understand past performance and determine present and future performance and resource allocations.

General Ledger Management : Leads the preparation, maintenance, and reconciliation of journal entries and general ledger accounts.

Report Interpretation : Interprets complex reports and records for administrators and managers.

20%Internal Controls Expertise : Expert knowledge and understanding of internal control practices and their impact on protecting University resources.

20%Financial Systems Leadership : Leads the development, implementation, and maintenance of one or more comprehensive and complex general accounting systems.

10%Tax Coordination : Coordinates the collection of information for complex and unique Unrelated Business Income Taxes (UBIT), prepares summary schedules, and answers questions from departments. 10%

Additional Duties : Performs other tasks as assigned by management or leadership.

Team Leadership : Provides guidance to others in the department and may serve in a "lead" capacity on project assignments.

Team Collaboration : Ability to function as a team member.

Requirements :

  • Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance or related area.
  • Expert knowledge of finance policies, practices, and financial information systems. Experience must include working independently on large and complex projects that built or enhanced production systems.
  • Expert knowledge of Financial Systems such as Oracle and PeopleSoft.
  • Thorough experience with Financial & Accounting Systems transformations or implementations.
  • Expert Excel skills including an in-depth ability to use multiple spreadsheet and database software tools or other professional database management system tools to gather information for specialized, complex financial analysis, fiscal management, and financial reports.
  • Expert ability to effectively present complex finance related information both verbally and in writing in a clear and concise manner.
  • Expert interpersonal skills at all levels within the organization, advanced service orientation and critical thinking skills, and attention to detail. In depth ability to use organizational skills to multi-task in a high-volume environment.
  • Ability to adapt to changing priorities.
  • Ability to function as a member of a team.
  • Expert knowledge and understanding of internal control practices and their impact on protecting University resources.
  • In-depth knowledge of legal business concepts, accounting principles, and financial reporting.

Preferred Skills :

  • Professional certification CPA and master's degree in related area.
  • UC or Higher Education experience.
  • Public Accounting Experience.
  • Minimum 10 years of experience in Accounting or a related field.
  • Expert knowledge of Financial Consolidation and Close Cloud (FCCS), Amazon Web Services (AWS), SmartView, and / or QuickSight.
  • Experienced in SQL, Power BI, Cognos.
  • Special Conditions of Employment :

  • Must possess valid California Driver's License to drive a County or University vehicle. Ability and means to travel on a flexible schedule as needed, proof of liability damage insurance on vehicle used is required. Reimbursement of job-related travel will be reimbursed according to University policies.
  • The University reserves the right to make employment contingent upon successful completion of the background check. This is a designated position requiring a background check and may require fingerprinting due to the nature of the job responsibilities. UC ANR does hire people with conviction histories and reviews information received in the context of the job responsibilities.
  • As of January 1, 2014, ANR is a smoke- and tobacco-free environment in which smoking, the use of smokeless tobacco products, and the use of unregulated nicotine products (e-cigarettes), is strictly prohibited.
  • Exercise the utmost discretion in managing sensitive information learned in the course of performing their duties. Sensitive information includes but is not limited to employee and student records, health and patient records, financial data, strategic plans, proprietary information, and any other sensitive or non-public information learned during the course and scope of employment. Understands that sensitive information should be shared on a limited basis and actively takes steps to limit access to sensitive information to individuals who have legitimate business need to know. Ensure that sensitive information is properly safeguarded. Follow all organizational policies and laws on data protection and privacy. This includes secure handling of physical and digital records and proper usage of IT systems to prevent data leaks. The unauthorized or improper disclosure of confidential work-related information obtained from any source on any work-related matter is a violation of these expectations.
  • Misconduct Disclosure Requirement : As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts a conditional offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; received notice of any allegations or are currently the subject of any administrative or disciplinary proceedings involving misconduct; have left a position after receiving notice of allegations or while under investigation in an administrative or disciplinary proceeding involving misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of misconduct with a previous employer.
  • a. "Misconduct" means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant's previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment, discrimination, dishonesty, or unethical conduct, as defined by the employer. For reference, below are UC's policies addressing some forms of misconduct :

    UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy

    UC Anti-Discrimination Policy

    Abusive Conduct in the Workplace

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