Staff Accountant I

Accounting Professional

Performs professional accounting work at an operating level requiring knowledge and application of general accounting theory, techniques, and practices. Work closely with the various levels of the University community to research, review, and reconcile various ledger accounts within UR Financials.

Responsibilities include :

• Processing numerous invoices for payment through the Procure to Pay system.
• Maintaining records of each invoice and moving balances to the correct accounts with monthly journal entries.
• Reviewing monthly internal charges to operating accounts.
• Creating Requisitions, Purchase Orders, and SIR payments in Workday.
• Writing and reviewing journal entries as needed.
• Reviewing the monthly general ledger operating accounts for errors and making correcting entries when needed.
• Ensuring all submitted journal entries to Central Finance were posted to the ledger.
• Reconciling monthly payroll for dining employees between the general ledger and Dining contractor's monthly financial statements.
• Managing the Annual NACUFS survey completion with prior year figures received from Dining contractor Controller, items posted to the general ledger, items from the budget, meal plan participation from the ID Office Manager, and enrollment figures from the University webpage.
• Performing monthly reconciliation of all "0" or holding accounts.
• Assisting in the preparation of the annual operating budget.
• Receiving, recording, and depositing checks from various vendors and verifying ACH payments are posted timely.
• Training and performing backup duties for the Meal Plan Coordinator during absences and high-volume timeframes.
• Other duties as assigned.

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