University of South Alabama
Full job description
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in accounting from an accredited institution as approved and accepted by the University of South Alabama and two years of professional accounting experience. A master’s degree in accounting may be substituted for one year of the required experience.
Preferred Qualifications
Job Description Summary
The University of South Alabama’s Business Office is seeking to hire an Accountant II. Interested candidates should apply to be considered.
Essential Functions
These are the job duties required of the position.
Essential Functions
- Maintains responsibility for various accounting funds.
- Provides financial information to their supervisor and others to ensure that monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports are issued on a timely basis.
- Manages overall reconciliation of the GASB 87 and GASB 96 accounting functions.
- Reviews all contracts that come through the agreement review system to see if they fall under GASB 87 or 96.
- Reconciles cash payments monthly in Banner to lease accounting software UGAAP.
- Keeps a tracking sheet of contracts pending signature/other pending needs.
- Reviews all pending items at month end to check on the status.
- Keys completed contracts into UGAAP.
- Reviews requisitions that are potentially GASB 87 or 96 and confirms the appropriate account code is used and that the related contract is accounted for in UGAAP if 87/96.
- Reviews the ledger monthly for expense codes that potentially have uncaptured 87/96 payments in them.
- Reconciles UGAAP journal entry payments to Banner vendor payments on a monthly basis.
- Prepares the month end GASB 87/96 entries from UGAAP.
- Approves certain payment requisitions and direct pay requests for the Assistant Controller.
- Reviews financial statement schedules for accuracy.
- Ensures that assigned accounts are reconciled on a monthly basis.
- Assists all accountants and departments as needed.
- Prepares schedules for external auditors.
- Assists the Assistant Controller with special projects and initiatives as they arise.
- Uses the calculator and personal computer in all of the above duties.
- Regular and prompt attendance.
- Ability to work schedule as defined and additional hours as required.
- Related duties as required.
Posting Information
Number of Vacancies
1
Position End Date (if temporary)
Job Open Date
06/07/2025
Job Close Date
Open Until Filled
Yes
Special Instructions to Applicants
Working Days
Monday – Friday
Working Hours
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Job Location
Main Campus
Full-time or Part-Time
Full Time
Regular or Temporary
Regular
Related Jobs
Showing 1 - 4 of 632 jobs