Prepare financial transactions as assigned such as:

• Journal Entry preparation and review, identifying needed reclassifications and/or transfers
• Legal and GAAP Journal Entries
• Analyze Errors/Warnings from monthly FIRMS reporting to Chancellor’s Office
• Ensure that assigned accounting program activities are carried out in accordance with established policies and procedures and general accounting standards
• Ensure activity is appropriate to fund usage; see operating agreements, regulatory agency or governing authority for guidance
• Monitor and report on balances on a Legal and GAAP basis
• For assigned funds, maintain fund agreements, where required by CSU policy
• Interpret new and existing federal and state regulations relative to assigned area of responsibility
• Provide support for various internal and external audits such as audit sample documentation and schedules.

Prepare, analyze, and interpret financial reports, statements, and records

• Conduct extensive financial data compilation, querying and drilling on large volumes of financial data; and use integrated financial systems and/or other types of records management system: a) Review financial data, reports and statments b) Identify errors c) Take corrective actions
• Prepare complex financial statements and reports
• Correct and reconcile account balances to external data
• Assigned reconciliations are completed accurately
• Reconciliations are consistently completed by the provided deadline
• Reconciling items are generally resolved within 30 days; 60 days for more complex issues
• Contribution to the year-end process include various tasks - a) Legal and GAAP entries b) SCO State Reporting c)Audit Schedules d) Footnotes/Leadsheet preparation d) legal and GAAP basis financial statements

Identify actual or potential problems and recommend corrective action

• Recommend changes to and assist with the documentation and maintenance of business processes, standards and procedures.
• Predict the effects of changes in operating programs or accounting operations
• Document and maintain business processes, standards and procedures
• Analyze accounting control procedures and recommend changes or modifications

Provide training, guidance and assistance to other employees and to provide work direction to other professional and/or technical staff as assigned

• P rovide guidance to the Accountant I and Accounting Technician II. Activities may include review/approval all financial transactions and compliance
• Provide consultative services to campus administrators in resolving accounting problems
• Train end users on use of Data Warehouse and distribution of policies or guidelines in relation to compliance and University financial business processes
• Respond to a variety of inquiries from all organization levels and provide guidance and support as needed

Other Duties as Assigned

• Perform special tasks as assigned; these tasks will be outlined when assigned but are likely to include process design, testing, development of reconciliations/schedule preparation and documentation
• Provide initial troubleshooting of financial systems problems and participate in the design and installation of financial systems upgrades and required testing and verification of results
• Attend trainings as required by assigned duties

Experience: Equivalent to two years of progressively responsible professional accounting experience.

Education: Equivalent to a bachelor’s degree with a major in accounting, business administration, finance or a closely related field OR a combination of education and experience which provides the required knowledge and abilities.