Job Description

A Senior Accounting Specialist handles transactional processing of university expenditures, which requires auditing transactions to ensure compliance of university, state and federal guidelines. Review transactions for tax implications such as 1099 reporting and asset tracking.  Performs tasks such as auditing and approving credit card transactions, expense reimbursements, and payments to suppliers. Responsible for accounting data transmitted to the State of Kansas. Train and assist departments with preparation of documentation for expenditures and employee time and leave entries. A successful candidate must have strong written and oral communication skills along with the ability to multitask.

Responsibilities:

• Provide customer support for students, faculty, and staff, who have questions or problems related to particular FHSU & state policies & procedures for expenditures.
• Review and audit transactions, and ensure that all are compliant with university, state and federal policies, procedures, and administrative requirements.
• Review transactions for tax implications such as 1099 reporting and new asset reporting
• Work within the university financial system to process, code, and post transactions accurately and in a timely manner.
• Audit and approve expense reimbursements, including travel, to university employees.
• Audit and approve credit card expenditures for all university issued procurement cards.
• Responsible for overseeing the transmission of university expenditures to the State of Kansas with financial integrations.
• Prepare and submit documentation to dispute expenses for compromised credit cards.
• Gather and prepare all required documentation for federal, state and university audits.
• Review employee time and leave entries during bi-weekly payroll processing to ensure compliance with university and federal time and leave reporting guidelines.
• Prepare and present trainings to groups and/or individuals.

Application Deadline:  Review of applications will begin after the priority deadline of September 11, 2024 and continue until the position has been filled.

Salary: $17.36/hr

Application Process:  To apply for this position, please visit https://fhsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/CAREERS.  Only electronic applications submitted through the webpage will be accepted.