Accountant (Open Rank, Entry to Senior)

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Accountant (Open Rank, Entry to Senior) - 39632 University Staff Description University of Colorado Anschutz: Department: Financial Services - Finance Office Job Title: Accountant (Open Rank, Entry to Senior) Position #: 2889 – Requisition #: 39632 Job Summary: This Accountant position performs accounting and financial functions in the Finance Office. Primary responsibilities include reconciling bank accounts, reviewing and processing chartfield setup requests, reviewing journal entries submitted by departments, monitoring and cleaning up campus payroll suspense accounts, identifying and correcting abnormal balances in financial statements, preparing financial reports, providing customer services related to accounting or finance issues to departments and assisting with month-end and year-end closing tasks. Key Responsibilities: Reconciliation (50%) Journal Entries and Financial Reporting (25%) General Accounting and Chartfield Setup and Processing (25%) - Reconcile bank and campus clearing accounts including analyzing data, investigating discrepancies, and correcting errors. - Reconcile student transactions from wire payments, returned checks, and demand warrant batches to correspo...