Penn Foster
Accounting Associate
Penn Foster, College Park, Maryland, us, 20741
Posting DetailsPosition Number:
125684
Title:
Accounting Associate
Functional Title:
Accounting Associate
Category Status:
20-Nonexempt, Regular
Applicant Search Category:
Staff
University Authorized FTE:
100
Unit:
ARCH-School of Architecture, Planning, & Preservation
Hiring Range Minimum:
40609
Hiring Range Maximum:
48731
Campus/College Information:
Founded in 1856, University of Maryland, College Park is the flagship institution in the University System of Maryland. Our 1,250-acre College Park campus is just minutes away from Washington, D.C., and the nexus of the nation’s legislative, executive, and judicial centers of power.
Background Checks:
Offers of employment are contingent on completion of a background check. Information reported by the background check will not automatically disqualify you from employment.
Position Summary/Purpose of Position:
The Accounting Associate will work with the Business Services Team handling financial and travel duties. These duties include travel requests and expense statements, purchase orders, requisitions, invoices, account reconciliation, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and other clerical duties. The Accounting Associate will work on State and Research accounts and will be responsible for consistently providing a high level of customer service to internal and external vendors and clients inquiring about payments, invoices, refunds, collections, and conference and registration activities. Excellent organizational skills, written and verbal communication skills, and establishing and maintaining an effective working relationship are essential to this position. Applicants must be skilled in data entry, computer and related software for mathematical computations, and using analytical techniques to review, reconcile and process financial data.
Specific duties include:
Routing all travel, monitoring Travel and Purchase Card transactions, including tracking and submission of logs and receipts.
Supporting Assistant Director with pre/post award process, Monitor and reconcile budgets.
Provide reports.
Create and submit business items to Procurement and Accounts Payable.
Reconciliation of State accounts in BA4.
Set up new accounts in KFS and BA4.
Other general office duties as needed.
Review and respond to all inquiries that come into the Business Services Unit.
Minimum Qualifications:
EDUCATION:
High school diploma or GED.
EXPERIENCE:
Four (4) years accounting clerical experience.
Customer service experience and/or cash handling and payment processing experience.
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES:
Thorough knowledge of bookkeeping principles, mathematical methods and techniques and accounting standards.
Skill in performing mathematical computations; in using analytical techniques to reconcile financial data; in reviewing and processing financial documents; in operating calculators, personal computers and related software.
The ability to exercise attention to detail in the area of monetary transactions.
Ability to understand and explain items within an accounting system.
Ability to communicate effectively, to prepare written records and reports; to work independently with little supervision; to supervise and train others in assigned accounting clerical work; to establish and maintain effective work relationships; to operate manual and automated office equipment.
Must have the ability to understand the various privacy laws and audit requirements placed on the daily function of the position.
Preferences:
Skill in data entry, computer and related software for mathematical computations, and using analytical techniques to review, reconcile and process financial data.
Excellent organizational skills, written and verbal communication skills.
Job Risks:
Not Applicable to This Position
Physical Demands:
Sedentary work. Repetitive motion. Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers. The employee is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading.
Posting Date:
08/04/2023
Closing Date:
08/18/2023
Open Until Filled:
No
Diversity Statement:
The University of Maryland, College Park, an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.
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125684
Title:
Accounting Associate
Functional Title:
Accounting Associate
Category Status:
20-Nonexempt, Regular
Applicant Search Category:
Staff
University Authorized FTE:
100
Unit:
ARCH-School of Architecture, Planning, & Preservation
Hiring Range Minimum:
40609
Hiring Range Maximum:
48731
Campus/College Information:
Founded in 1856, University of Maryland, College Park is the flagship institution in the University System of Maryland. Our 1,250-acre College Park campus is just minutes away from Washington, D.C., and the nexus of the nation’s legislative, executive, and judicial centers of power.
Background Checks:
Offers of employment are contingent on completion of a background check. Information reported by the background check will not automatically disqualify you from employment.
Position Summary/Purpose of Position:
The Accounting Associate will work with the Business Services Team handling financial and travel duties. These duties include travel requests and expense statements, purchase orders, requisitions, invoices, account reconciliation, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and other clerical duties. The Accounting Associate will work on State and Research accounts and will be responsible for consistently providing a high level of customer service to internal and external vendors and clients inquiring about payments, invoices, refunds, collections, and conference and registration activities. Excellent organizational skills, written and verbal communication skills, and establishing and maintaining an effective working relationship are essential to this position. Applicants must be skilled in data entry, computer and related software for mathematical computations, and using analytical techniques to review, reconcile and process financial data.
Specific duties include:
Routing all travel, monitoring Travel and Purchase Card transactions, including tracking and submission of logs and receipts.
Supporting Assistant Director with pre/post award process, Monitor and reconcile budgets.
Provide reports.
Create and submit business items to Procurement and Accounts Payable.
Reconciliation of State accounts in BA4.
Set up new accounts in KFS and BA4.
Other general office duties as needed.
Review and respond to all inquiries that come into the Business Services Unit.
Minimum Qualifications:
EDUCATION:
High school diploma or GED.
EXPERIENCE:
Four (4) years accounting clerical experience.
Customer service experience and/or cash handling and payment processing experience.
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES:
Thorough knowledge of bookkeeping principles, mathematical methods and techniques and accounting standards.
Skill in performing mathematical computations; in using analytical techniques to reconcile financial data; in reviewing and processing financial documents; in operating calculators, personal computers and related software.
The ability to exercise attention to detail in the area of monetary transactions.
Ability to understand and explain items within an accounting system.
Ability to communicate effectively, to prepare written records and reports; to work independently with little supervision; to supervise and train others in assigned accounting clerical work; to establish and maintain effective work relationships; to operate manual and automated office equipment.
Must have the ability to understand the various privacy laws and audit requirements placed on the daily function of the position.
Preferences:
Skill in data entry, computer and related software for mathematical computations, and using analytical techniques to review, reconcile and process financial data.
Excellent organizational skills, written and verbal communication skills.
Job Risks:
Not Applicable to This Position
Physical Demands:
Sedentary work. Repetitive motion. Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers. The employee is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading.
Posting Date:
08/04/2023
Closing Date:
08/18/2023
Open Until Filled:
No
Diversity Statement:
The University of Maryland, College Park, an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.
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