Position Function:
Performs standard accounting functions such as cost analysis, reconciliation, posting, and inventory control. Analyzes financial and operating data and prepares management reports and financial statements.
Salary Grade: 14
Please see Staff Compensation Structure or Skilled Crafts and Service Maintenance Compensation Schedule for salary ranges. For salary grade UC, these positions are "Unclassified" and salary ranges are determined by the hiring department.
Department Profile:
This position is located at the Delta Research and Extension Center in Stoneville, MS.
Area of Specialization:
Research Center Business Office
Anticipated Appointment Date:
March 2025.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Monitors revenue and expenses for departmental or unit accounts; ensures expenditure control and compliance with funding and reporting requirements, university policy and standard monitoring procedures.
2. Constructs routine spreadsheet applications, prepares financial data, and generates reports.
3. Coordinates the preparation of regularly scheduled and special billings, cost reports, analyses, studies, inventories and financial statements for local, state, federal and private funding sources.
4. Reviews and approves expenditure, personnel and purchasing documents for availability of funding, mathematical correctness and complicance with university policy and federal funding requirements.
5. Analyzes, reconciles, balances and maintains accounting records; develops budgets and special financial reports.
6. Prepares, reviews, and processes budget, revenue, expense, payroll and related correcting entries; and may prepare bank reconciliations of intermediate complexity.
7. Instructs departmental members of unrestricted and restricted funding requirements and methods and provides information for budget development.
8. May supervise and/or lead lower graded staff and/or student employees.
9. Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Business related field with emphasis in Accounting.
Rank and salary will be commensurate with education and experience.
Preferred Qualifications:
Two years of related experience.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
1. Knowledge of standard and/or fund accounting principles, methods,and applications.
2. Ability to effectively communicate accounting information, policies, and/or procedures in a manner easily understood by the customer.
3. Knowledge of computerized information systems used in financial and/or accounting applications.
4. Account balancing and reconciling skills.
5. Ability to set up and maintain financial accounts and ledgers.
6. Spreadsheet software skills to quantify and illustrate routine financial reports, statements and/or projections.
7. Knowledge of general accounting principles.
8. Knowledge of finance, accounting, budgeting and cost control procedures.
9. Ability to supervise and train assigned staff.
10. Ability to analyze and interpret financial data and prepare financial reports, statements and/or projections.
Working Conditions and Physical Effort
No unusual physical requirements. The majority of work is performed in a comfortable indoor facility.
Externally imposed deadlines, set or revised on short notice, frequent shifts in priority, numerous interruptions requiring immediate attention, pressure on a routine basis due to accountability for success for major projects or areas of operation.
Job frequently requires sitting, reaching, talking and hearing.
Job occasionally requires standing, walking, climbing or balancing,
stooping/kneeling/crouching/crawling, handling objects with hands, and lifting up to 25 pounds.
Vision requirements: Ability to see information in print and/or electronically.
Instructions for Applying:
Link to apply: http://explore.msujobs.msstate.edu/
All applicants must apply online at https://explore.msujobs.msstate.edu and attach a cover letter, a current resume and a list of three professional references.
For more information contact:
Lisa McNeil
vwm18@msstate.edu
Ph. 662-686-9311
Screening Date:
January 30, 2025, until filled.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:
MSU is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, sex, religion, national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, pregnancy, gender identity, status as a U.S. veteran, and/or any other status protected by applicable law. We always welcome nominations and applications from women, members of any minority group, and others who share our passion for building a diverse community that reflects the diversity in our student population.
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