Staff Accountant II

ACU is affiliated with the fellowship of the Churches of Christ. This position requires the employee to be a professing Christian and to support the Christian mission of ACU.The Staff Accountant II will execute daily treasury accounting transactions and perform treasury-related systems maintenance and coordination to ensure the accuracy and timeliness of ACU’s accounting information and reports.
** Basic Responsibilities:
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* A. Daily treasury and cash management functions.

B. Reconcile activity transferred via automatic feeds from various processing systems (Touchnet Payment Gateway, Pay Path, Point-of-sale systems, etc.) to the cash postings in clearing accounts in a timely manner.

C. Provide resources for credit card merchants across campus to facilitate the acceptance of credit card payments with various point-of-sale devices and ensure PCI compliance of said merchants.

D. Perform accounting services for general financial and billing and receivables functions.

E. Other tasks and projects as needed.
** Essential Duties:
** Other duties may be assigned. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.

A. Daily treasury and cash management functions.
* Collection/analysis of data from various University banking service providers.
* Ensuring that journal entries for all banking activities (other than Accounts Payable transactions) are accurately recorded in a timely manner and include proper supporting documentation.
* Preparation and distribution of the daily cash management worksheet.
* Ensure the timely deposit of cash receipts in the University’s bank accounts.
* Timely and appropriate opening and closing of bank accounts and serialized deposit accounts; facilitating the addition/deletion of authorized signers and wire transfer initiators and approvers; obtaining and maintaining specimen signatures; maintaining the authorizations and related documentation for all of the above.
* Document and maintain the University’s treasury and cash management processes and procedures, while communicating recommendations for improvements, when needed.
* Maintain the database of University bank account numbers.
* Prepare related schedules and reports for audit purposes.
* Forecasting of cash availability

B. Reconcile activity transferred via automatic feeds from various processing systems (Touchnet Payment Gateway, Pay Path, Point-of-sale systems, etc.) to the cash postings in clearing accounts in a timely manner.
* Reconcile data transfer entries from Touchnet’s Cashiering, Marketplace, Payment Gateway, and Pay Path modules with cash postings in Workday on a daily basis.
* Prepare formal reconciliation reports for cash clearing accounts and student aid clearing accounts each month in connection with the month-end close procedures.

C. Provide resources for credit card merchants across campus to facilitate the acceptance of credit card payments with various point-of-sale devices.
* Provide hardware and system configuration services for credit card merchants, allowing them to accept credit card payments with various devices (Square, dial-out card readers, etc.).
* Facilitate the creation and maintenance of credit card merchant agreements between financial institutions and campus merchants.
* Manage and maintain proper data security over any other online sales systems (e.g. Pay Pal).
* Ensure PCI compliance of merchants.

D. Perform accounting services for general financial and billing and receivables functions.
* Serve as a resource for campus partners on questions related to credit card transactions.
* Assist with preparation of financial survey reports, financial statements, accounting reconciliations, and other accounting reports, as needed.
* Oversee cashier’s office and train staff and act as a backup cashier when needed.

E. Prepare financial reports and reconciliations of financial data on a timely basis.
* Reconcile the balances in treasury-related clearing accounts on a timely basis.
* Assist with preparation of financial survey reports, financial statements, and management reports, as needed.

F. Coordinate operations of the Touchnet Cashiering system, while ensuring compliance with…