Accountant Entry or Intermediate

University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz

Department: Financial Services - Finance Office

Job Title: Accountant (Open Rank, Entry or Intermediate)

Position #:  - Requisition #:38550

The University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz employs 4,500+ individuals, instructs over 18,000 students, and has a budget of $3.3 billion.

This Accountant position (Entry or Intermediate) provides professional accounting support to the Finance Office which includes overseeing plant funds, journal entries, speedtype allocations, auditing, reporting, asset and debt management, and leases accounting. This position also supports the Assistant Director of Plant Fund & Cost Accounting in the Finance Office who oversees Webspace and the various campus departments in updating their research space surveys on an annual basis.

We are looking for someone with:

• positive energy, motivation, vision, and a desire for continuous learning
• a strategic mind-set and forward-thinking
• a belief that strong relationships are key to success
• a can-do attitude
• a focus on providing solutions based on the requirements and necessary outcomes of those whom we serve

• Plant Fund Accounting – 30%
  • Create and maintain chartfields for programs, projects, and speedtypes related to plant funds.
  • Review non‑capital expenses/encumbrances in the reserve fund and make necessary corrections.
  • Assist with reviewing transactions in the Capital Construction and Reserve funds and creates related journal entries.
  • Conduct audit sampling of payment vouchers from the Facilities Project accountants.
  • Perform reconciliation of construction‑in‑progress account and resolve issues.
  • Prepare analysis of Capitalizable Construction Projects and prepares a worksheet for asset tracking system (PSAM) entry.
• Space Reporting – 40%
  • Act as the Central Administrator and primary contact for web‑based space tracking system.
  • Coordinate with the Institutional Planning Office to obtain space inventory data to upload to Web Space.
  • Perform on‑site space audits to ensure the integrity of Web Space which supports the F&A rate calculation cost study.
  • Maintain space training materials and conduct annual space training at the Denver and Anschutz campuses as well as one‑on‑one training as requested.
  • Prepare standard and ad‑hoc space reports for upper‑level management and campus departments when requested.
  • Provide support to campus departments in their preparation of space reporting.
• Debt Management – 10%
  • Prepare journal entries, reconciliations, and maintain various schedules related to the Retirement of Indebtedness (ROI), including the Master Debt Amortization Schedule and Mandatory Transfer Schedule.
  • Prepare Long‑Term Debt Report and other management reports.

  Prepare and reconcile quarterly distributions for Pooled Investment Earnings.

• Lease Accounting – 20%
  • Review quarterly financial transactions related to space/equipment leases and subscription‑based information technology agreements and determine if GASB 87/96 is applicable to the agreement. Partnership with Real Estate Coordinator and campus departments to accurately classify leases into a proper category.
  • Maintain lease tracking tool – Lease Vision and record to general ledger.
  • Perform fiscal‑year end tasks related to lease accounting.

Hybrid – this role is eligible for a hybrid schedule of 2 days per week on campus and as needed for training and in‑person meetings.

• Participate in professional development opportunities to grow your career.
• Build relationships with other departmental staff, focused on understanding needs along with opportunities for improving processes.
• Partner with other financial staff in developing key financial performance tools and share them with departmental stakeholders.
• Become part of a department where inclusiveness and culture are valued.
• If interested, you can earn a master's degree at a greatly reduced rate through our Employee Tuition Assistance Benefit program.

• Medical:
  Multiple plan options
• Dental:
  Multiple plan options
• Additional Insurance:
  Disability, Life, Vision
• Retirement 401(a) Plan:
  Employer contributes 10% of your gross pay
• Paid Time Off:
  Accruals over the year
• Vacation Days:…