Accountant, Financial Reporting, Accounts Receivable​/ Collections

Tennessee State University invites applicants for the role of Accountant I who will support the University’s accounting functions, including daily bank account reconciliation, cash activity review, general ledger, financial reporting, audit support, and compliance. This position performs entry-level professional accounting work, assists with reviewing and reconciling financial activity, prepares assigned reconciliation support and accounting documentation, researches routine discrepancies, and helps ensure financial transactions are accurate, timely, properly documented, and aligned with University policies, accounting standards, and internal control requirements.

This role works closely with university departments, banks, vendors, payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable, auxiliary units, auditors, and General Accounting to support daily financial operations, accurate reporting, audit readiness, and effective stewardship of university resources.

• Assist with daily reconciliation of bank transactions, cash activity, deposits, credit cards, EFT/ACH, wires, receipts, and related general ledger activity to ensure items clear accurately and timely.
• Identify, research, and document routine reconciling items such as unrecorded deposits, returned checks, bank fees, rejected payments, and other adjustments; elevate complex items as appropriate.
• Assist with the timely preparation of assigned monthly bank reconciliations for review and approval.
• Monitor aging reconciling items, follow up with departments, banks, and third parties, and provide status updates for management review.
• Provide information to auditors, regulatory agencies, and other authorized parties in support of year‑end reconciliations and audit requests.

• Prepare routine journal entries and accounting corrections with proper documentation, approvals, account coding, and compliance with University policies and accounting standards.
• Review cash receipt transactions for proper account classification and coordinate corrections as needed.
• Reconcile assigned general ledger and balance sheet accounts and ensure financial transactions are accurately recorded in Banner or other approved systems.
• Assist in coordinating financial activities related to auxiliary units and support departments with routine transaction issues, coding questions, missing documentation, pending approvals, and other financial matters.
• Assist with payroll‑related entries and monthly, quarterly, and year‑end close activities as assigned.

• Provide documentation, explanations, and support for internal audit and external audit requests, and maintain assigned work papers in accordance with applicable audit and record‑retention standards.
• Assist supervisor in audit responses, including research, documentation, explanations, corrective actions, and follow‑up items as assigned.
• Review assigned transactions for errors, inconsistencies, unusual activity, or potential control concerns and elevate issues as appropriate.
• Follow internal controls, segregation of duties, approval requirements, confidentiality expectations, and applicable University policies and procedures.

• Process and review routine accounting transactions related to accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, general ledger activity, travel, and departmental financial operations.
• Serve as backup support for check runs, ACH activity, wire processing, direct deposit activity, and other banking or payment transactions as assigned.
• Assist with daily financial operations, transaction processing workflows, auxiliary unit financial activity, and departmental accounting support.

• Research routine accounting discrepancies, reconciliation issues, transaction variances, and other financial questions.
• Communicate professionally with departments, vendors, banking partners, auditors, regulatory agencies, and other stakeholders to resolve financial matters and respond timely to inquiries.
• Support process documentation and standardization, process…