Accounting Specialist

Old Dominion University is hiring an Accounting Specialist to support the financial and administrative operations of sponsored programs within the ODU Research Foundation. The role involves processing and validating reimbursement and payment transactions, ensuring accuracy and compliance with institutional and regulatory requirements, and maintaining thorough documentation to uphold financial integrity.

• Process and validate high-volume reimbursement and payment transactions, including travel reimbursements and project expenses.
• Ensure accuracy, allowability, and compliance through detailed review, coding, auditing, and reconciliation.
• Maintain complete, compliant documentation supporting financial operations.
• Apply internal controls to support increasing transaction complexity and volume post-merger.
• Use Microsoft Office applications, particularly Word and Excel, proficiently.
• Demonstrate working knowledge of administrative and clerical accounting procedures.
• Engage professionally with employees and external customers across all levels.
• Typically requires approximately one year of relevant experience in accounting, travel processing, or administrative support.
• Salary is commensurate with education and experience.
• Position requires completion of a criminal history check.