Lead General Accountant

Type of Appointment: Full Time, Probationary
Job Classification: Accountant III
Anticipated Hiring Range: $5,877 - $7,453 per month
Work Schedule: Monday-Friday; 8:00am - 5:00pm

Financial Services is responsible for all accounting and finance related activities of the University. Services provided include, but are not limited to, general accounting and financial reporting, disbursements, third party billing and accounts receivable, external audit coordination, tax compliance, student aid accounting, cash receipts and cashiering, cash flow and investment management, People Soft Finance, and capital asset accounting and reporting. University Accounting Services is responsible for all accounting and related financial activities of the University.

Such activities include, but are not limited to, the management, controls, and reporting of the financial operations of the University. The area of General Accounting works closely with Accounts Payable and Student Accounting and Cashiering Services, and interfaces with other campus administrative operations, such as the Budget Office, Procurement and Support Services and the Enterprise Applications department. University Accounting Services plays a key role in the operations, enhancements, and upgrades to the campus People Soft Administrative applications.

The unit also manages all campus accounting and reporting relationships, including those with the State Controller's Office and the CSU's Chancellor's Office.

• Analysis, design, conversion, testing, integration, and enhancement of various People Soft financial administrative systems.
• Key active member of the finance team participating in all related activities. Activities include the stabilization and enhancement of the systems, on-going operational and maintenance activities, and oversee day-to-day activities of the finance system.
• Coordinate closely with the information technology, budget, student aid, procurement, general accounting, and other departmental staff to implement improvements and modifications.
• Coordinate, plan, oversee, assist, maintain and update the development of People Soft Campus Desk Procedures Manual.
• Oversee the derivation of transactions to the Financial Information Record Management Systems (FIRMS) and Generally Accepted Accounting Principals (GAAP) business unit.
• Monitor CMS nightly scheduled processes in the Common Financial System.
• Maintain account and fund chart fields, reporting trees, ledger closing rules, attributes and legal and GAAP business unit combo edits.
• Maintain and perform periodic segregation of duties audits of the standard user roles in the Common Financial System.
• Responsible for monitoring and analysis of general ledger and subsidiary ledger transactions in the CSU Operating Fund, Auxiliary Enterprise Funds, and other Trust Funds; and various financial authorization notices issued by the Chancellor’s Office and the State Controller.
• Prepare appropriate journal entries and account reconciliations and analysis, as required; such as the State Administrative Manual (SAM
  99) Reconciliation Report to the State Controller's Office to ensure accuracy and completeness of transactions posted by the campus and SCO.
• Prepare monthly accounts receivable/billing reconciliation for non-student activity to ensure general ledger and subsidiary ledger are in agreement and all transactions are accurately recorded.
• Review and analyze operating expenditures and revenues for accuracy, completeness and appropriateness of recording based on CSU guidelines.
• Review and analyze reserves for Funds operated outside of the State Treasury system in accordance with CSU policies and standards. Serve as a key technical advisor to the Accounting Manager, suggesting solutions to problems to be communicated to the Chancellor's Office, or the campus community, when applicable.
• Disseminate legal accounting and technical information received by the Chancellor's Office to appropriate personnel, when applicable.
• Oversight of University Trust Funds, including: establishment of new trust funds per completed Trust Fund Agreements; monitor, analyze and report on account…