Accountant, Financial Reporting, Financial Analyst

Department: Controller's Office

Campus

Location:

Wichita, KS - WSU Main Campus

Hire Type: Full Time

Pay: Range beginning at $23.67/hr and commensurate with qualifications

Work Schedule: Mon-Fri, 8a-5p (Flexible scheduling & limited WFH availability)

Export Compliance Requirement: No export control requirement.

If you’re the kind of accountant who likes bringing order to complexity, understands how the numbers connect to real operations, and enjoys being a steady hand during change, this role was built for you.

Your vital job aspects:

• Serve as a financial bridge between depts and Financial Services, ensuring a smooth handoff of responsibilities during the shared services identified areas.
• Support process standardization, helping refine workflows as the university moves toward a more centralized financial model.
• Ensure accuracy and timeliness, especially during month-end and reporting cycles where details matter most.
• Serve as the primary liaison with departments by managing financial transactions, ensuring accuracy and completeness, and maintaining strong, professional business relationships.
• Contribute to a developing, scalable shared financial services program through forward thinking standardization and continuous refinement of workflows, while ensuring accuracy and timeliness in all deliverables, especially during high volume periods when attention to detail is critical.

We seek a match that possesses the following qualities:

• Be collaborative and flexible, working to create solid working relationships across the university.
• Eager to utilize technology to improve processes and create efficiencies.
• Willing to manage and prioritize multiple tasks; demonstrate strong organizational and time-management skills to handle diverse accounting functions simultaneously.
• Anticipate workload peaks and proactively organize work to ensure deliverables are completed on time.

If you’re eager to explore new technology to improve workflows and love juggling multiple tasks while keeping a sharp eye on the details, this is your chance to shine. Ready to join a team where your work will make a lasting impact? Apply today and bring your energy and expertise to a role that truly matters!

Analyzes, reconciles and maintains the University's general ledger balances and activity to ensure compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).

Reconciles and analyzes account and subledger balances and activity to ensure accuracy and identify errors. Evaluates, determines and records necessary adjustments and processes other transactions within the University's financial systems. Prepares financial statements, schedules, and reports for internal and external purposes. Gathers information and prepares statements and schedules for audits and tax/ regulatory compliance.

• Reviews transactions related to purchase for appropriate account treatment.
• Create and monitor a system of controls, procedures, and forms for the recording of assets.
• Recommend updates to accounting policies related to assets.
• Assists with preparation of audit schedules and assist auditors during inquiries.
• Capital asset inventory maintenance as needed.
• Handle shared services pilot program with identified depts.

Serve as the primary liaison with departments by managing financial transactions, ensuring accuracy and completeness, and maintaining strong, professional business relationships.

Contribute to a developing, scalable shared financial services program through forward thinking standardization and continuous refinement of workflows, while ensuring accuracy and timeliness in all deliverables, especially during high volume periods when attention to detail is critical.

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business or related field
• One (1) year of experience in accounting, finance or related field

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Physical Requirements:

Ability to remain in a stationary position. Ability to operate a computer and other office equipment including but not limited to phone, printers, copiers, and calculators. Ability to communicate with others and accurately exchange information.