Accountant
Augustana University (SD)
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Sioux Falls • South Dakota • 🇺🇸 United States
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SeniorLead
About the role
- Prepare and balance work papers for the annual external financial audits.
- Advise, record, and support university personnel in making decisions to advance the strategic goals of Augustana University.
- Prepare financial statements, research new contracts, mergers, acquisitions, bonds, leases, and other new accounting pronouncements needing implementation for the university.
- Maintain ledger and tax coding of restrictions and account mapping.
- Account for fixed asset review and capitalization decisions on an annual basis.
- Share responsibility for internal audit approaches to reviewing the work of others within the accounting ledger.
- Assist in preparing monthly financial statements with other accountants.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field.
- 5-7 years non-profit background and experience.
- 5-7 years of preparing and presenting financial statements.
- 5-7 years of professional experience working with general ledgers and tax coding.
- CPA, although current certificate is not necessary.
- Experience in large non-profit organization.
- Prior experience in public accounting.
- Previous college or university business office experience.
- Prefer 10-15 years of applicable experience.
Benefits
- Moderate noise (i.e., business office with computers, phones, printers and light traffic).
- Engage in ongoing professional development and collaborative efforts to drive innovation and implement forward-thinking solutions.
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
financial auditingfinancial statements preparationledger maintenancetax codingfixed asset accountingaccounting pronouncements implementationinternal auditingaccount mappingmergers and acquisitionsnon-profit accounting
Soft skills
advisingdecision supportcollaborationcommunicationstrategic planning
Certifications
CPA