Wright State University
Accountant I
🇺🇸 Dayton, OH
🕑 Full-Time
💰 $17 per Hour
💻 Finance
🗓️ June 11th, 2025
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Highlights
- Processing financial transactions and maintaining accounting records.
- Monthly financial reconciliation and reviewing financial documents for accuracy.
- Liaison to Accounts Payable and Procurement departments.
- Experience with Banner Finance is preferred.
- Compensation starts at $16.52 per hour.
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, or equivalent experience, is required.
Accountant I Full Description
Faculty Rank or Job Title | Accountant I
Job Category: | Administrative (exempt/non-exempt)
Department | VP-Business & Fiscal Affairs Admin
EEO number: | 25P023
Position FTE | 100%
Minimum Annual or Hourly Rate | $16.52
Salary Band: | UC HR3
Job Summary/Basic Function:
Responsible for processing wide range of financial transactions and professional accounting. Applies basic and complex accounting and finance principles and procedures in working with accounting records and reports. This includes maintaining accurate, compliant records and providing necessary account reconciliations, financial reports, and policy education and enforcement.
Minimum Qualifications | Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance; or an Associate’s degree in accounting and two years of relevant experience; or a high school diploma and experience equivalent to 5 years of employment in accounting or related work. Excellent problem-solving skills. Strong attention to details and accuracy. Excellent interpersonal, verbal/written communication, and customer service skills. Ability to manage multiple tasks, remain organized, prioritize work, and apply a high level of attention to detail. Able to work independently, exercising discretion, and sound judgement.
Preferred Qualifications | Experience with Banner Finance Knowledge of basic accounting practices
Essential Functions and percent of time:
55%: Monthly financial reconciliation between Banner and other university systems. Reconcile all departmental transactions (including invoices) ensuring that all transactions are appropriately and properly documented. Review, investigate, and correct errors and inconsistencies in financial entries documents and reports. Act as the liaison to Accounts Payable, Procurement & Contract Services, and Purchasing to address daily staff concerns and inquiries. Create, monitor and/or review all departmental purchases. Prepare purchase orders and check requests. Prepare and process all purchase requisitions and miscellaneous financial documents for departments, including cash deposits, petty cash disbursements and transfers between departments for collaborative programs. Oversee credit cards including but not limited to: control and track the use of the credit cards by the departments, obtain all supporting documentation for the transactions, and process all related Chrome River reports per university policy. Monitor and balance general ledger control account to subsidiary records. Approves expenditures up to delegated authority. Audit accounting and financial documents for accuracy and completeness. 35%: Routinely reports department’s financial status to management. Works closely with, Fiscal Services Manager and entire management team on underlying budget forecasts Assist with the maintenance and management of department budgets. Analyzes and monitors budgets and expenditures for compliance with fiscal accountability and reporting requirements. Develop training and education to be used for departments, including but not limited to budget planning, account management, and university policies and procedures. Maintain fiscal records; Follow procedures and update documentation as necessary. 5%: Assist staff with travel pre-authorization, travel expense reports, and non-travel expense reports in Chrome River. Prepare travel arrangements to include registration, hotel, rental car, charter bus, and airline reservations for organizations engaged in overnight travel. Review travel and non-travel related reimbursement requests to ensure activity and documentation comply with University policy and procedures. 5%:Other duties as assigned.
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Working Conditions | To preserve the safety and security of the campus community and to maintain the integrity of university operations, it is the policy of Wright State University before making an employment offer conduct various background checks, such as a criminal record, credit history when job related and/or education verifications. Additionally, an administrative review shall be conducted whenever the university learns that an employee is charged with or convicted of a crime (except for minor vehicle violations). Frequently asked questions related to background checks may be found on the Human resources website at http://www.wright.edu/human-resources.
Effective July 1, 2017, per Policy 7230 Wright State University is tobacco-free. Tobacco use, including the sale, advertising sampling and distribution of tobacco products and tobacco related items is prohibited in all university facilities, on all university owned or leased grounds, university owned or operated residence halls and apartments, and at all university sponsored events regardless of location. Tobacco use is also prohibited in all university vehicles or on any equipment owned, leased or operated by Wright State University. This policy applies to anyone on campus including students, faculty, staff, visitors, consultants, vendors, patients, volunteers, and contractor employees.
Special Instructions to Applicants |
Posting Date | 05/28/2025
First Consideration Date: |
Closing Date |
Open Until Filled | Yes
- * Do you have a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting?
- Yes
- No
- * Do you have an Associate’s degree in Accounting?
- Yes
- No
- * How did you hear about this position at Wright State University? Please check all that apply.
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