Accountant I, II, III, or Senior

🇺🇸 Starkville, MS

🕑 Full-Time

💰 TBD

💻 Finance

🗓️ August 13th, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

Mississippi State University is hiring an Accountant I, II, III, or Senior to perform standard accounting functions such as cost analysis, reconciliation, posting, and research administration for the High Performance Computing Collaboratory (HPC2). The role involves analyzing financial and operating data, preparing management reports and financial statements, and ensuring compliance with funding and university policies.

Highlights

Monitor revenue and expenses for departmental accounts ensuring compliance with funding and university policies.
Prepare and analyze financial data, management reports, and financial statements.
Coordinate billings, cost reports, and financial statements for multiple funding sources including local, state, federal, and private.
Review and approve expenditure, personnel, and purchasing documents for funding availability and compliance.
Develop budgets, perform reconciliations, and maintain accounting records.
Provide guidance on unrestricted and restricted funding requirements and budget development.
Work knowledge of Banner preferred.
Qualifications range from a Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business, or related fields with 0 to 6 years of experience depending on level.
Preferred certifications include CPA and CMA.
Department supports high-performance computing research advancing computational science and engineering.