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University of Alabama

Accounting Assistant III - 527739

🇺🇸 Tuscaloosa, AL

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $19 - $24 per Hour

💻 Finance

🗓️ October 15th, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

The University of Alabama is hiring an Accounting Assistant III. This role manages accurate financial records and supports accounting and bookkeeping tasks while assisting department staff in understanding financial policies. The position also includes supervising entry-level assistants and coordinating departmental budget reconciliations and financial reporting.

Highlights
  • Maintain financial ledgers, spreadsheets, and reconcile departmental state and grant funds.
  • Prepare monthly financial statements and recommend budget and procedural changes.
  • Support Chemical and Biological Engineering department personnel including faculty and staff.
  • Supervise, guide, and train entry-level Accounting Assistants and student workers.
  • Required advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office, especially Excel, Word, and Outlook.
  • Minimum qualifications include high school diploma with 4 years accounting experience, associate's degree with 2 years accounting experience, or a bachelor's degree.
  • Preferred experience with university financial systems such as Banner, Concur, Everest, Astra, CIM, and CLSS.
  • Excellent communication, organizational, customer service, and data entry skills are essential.
  • Hourly pay range: $19.33 to $24.18 (N5 pay grade).
  • Work schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.