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Accounting Manager Senior

🇺🇸 Lexington, KY

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $57K - $94K

💻 Finance

🗓️ June 11th, 2025

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University of Kentucky is hiring an Accounting Manager Senior. This role involves performing complex accounting, financial, and analytical tasks relating to University benefits and University accounts. The position requires a strong background in accounting to analyze and resolve complex accounting issues independently and accurately, as well as responsibilities for accounting, reconciliation, reporting, and financial statement preparation.
 
Highlights

  • Perform complex accounting and financial work for University benefits.
  • Manage accounting, reconciliation, and reporting tasks.
  • Prepare and analyze financial statements.
  • Use software tools such as Word, Excel, SAP/HR, SAP/FI, and Tableau.
  • Salary range is $57,158 - $94,286 per year.
  • Requires a Bachelor's degree and 6 years of related experience.

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Accounting Manager Senior
Posting Details
 Posting Details 
Job Title  | Accounting Manager Senior
Requisition Number  | RE50586
Working Title  |
Department Name  | 3A990:Benefits Financial Accounting
Work Location  | Lexington, KY
Grade Level  | 47
Salary Range  | $57,158-94,286/year
Type of Position  | Staff
Position Time Status  | Full-Time
Required Education  | BA
Click here for more information about equivalencies:  | https://hr.uky.edu/employment/working-uk/equivalencies
Required Related Experience  | 6 yrs
Required License/Registration/Certification  | None
Physical Requirements  | Sitting for long periods of time; lifting, pushing, or pulling of objects up to 25 lbs
Shift  | Monday – Friday 8:00am – 5:00pm 40 hours/week
Job Summary  | This position reports to the Accounting Manager Principal for the AFRS benefits area. This position is responsible for performing complex accounting, financial, and analytical work for University benefits and University accounts. This position must be highly knowledgeable in accounting and be able to provide analysis and problem resolution around complex accounting issues independently, accurately and reliably. These responsibilities include accounting, reconciliation and reporting. This position includes financial statement preparation and analysis. This position also plays an active role in assisting in and monitoring day-to-day operations of the benefits accounting area.
Skills / Knowledge / Abilities  | Word, Excel, software reporting tools, Direct Bill, SAP/HR, SAP/FI, databases, Tableau
Does this position have supervisory responsibilities?  | No
Preferred Education/Experience  |
Deadline to Apply  | 06/17/2025
Our University Community  | We value the well-being of each of our employees and are dedicated to creating a healthy place for everyone to work, learn and live. In the interest of maintaining a safe and healthy environment for our students, employees, patients and visitors the University of Kentucky is a Tobacco & Drug Free campus.


As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we strongly encourage veterans, individuals with disabilities, women, and all minorities to consider our employment opportunities.


Any candidate offered a position may be required to pass pre-employment screenings as mandated by University of Kentucky Human Resources. These screenings may include a national background check and/or drug screen.
Posting Specific Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
  1. * Describe the specific duties you have performed in benefits accounting that make you well suited for this position. 
    (Open Ended Question)
  2. * Describe your experience using SAP and Tableau. Include the modules (i.e. FI, HR, etc.) you have utilized. 
    (Open Ended Question)
  3. * Please indicate the number of years of experience you have in higher education in an accounting and financial reporting position. 
    • None
    • More than 0, up through 1 year
    • More than 1 year, up through 3 years
    • More than 3 years, up through 5 years
    • More than 5 years
  4. * What best describes your level of experience with Excel? 
    • None
    • Beginning (e.g. basic formatting, sorting, adding columns)
    • Intermediate (e.g. conditional formatting, data lists, formulas)
    • Advanced (e.g. macros, pivot tables, analytical add-ins)
  5. * What best describes your level of experience with Spinifex Reporting? 
    • Expert
    • Intermediate
    • Basic
    • None
Applicant Documents
Required Documents
  1. Resume
  2. Cover Letter
Optional Documents

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