Accounting Support Senior Specialist

🇺🇸 Athens, OH 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $17 - $21 per Hour 💻 Finance 🗓️ February 11th, 2026

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Ohio University is hiring an Accounting Support Senior Specialist to support the organization's accounting functions by maintaining accurate records of daily transactions, accounts receivable/payable, inventories, and payroll. The role involves mentoring staff, performing financial analyses, managing purchasing, and monitoring departmental budgets.

Highlights

Maintain accurate records of daily transactions, accounts receivable/payable, inventories, and payroll.
Serve as the initial contact for customers and mentor/train lower level employees.
Direct and supervise staff or student employees as needed.
Perform financial analyses and make data-based recommendations.
Review employees' work for accuracy and compliance with standards and policies.
Issue purchase orders and manage communications with internal and external customers regarding purchasing.
Analyze and monitor department and program budgets, approve and track expenditures.
Must have knowledge of finance and business technical and practical concepts, with at least 5 years of related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Preferred qualifications include at least one year of customer service experience, proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, good problem-solving skills, and an associate’s or vocational/technical degree.
Starting pay ranges from $16.84 to $21.48 per hour, depending on education and experience; benefits include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, paid holidays, sick leave, vacation, tuition waiver, retirement plan, and more.