Accounting Specialist

Arizona State University

Accounting Specialist

Campus: Tempe

JR106659

End Date: May 30, 2025

Department Statement: 

At ASU, we care about our employees. We offer a total rewards package that includes: • AZ state school tuition reduction for employees and their dependents and spouse; all available on day one of employment. • Competitive wages. • Disability and leave program for income protection. • Employee assistance for confidential and free behavioral health services. • Generous accrual of paid sick and vacation time. • Low cost dental, health, life and vision insurance benefits; all available on day one of employment. • Paid adoption and fertility subsidies. • Paid time for professional development and volunteering. • Retirement programs with employer match; designed to promote long-term savings and provide income upon retirement. • Wellness program for preventative health education and screenings. • Wide variety of employee discounts through ASU partnerships. Applicant must be eligible to work in the United States; ASU University Business Services will not be a sponsor for this position.

More info can be found here: (https://cfo.asu.edu/benefits)

Apply before 11:59 PM Arizona time the day before the posted End Date.

Job Description:

$23.56 - $26.44 per hour, DOE

The University Business Services (UBS) Finance Team is seeking a detail-oriented Accounting Specialist to support a variety of complex clerical and technical financial tasks. This role involves compiling and analyzing data from multiple sources, maintaining accurate and systematic financial records, and producing detailed reports using various computer systems. Do you take pride in uncovering patterns, solving financial puzzles, and bringing clarity to complex data? If you’re highly organized, analytical, and thrive in a fast-paced environment, we’d love to have you on our team.

Essential Duties:

• Prepares or verifies and encodes requisitions, invoices, complex journal entries or other transaction documents for accuracy, completeness and compliance with pertinent university or sponsor regulations; approves transaction documents within designated limits.
• Reviews reports, ledger or account statements; investigates irregularities and reports to supervisor; makes adjustments and necessary journal entries.
• Analyzes transactions and documents procedures to ensure compliance with accounting principles and university regulations.
• Analyzes accounting data and makes general interpretations and recommendations.
• Solves problems and recommends changes in procedure in accordance with previous training or experience.
• Analyzes transactions and documents procedures to ensure compliance with accounting principles and university regulations.
• Assists higher level personnel with more complex or specialized assignments.
• Maintains special logs or records and balances and reconciles internal accounts or records with university system; verifies accuracy and completeness and makes necessary adjustments.
• Performs or reviews specialized calculations related to posting and accounting functions.
• Ensures requirements and specifications of university or outside agencies are met by monitoring and complying with reporting requirements and opening or closing accounts as specified/required.
• Contacts department personnel, account representatives or other appropriate personnel regularly to resolve problems, keep all parties informed and to serve as a reference source; composes correspondence of technical nature pertaining to assignments.

Desired Qualifications:

Knowledge of accounting and bookkeeping practices and principles. Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and budgeting practices. Skill in maintaining and reconciling accounting and financial records. Skill in both verbal and written communication.

Working Environment:

Activities are performed in an environmentally controlled office setting subject to extended periods of sitting, keyboarding and manipulating a computer mouse; required to stand for varying lengths of time and walk moderate distances to perform work. Occasional bending, reaching, lifting, pushing and pulling up to 25 pounds. Regular activities require ability to quickly change priorities, which may include and/or are subject to resolution of conflicts. Ability to clearly communicate verbally, read, write, see and hear to perform essential functions.

Minimum Qualifications:

High School Diploma and three years (3) experience appropriate to the area of assignment/field; OR, Any equivalent combination of experience and/or training from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.

Instructions to Apply

Current Employees and Students should apply directly within Workday using the Jobs Hub. Use this link and log in using SSO:

https://www.myworkday.com/asu/d/inst/1$9925/9925$7005.htmld

To be considered, your application must include all of the following attachments: 

Cover letter

Resume/CV

Note: Multiple documents can be submitted into the attachment box. Alternatively, merge all documents into one PDF for submission.

Please include all employment information in month/year format (e.g., 6/88 to 8/94), job title, job duties and name of employer for each position. Resume should clearly illustrate how prior knowledge and experience meets the Minimum and Desired qualifications of this position. NOTE: GA and Intern positions are counted as .5 for job experience (ie. 1 year equals 6 months experience equivalency). Only electronic applications are accepted for this position.

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ASU Statement 

Arizona State University is a new model for American higher education, an unprecedented combination of academic excellence, entrepreneurial energy and broad access. This New American University is a single, unified institution comprising four differentiated campuses positively impacting the economic, social, cultural and environmental health of the communities it serves. Its research is inspired by real world application blurring the boundaries that traditionally separate academic disciplines. ASU serves more than 100,000 students in metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona, the nation's fifth largest city. ASU champions inclusive excellence, and welcomes students from all fifty states and more than one hundred nations across the globe. 

ASU is a tobacco-free university. For details visit https://wellness.asu.edu/explore-wellness/body/alcohol-and-drugs/tobacco 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by law.

Notice of Availability of the ASU Annual Security and Fire Safety Report 

In compliance with federal law, ASU prepares an annual report on campus security and fire safety programs and resources. ASU’s Annual Security and Fire Safety Report is available online at https://www.asu.edu/police/PDFs/ASU-Clery-Report.pdf. You may request a hard copy of the report by contacting the ASU Police Department at 480-965-3456. 

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Employment Verification Statement 

ASU conducts pre-employment screening which may include verification of work history, academic credentials, licenses, and certifications.

Background Check Statement 

ASU conducts pre-employment screening for all positions which includes a criminal background check, verification of work history, academic credentials, licenses, and certifications. Employment is contingent upon successful passing of the background check.

Fingerprint Check Statement

This position is considered safety/security sensitive and will include a fingerprint check. Employment is contingent upon successful passing of the fingerprint check.

About Arizona State University

Recognized by U.S. News & World Report as the country’s most innovative school, Arizona State University is where students and faculty work with NASA to develop, advance and lead innovations in space exploration.

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