Fbs Accountant 2

**Job Title** FBS Accountant II **Agency** Texas A&M University **Department** FMO Financial Management Operations **Proposed Minimum Salary** Commensurate **Job Location** College Station, Texas **Job Type** Staff **Job Description** **A Glimpse of the Job** The Finance & Business Services Accountant II, under minimal supervision, is responsible for providing accounting or business support to a designated unit, department, college, or other System member; serving as a resource within their unit for other staff members; auditing, reporting, reconciling, tracking, reviewing, or approving actions on their designated accounts and/or assigned duties; and managing projects, reports, or functions with routine processes. **Essential Duties** **Accounting / Business Support** * Exhibits high-level competencies in preparing, reviewing, and auditing financial system entries * Reconciles accounts and identifies corrections needed * Identifies and resolves outstanding items and implements solutions/communicates actions * Assists with external reporting functions * Provides oversight, reviews, and audits account payables/receivables, expense allocations, requisitions, purchase orders, billing, and collections * Assists in preparing annual budget allocations to departments, position budgeting tasks, commitment tracking, and departmental budget requests * Independently processes and logs all incoming checks, ACH payments, DTR/MISC deposits **Office / Project Support**  * Tracks internal projects, audits, business records, and records management * Coordinates access requests * Oversees or leads a function or serves as a subject matter expert in one or more areas * Research policies, practices, and/or trouble transactions for solutions * Prepares and maintains standard operating procedures and internal resource documents * May review and revise job aides as needed * May supervise student workers * May mentor or train subordinate staff members What You Need to Know **Salary**: Commensurate with experience **Cover Letter/Resume:** A cover letter and resume will assist us in our review of your application materials. These can be uploaded on the application under CV/Resume.     **Required Education and Experience** * Bachelor’s degree in accounting, business, or finance, or equivalent combination of education and experience * Two years of related experience **Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities** * Knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet, and database applications * Knowledge of financial management system and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) * Strong verbal and written communication skills * Ability to work independently once given a project * Ability to apply rules and regulations in a complex environment * Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others * Ability to communicate clearly and effectively to ensure understanding **Other Factors** * This position is security sensitive * This position requires compliance with state and federal laws/codes and Texas A&M University System/TAMU policies, regulations, rules and procedures * All tasks and job responsibilities must be performed safely without injury to self or others in compliance with System and University safety requirement **Instructions to Applicants:** _Applications received by Texas A&M University must either have all job application data entered or a resume attached. Failure to provide all job application data or a complete resume could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. We encourage all applicants to upload a resume’ or use a LinkedIn profile to pre-populate the online application._     All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check. Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.