Accounting Specialist

84406BR

Campus: Downtown Phoenix

Accounting Specialist

Job Description

The College of Health Solutions team is seeking an Accounting Specialist to join their Business Services team. This position will perform a wide variety of business operations functions, including but not limited to, customer services inquiries, purchasing, accounting, and other duties as assigned. This position will report to the Financial Manager in CHS Finance.

Job Family

Finance & Accounting

Department Name

CHS Business Solutions

Full-Time/Part-Time

Full-Time

VP Code

VP/EXEC VICE PROV DPC

Grant Funded Position

This is not a grant funded position and is not contingent on future grant funding.

Salary Range

$20.00 - $24.00 per hour; DOE

Close Date

06-October-2022

Essential Duties

As an Accounting Specialist on the Finance team in Business Services, this position will:

• Initiate a variety of business, financial, and operations requests including, but not limited to:  department level travel, financial transactions, accounts receivable, payroll/timekeeping, purchasing of goods or services, and employee reimbursements within budgetary guidelines.
• May assist in review of PCard Verifications and approvals in the Financial Management System.
• Monitor shared emails inbox and reply customer service inquiries as appropriate.
• Manage and route electronic forms.
• Remain current regarding all policies, practices, methods, standards, regulations and requirements affecting the business and operational activities to ensure ongoing compliance; attend training sessions as required by university policy and as needed to stay current.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Associate's degree in Business Administration or related field AND one (1) year of related experience; OR,Three (3) years related accounting experience; OR,Any equivalent combination of experience and/or education from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience in a higher education setting, preferably ASU.
• Experience with ASU systems including Workday, PeopleSoft, and Concur.
• Experience working with Excel to produce reports and manipulate data.
• Prior experience to work effectively in an environment subject to tight deadlines and regular exposure to process and time related stress.
• Knowledge of the principles of exemplary customer services demonstrated through actively listening, acknowledging, and responding to every inquiry; taking ownership and resolving each concern or problem as appropriate; exhibiting professionalism and expertise in every interaction and engaging in professional development to meet expectations for service excellence.

Working Environment

• Use basic math.
• Handle petty cash.
• Activities are performed in an environmentally controlled office setting.
• Required to stand for varying lengths of time and walk moderate distances to perform work.
• Ability to clearly communicate to perform essential functions.
• Use office equipment, i.e. printers, copiers, fax machines, telephones, calculator.
• Regular activities require ability to quickly change priorities, may include/subject to resolution of conflicts.
• Use of software/computer equipment for extended periods of time.
• Use critical thinking to make decisions and/or analyze and report data/results of tests conducted.

ASU is a diverse enterprise with a wide variety of work and learning modes, locations and a commitment to sustainability, innovation and employee work-life balance. We are determined to maintain our position as an employer of choice in a competitive labor market.

Flexible work options :
This position is eligible for Hybrid work.  This is an arrangement where employees spend a minimum of 60% of their regular workweek at their primary ASU work location.

Department Statement

The College of Health Solutions (CHS) is dedicated to translating scientific advances into practical interventions to improve health outcomes through education, research and service. We equip students with the knowledge and skills to influence healthier lifestyle choices; develop creative interventions to improve the health of people and populations; analyze and translate large amounts of health data into solutions; and maximize the technology, science, business and application of diagnostics. CHS research programs encompass basic, discovery science, clinical trials, intervention science and measurement of  health outcomes. CHS takes an interdisciplinary approach to address the complex systems that underpin health problems. The college is highly collaborative, transparent and team-oriented with an organizational structure that includes translational teams, affinity networks and academic programs to improve the health of people and communities. 

The current training programs include behavioral health, biomedical diagnostics, biomedical informatics, exercise science, health promotion, health sciences, kinesiology, medical studies, nutrition, population health, science of health care delivery, and speech and hearing science. Our programs are offered at ASU’s Downtown Phoenix, Tempe, Polytechnic, West and Lake Havasu campuses, as well as on Mayo Clinic’s campus in north Phoenix. 

For more information about ASU and the College of Health Solutions, visit https://www.asu.edu/about/ and https://chs.asu.edu/

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 intellectual and cultural diversity, and welcomes students from all fifty states and more than one hundred nations across the globe.

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Employment Verification Statement

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

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.

Instructions to Apply

Application deadline is 3:00PM Arizona time on the date indicated.

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.

ASU does not pay for travel expenses associated with interviews, unless otherwise indicated.

Only electronic applications are accepted for this position.