Staff Accountant II

Join the Creighton Community!

 

Seeking Accounting professionals looking to make a difference!

 

We are looking for a Staff Accountant II to join the Creighton community.   Bring your knowledge, skills, experience, and passion to Creighton University.

 

Creighton University founded in 1878 main campus is located in Omaha Nebraska.   We are a comprehensive Jesuit University that educates over 8,000 students.  Our nine (9) colleges and schools offer over 140 programs including arts and sciences, business administration, law, medicine, nursing, pharmacy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, dentistry, and graduate studies. Creighton employs over 2000 people making it one of the largest employers in the Omaha community.

 

 Our Accounting professionals are critical to the university’s success. The primary focus for the Staff Accountant II will be accounting for our general current funds, plant funds, agency funds. You will be responsible for preparing journal entries and cost transfers, preparing financial reports and invoices, reconciling balance sheet accounts, tracking the University’s fixed assets, and researching and responding to questions and requests from our Finance partners across the University. In addition, you will interact with our various school, department, and clinic managers to accurately reflect cash receipts. You will also be called upon to assist with special projects. If you are looking to join a team of dedicated and mission-driven accountants, who challenge the status-quo and strive to be better than we were yesterday, this may be the role for you!

 

Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Accounting emphasis or related experience
3-5 years' of related experience.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
Knowledge of accounting methods and procedures
Accounting and bookkeeping skills
Analytical skills
Interpersonal/human relations skills
Verbal and written communication skills
Supervisory skills
Ability to operate personal computer and various software packages
Ability to pay close attention to detail and maintain accuracy
Ability to maintain records and files
Ability to maintain confidentiality
Required Licenses/Certifications:
Physical Requirements:
Seeing: 75 – 100%
Hearing: 75-100%
Standing/Climbing/Mobility: 0-24%
Lifting/Pulling/Pushing 0-24% (pound: lbs.)
Fingering/Grasping/Feeling: 75-100%
Travel: No
Exposure to Blood Borne pathogens: No
AAP/EEO Statement:
Creighton University is committed to providing a safe and non-discriminatory educational and employment environment. The University admits qualified students, hires qualified employees and accepts patients for treatment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, marital status, national origin, age, disability, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or other status protected by law. Its education and employment policies, scholarship and loan programs, and other programs and activities, are administered without unlawful discrimination.
Disclosure Statement:
This description describes the general nature of work to be performed and does not include an exhaustive list of all duties, skills, or abilities required. Regular, reliable attendance is an essential function and all employees are required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties as requested by their supervisor. Employees may also be required to work in excess of normal working hours as workloads and seasonal activities necessitate. A complete description is available in the Human Resource office located at 3006 Webster Street Omaha, NE. Creighton University reserves the right to modify duties, responsibilities and activities at any time with or without notice.