Senior Accountant, Financial Operations ( UAE Nationals Only)
Date: Oct 8, 2024
Location: Ajman Univeristy AJMAN, AE, AE
Company: Ajman University
SUMMARY OF FUNCTIONS:
- Perform basic accounting functions such as ledger/fund maintenance, cost analysis, fund reconciliation, posting, and fiscal control of inventory.
- Prepare financial reports from standard operating statistics and/or financial data.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Monitor revenue and expenses for departmental or unit accounts.
- Ensure expenditure control and compliance with funding and reporting requirements, university policy, and standard accounting procedures.
- Construct routine spreadsheet applications, prepare financial data for input into finance and human resources systems, and generate reports; perform calculations which may include interest and depreciation.
- Coordinate the preparation of regularly scheduled and special billings, cost reports, analyses, studies, inventories, and financial statements for local, state, federal and private funding sources.
- Review and approve expenditure, personnel, and purchasing documents for the availability of funding, mathematical correctness, and compliance with university policy and state and federal funding requirements.
- Analyze, reconcile, balance, and maintain accounting records.
- Prepare, review, and process budget, revenue, expense, payroll, and related correcting entries and may prepare bank reconciliations of intermediate complexity.
- Interact with and trains client department staff regarding finance policies and procedures and funding requirements.
- Monitor data processing batches including suspense control, cash counts, and balancing.
- Supervise and/or lead lower-graded staff.
- Assisted in audits and prepared audit work papers.
- Perform miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting\ Finance or related field, with at least 5-7 years of experience that is directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified.
KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS:
- Knowledge of AU financial regulations, and university financial policies and procedures.
- Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
- Account balancing and reconciling skills.
- Knowledge of standard and/or fund accounting principles, methods, and applications.
- Ability to analyze and interpret financial data and prepare financial reports, statements and/or projections.
- Ability to set up and maintain financial accounts and ledgers.
- Working knowledge of MS Excel spreadsheet software to quantify and illustrate routine financial reports, statements, and/or projections.
- Knowledge of finance, accounting, budgeting, and cost control procedures.
- Knowledge of computerized information systems used in financial and/or accounting applications.