Hybrid Department Accountant II – Developmental Biology

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About the role

  • Department Accountant II providing key financial support to Developmental Biology's operations. Handling payroll, accounts payable, and collaborating with various university departments.

Responsibilities

  • Provides assistance with the day-to-day financial operations of the assigned School
  • Enters payables and receipts into the Workday system
  • Processes purchase orders, check requests, travel expense reports, interdepartmental orders and invoices for the Central departmental areas as well as tuition deposits and application fees
  • Ensures that University policy is properly applied to payments processed
  • Coordinates with Human Resources, Payroll, Research Office, Sponsored Projects Accounting, Dean’s office, engineering administration and other areas
  • Audits expense documents for accuracy and policy adherence and submits final approval
  • Assists departmental accounting and administration staff and provides backup for supervisor and various departments
  • Provides departmental assistance in response to questions and follow-up on payment issues
  • Fields calls and employee questions and researches these concerns for expedient answers and solutions
  • Prepares a wide range of accounting reports and researches information to support in decision-making and to interact with senior management
  • Assists in administering budgets and provides administrative support
  • Oversees biweekly and monthly payroll for the assigned School
  • Reviews and approves all payroll documents
  • Maintains employee leave records and processes quarterly leave balance reports
  • Establishes and maintains confidential files in Dean’s office ensuring immediate and efficient retrieval for all personnel authorized to access data
  • Manages blanket order and free balance invoice processing for the Central departmental areas
  • Performs other duties as assigned

Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent high school certification or combination of education and/or experience
  • Accounting/Bookkeeping (3 Years)
  • No specific certification/professional license is required for this position
  • Skills: Not Applicable
  • A driver's license is not required for this position

Benefits

  • Up to 22 days of vacation
  • 10 recognized holidays
  • Sick time
  • Competitive health insurance packages with priority appointments and lower copays/coinsurance
  • Free Metro transit U-Pass for eligible employees
  • Defined contribution (403(b)) Retirement Savings Plan, which combines employee contributions and university contributions starting at 7%
  • Wellness challenges, annual health screenings, mental health resources, mindfulness programs and courses, employee assistance program (EAP), financial resources, access to dietitians, and more
  • 4 weeks of caregiver leave to bond with your new child
  • WashU covers the cost of tuition for you and your family, including dependent undergraduate-level college tuition up to 100% at WashU and 40% elsewhere after seven years with us

Job title

Department Accountant II – Developmental Biology

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

$21 - $33 per hour

Degree requirement

High School Diploma

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