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Accounting Associate IV

Employer
University of Montana
Location
Missoula, Montana, United States
Salary
Competitive Salary
Date posted
Nov 4, 2024
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Examples of Duties and Responsibilities

Responsibilities of the Accounting Assoc IV include:
  • Practice sound accounting and financial procedures to ensure accountability and compliance for all of FLBS
  • Perform HR duties, including working with FLBS supervisors on Role Descriptions, processing new hires in UApprove, initiating and executing recruitments in NEOED, and guiding new employees through the hiring process.
  • Process travel paperwork, including reviewing and submitting RATTERs, and assisting FLBS employees and students as needed
  • Assist with Procurement, including initiating Contracts and Purchases, submitting invoices for payment, and other needed functions
  • Process all aspects of FLBS Procards, working to educate staff about process and policies, identify noncompliance and take appropriate action to correct
  • Cooperate with auditors and provide appropriate response to audit findings.
  • Work closely with Supervisor on Payroll functions and provide back-up when needed.
  • Work with FLBS Sales and Service units to generate invoices
Minimum Qualifications
  • A college degree and 1-2 years of related work experience or any combination of related experience or education to fulfill the duties and responsibilities of the role
  • Demonstrated organizational, time-management, and multi-tasking skills and ability to meet deadlines in a busy environment with attention to detail and autonomy
  • Excellent customer service and oral and written communication skills
  • High level of proficiency with spreadsheets, databases, word processing, and email
  • Ability to problem solve, make decisions using good judgment, tact, and sensitivity; and properly handle confidential and sensitive information
  • Ability to work collaboratively and collegially as a team and with people from diverse backgrounds
  • Demonstrated ability to act independently and autonomously with the wisdom to seek advice when necessary
  • Demonstrated interest in the missions of the University of Montana and FLBS
  • Experience with and ability to advise others on best practices for conforming to UM purchasing and travel guidelines
Additional Information

Position Number: 016770
Work Schedule: Full-time, 0.8 FTE, 12 months/year, various hours
Probationary Period: Six months minimum
Benefits Include: Insurance package, mandatory retirement plan, partial tuition waiver, and wellness program.

A complete application Includes:

  • Detailed Resume – listing education and describing work experience
  • Cover Letter
  • Three (3) Professional References – names and contact information

    • The Flathead Lake Biological Station is a field research and teaching facility designated as a Center of Excellence of the University of Montana. The FLBS Mission is to serve the Flathead Lake region, the state of Montana, the nation, and the world by advancing a cutting-edge research, monitoring, education & outreach platform for limnology, ecology, and environmental science at Flathead Lake. The Bio Station conducts basic and applied research in ecology; provides field ecology courses for college students, K-12 teachers and natural resource professionals; train graduate students for professional or teaching careers; and, provided scientific data, interpretation and outreach to help resolve environmental problems and inform public policy locally, regionally, nationally and internationally.

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     University of Montana.

    At UM, we approach everything with creativity because that’s what this evolving world needs. We are stewards of this place, its history and our future. We are driving forward together, affecting change that is right for our place and people. We know of no better place than Montana and its university to make a lasting impact on the common good.

    As Montana’s flagship university, we set a high bar for academic studies, creative accomplishments and scientific exploration which benefit our students, our community and the world at large.

    The University draws a diverse, global population to Missoula – our home and the state’s second-largest city with about 80,000 residents – and helps cultivate an educated, engaged and vibrant community. Our students receive a world-class education in a broad range of subjects that include the arts, sciences, trades, graduate and postdoctoral study and professional training.

    Our main campus, nestled in the heart of western Montana’s stunning natural landscape, spans 56 acres at the base of Mount Sentinel and along the Clark Fork River, and includes the park-like Oval at the center of campus, more than 60 architecturally unique buildings and a 25,200-seat football stadium. UM's 180-acre South Campus offers student housing, a golf course, soccer fields and an outdoor track facility. Missoula College occupies two sites, one just across the river from the main campus, and one on the southwest side of Missoula.

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