Uss Accountant Jobs

The University of Iowa, Shared Services Department is seeking qualified Accountants to perform and coordinate day-to-day accounting and finance activities in University Shared Services. The position will also be responsible for working with assigned departments to perform financial business activities in an environment of excellent customer service. The position will use accounting skills to perform financial support functions for the departments, provide departments with accurate and timely information to make decisions, and ensure efficient transaction processing.

This position is eligible for primarily remote work but may require limited work onsite at times. Remote work must be performed at a location within the state of Iowa and comply with the remote work program and related policies.

Duties Include

• Initiate eVouchers, eDeposits, reconcile procurement card vouchers and create travel expense vouchers.
• Determine and follow university travel, accounts payable, purchasing, cash handling and bid procedures, contracts, and federal regulations to ensure appropriate purchases are made. Create catalog and inventory orders using university procurement tools.
• Create travel reimbursements; review all travel requests to ensure that expenditures and reimbursements are in accordance with pertinent laws and regulations; process payments and reimbursements as appropriate.
• Maintain all procurement, travel, and cash handling data systems.
• Develop and adhere to unit processes to ensure Procurement Card purchases comply with University/Departmental policies and procedures during reconciliation process.
• Initiate requisitions to procure goods and services at the direction of others.
• Process orders and expenses through financial systems and determine appropriate account and funding for payment.

Location: 100% Remote

Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm

Salary: $39,732 to commensurate

For a full job description, please send an e-mail to the contact listed below.

About University of Iowa Shared Services

The University of Iowa is one of the nation’s premier public research universities, with 11 colleges offering internationally recognized programs in disciplines ranging from otolaryngology to fiction writing, printmaking to space science, hydraulic engineering to dance. University Shared Services provides financial services to the colleges and hospitals in an efficient and accurate manner, reducing administrative costs, minimizing redundancies, and improving quality across campus.