Accountant IV at UC Merced

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UC Merced is currently hiring an Accountant III and IV to join their General Accounting team in Merced, CA. These are both hybrid roles and include the University of California system’s generous benefits package. Join a growing team with lots of opportunity to learn and grow! In both positions, you will use advanced accounting concepts and organizational objectives to resolve highly complex accounting issues. The team at UC Merced is collaborative and fun with leadership that supports growth. If you are an experienced accountant hoping to make an impact in a new environment, this may be the role for you! Learn more and apply today.

Description: What you'll be doing

Another Source’s client, UC Merced, is recruiting an Accountant IV to join their General Accounting team in Merced, CA. This is a hybrid opportunity and includes the University of California system’s generous benefits package. Join a growing team with lots of opportunity to learn and grow! 

About UC Merced:  

The University of California, Merced, is the newest of the University of California system's 10 campuses and the first American research university built in the 21st century. With more than 9,000 undergraduate and graduate students, UC Merced offers an environment that combines a commitment to diversity, inclusion, collaboration, and professional development. With bachelor's, master's and doctoral degree programs, strong research and academic partnerships, and community involvement, the UC Merced campus is continually evolving and requires talented, knowledgeable, and dynamic educators, researchers, management and staff.  Ranked among the best public universities in the nation by U.S. News and World Report, UC Merced is uniquely equipped to provide educational opportunities for highly qualified students from the San Joaquin Valley and throughout California. The campus enjoys a special connection with nearby Yosemite National Park, is on the cutting edge of sustainability in construction and design and supports the economic development of Merced and the region.  In Fall 2016, UC Merced broke ground on a $1.3 billion public-private partnership that is unprecedented in higher education. The Merced 2020 Project nearly doubled the physical capacity of the campus, enhancing academic distinction, student success and research excellence. In 2018, UC Merced opened the Downtown Campus Center, a $33 million, three-story administrative building located in the heart of Merced.  To set the course of UC Merced’s evolution, in 2021 UC Merced will enact its first-ever 10-year strategic plan. This plan will guide how the values of equity and justice influence our pathway toward earning Carnegie R1 research status, growing enrollment, upholding our identity as a minority-serving institution, and operationalizing how commitments to equity, diversity and inclusion are enacted within each campus unit. UC Merced is expected to engage in sophisticated thinking, planning, and implementation of actions that effectively diversify the professoriate and staff, improve campus climate for all campus constituency groups, and strengthen our equity, diversity, and inclusion infrastructure and capacity. 

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About the Job:  

In this role, the Accountant IV will use advanced accounting concepts and organizational objectives to resolve highly complex accounting issues. Regularly works on highly complex accounting assignments that are of diverse scope requiring analysis of identifiable factors using multiple accounting and financial sources. Demonstrates good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions, completing analysis and developing recommendations. Normally receives little instruction on day-to-day work, with general instructions provided on new or unique accounting assignments. Interacts with senior internal and external contacts on matters of some significance to the accounting organization. 

30% Develop, Implement, Maintain General Accounting Systems 

20% Provide Record of Assets, Liabilities, and Financial Transactions 

20% Prepare and Analyze Journal Entries, Ledger Accounts 

10% Balance Books and Prepare Financial Statements 

10% Support Year-End Close 

10% Guidance and Support to Campus Partners 

Required Qualifications: 

Education Bachelor's degree in related area and 5 years of related  

Required experience or 9 years of related experience/education. 

Professional Certification Preferred 

• Knowledge Skills Advanced knowledge of accounting theory, principles, and Required related functions.  
• Ability to extract, compile, and validate accounting information from multiple sources to complete work assignments.  
• Advanced ability to effectively present complex accounting and finance related information verbally and in writing.  
• Advance experience using financial transactions and systems, as well as related policy, accounting, and unique regulatory compliance requirements.  

• Advanced knowledge of common desktop / web required applications.  
• Advanced knowledge of analytical procedures used in accounting project of complex scope. 
• Understanding of the interrelationship between procedures and desired results. 

The University of California, Merced is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer advancing inclusive excellence. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship, sex, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, pregnancy, or status as a disabled veteran or Vietnam-era veteran, or other protected categories covered by the UC Nondiscrimination and Affirmative Action Policy. UC Merced intentionally promotes and maintains a discrimination- and harassment-free workplace by demonstrating it neither condones nor tolerates employment practices that discriminate against or harass any person or specific group of persons on the basis listed above. We seek candidates who will support our vision to cultivate a vibrant, equity-minded, inclusive excellence university community. When applying to UC Merced, we strongly encourage you to reflect on our Principles of Community and our 2021 strategic plan.   

As a condition of employment, you will be required to comply with the University of California SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Vaccination Program Policy.  All Covered Individuals under the policy must provide proof of Full Vaccination or, if applicable, submit a request for Exception (based on Medical Exemption, Disability, and/or Religious Objection) or Deferral (based on pregnancy) no later than the applicable deadline.  For new University of California employees, the applicable deadline is 14 days after their first date of employment. 

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