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Accounting Manager: College of Arts & Sciences, Financial Support Services - UTK
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Position Number: 5967691
Location: Chattanooga, TN
Position Type: Business - Accounting

Accounting Manager: College of Arts & Sciences, Financial Support Services - UTK
Knoxville, TN, United States

Job Identification: 1042
Job Category: Financial
Posting Date: 01/23/2025
Job Schedule: Full Time
Locations: 1311 Cumberland Avenue, Knoxville, TN, 37996, US (On-site)

Job Description
The College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) seeks an Accounting Manager within the Financial Support Services (FSS) unit. FSS exists to provide business, financial, and budgeting operations and assistance to the 21 departments of CAS. Under the direction of the Assistant Director, this position will oversee general accounting services and manage staff. This team will work with a diverse group of business managers, department heads, and many other stakeholders throughout CAS to identify support needs and provide resources as available and necessary. The Accounting Manager will direct staff work directives both on short term and long-term tasks, setting business and college goals and objectives. The Accounting Manager will lead the post-award support team in providing services to any departments, centers, or programs that do not have adequate support in these areas.

Responsibilities
Account Management

Oversee departmental accounting compliance and cooperation with University and CAS policies and procedures, consulting with and advising departmental faculty and staff on University and CAS accounting practices.
Assist departmental staff, offering consultation related to account balances, budget projections, and compliance with fiscal policies.
Responsible for helping departments resolve a broad range of financial or business-related problems, including fiscal policy interpretation and requesting fiscal exception approvals from the Assistant Vice Chancellor of Finance.
Serve as subject matter expert for post-award accounting, developing processes to support departmental requests of post-award support for sponsored projects.
Track and manage awarded sponsored projects, documenting F&A and cost-share arrangements in order to ensure proper accounting of college required commitments for awarded projects and ensuring proper assignment of salary cost-share in DASH through labor distribution.

Supervision

Manage FSS research and general accounting activities and accounting staff, identifying and delegating tasks, creating workflow procedures, completing performance reviews and providing coaching as needed.
Identify support needs from department heads, business managers, and other departmental stakeholders.
Manage prioritization of FSS accounting staff resources and develop sustainable processes to maintain efficient and timely support to departments.
Collaborate with accounting team to resolve ongoing issues.
Monitor output for accuracy and develop internal customer support strategies and standards.

Training

Develop and provide appropriate training to 5 accounting staff within FSS to ensure quality service to CAS administration and CAS departments.
Provide up-to-date financial training for departmental financial support staff.
Evaluate existing departmental internal business procedures to recommend and implement improvements, including but not limited to areas for collaborative or shared services.

Qualifications
Required

Bachelor's Degree with 3 years of accounting experience; or an Associate's Degree with 4 years of accounting experience; or a High School Diploma with 6 years of accounting experience

Preferred

One year of supervisory experience
Experience with sponsored project post-award accounting

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs):

Required

Knowledge of general accounting practices
Skilled in general office word processing, spreadsheet applications, and financial/HR platform
Skilled at communicating and working effectively with a diverse population of administration, faculty, staff, students, outside individuals
Ability to interpret financial reporting and ensure accuracy, communicating effectively to those less familiar with financial terminology and practices
Ability to adapt to changing policies, procedures and organizational demands
Ability to manage diverse employees in a wide variety of tasks and responsibilities

Preferred

Knowledge of UT policies and procedures.
Knowledge of sponsored project policies and procedures.
Knowledge of Uniform Guidance and Federal Acquisition Regulation.

Application Process:

For full consideration, interested individuals should provide a cover letter addressing professional experience relevant to each required minimum qualification, a resume, and complete contact information for 3 professional references.

The Knoxville campus of the University of Tennessee is seeking candidates who have the ability to contribute in meaningful ways to the diversity and intercultural goals of the University. Screening of applicants will begin immediately and will continue until the position has been filled.

About Us
With over 225 years dedicated to education and research, and as one of the 100 largest employers in Tennessee, there is endless potential to discover at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. This advanced academic center comprises 17 degree-granting colleges and schools, 900+ programs of study, 547 graduate programs, and is home to over 7,500 employees statewide who support the continued growth of the state's flagship land-grant university. The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, Anthropological Research Facility, Space Institute, and the UT Institute of Public Service are acclaimed entities of the UT system and with nearby affiliate, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Rocky Top is a university on the rise. UT Knoxville considers its employees its number one asset and with values that focus on work-life balance, compensation, and innovative leadership, all Vols are supported to advance professionally. Employees have access to career development and coaching, continued education, and an extensive list of development and training possibilities. The Volunteer employee experience implements structures and practices that attract and retain a diverse community and that support a culture where everyone matters and belongs. Apply today and join the Vol Family for life!
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