Towson University (TU) is one of the nation’s top 100 public universities. Located north of Baltimore, TU currently enrolls more than 19,000 students and is the second-largest university in the prestigious University System of Maryland. Towson University values diversity and fosters a climate that is grounded in respect and inclusion to cultivate the intellectual and personal growth of the entire university community.

This position provides accounting service and analysis for a variety of functions. Responsible for troubleshooting Stratus and ARCS issues for reconciliation and working with Office of Technology Services (OTS) when necessary. Responsible for designated reconciliations, interagency transactions and handling all R*Stars error reports in the State System. Perform Bank analysis for Working funds and submit to General Accounting Division and resolve open audit issues. Perform all analysis and research necessary to prepare financial statements and related schedules.

Responsibilities And Duties
 

• Per Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and Accounting Standards Board (GASB) reporting requirements, research and prepare financial statements and related schedules. Analyze, review and determine proper processing of all campus accruals and deferrals. Work with departments to ensure no duplications. Perform appropriate analysis to create critical interim and year-end financial entries as required.
• Perform reconciliations for Accounts payable, loan fund and Cash Clearing. Work in Bursar’s CS9 PeopleSoft system to resolve Bursar input errors and make necessary corrections. For all reconciliations, identify items that need correction per GAAP standards and process corrections.
• Troubleshoot all R*Star error items. Research and coordinate with Accounts payable and the Stratus Financials team to determine the cause of the error. Identify, correct and release batches as complete. Contact any receiving State agency if corrections need to be made.
• Responsible for the Oracle ARCS reconciliations software tool. When issues emerge, complete necessary research to determine the corrective action and work with the OTS as needed.
• Post all interagency transactions on the R*Stars HX file. Research transactions and determine proper campus department and account. Coordinate with Bursar office for any payments on Bursar invoices.
• Perform yearly Bank Analysis for several Working Funds and submit to General Accounting Division. Resolve any outstanding audit issues as identified by GAD.
• Perform yearly audits of campus Petty cash funds to ensure that all cash is accounted for. Determine that necessary records are being kept, and appropriate safeguards are in place to prevent theft. Recommendations are made to departments if improvements are needed, or there is a determination that funds are no longer needed.
• Work as a subject matter expert for the Stratus project on all Reconciliations. Assist in building new reconciliation process with Stratus data.
   

Qualifications and Skills

Required
 

• Bachelor's degree
• Four years of experience
• This position required an understanding of business processes, accounting knowledge with regard to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and the ability to make decisions based on data research.
• Must understand the financial statement preparation and have strong technical and analytical skills.
• Good communication skills are essential to team efforts and working with internal/external entities.
   

Preferred
 

• PeopleSoft Oracle knowledge.
• Previous work with the State R*Stars system.
   

Salary and Benefits

Targeted Hiring Range is $72,000 - $77,000 and full University benefits that include 22 days of annual leave, up to 15 holidays, personal and sick days; excellent health, life, and retirement plans; and tuition remission. To learn more about our benefits, please click here. TU also offers a variety of great perks and discounts, which can be found here.

If you are motivated, innovative and team-oriented, we would love to hear from you.

For consideration, please submit a cover letter and resume with your online application.

This position will be open for a minimum of 14 days.

The safety of our students, faculty, staff, and neighbors has been our top priority and the focus of every one of our decisions since the earliest days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, the University System of Maryland (USM) has strongly encouraged full COVID vaccination and up-to-date booster shots (when eligible) for all faculty, staff, and students at all schools in the USM as both a reasonable and necessary means of protecting our health and safety.

Organization

Administration & Finance Division

Primary Location:

Main Campus

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