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• Maintain the general ledger and perform all accounting functions for the University of Nebraska Facilities Corporation.
• Prepare and analyze monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements, ensuring compliance with GASB standards and internal reporting requirements.
• Coordinate and prepare year-end financial statements, audit schedules, and support documentation for external auditors.
• Record and reconcile all debt-related transactions, including issuances, principal and interest payments, and related bond proceeds and transfers.
• Monitor capital project funding, ensuring proper tracking of expenditures, drawdowns, and reimbursements.

• Develop, manage and monitor designated accounting operations and the performance of daily, monthly and other accounting & financial records as well as ad hoc reporting.
• Review policies and manage service center compliance in accordance with OMB cost principals and OMB Uniform Guidance.
• Reconcile and post self-insurance activity from monthly trustee statements and prepare annual reconciliations for and self-insurance trust.
• Coordinate and post various campus allocations.
• Completion of various financial surveys.
• Works with the Controller’s group, made up of representatives from all campuses, in areas of financial reporting, compliance and other accounting related developments.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Build a culture of collaboration with internal partners including campuses, institutes, NU Foundation and university administration.

• Collaborate with campus Sponsored Programs offices to review and enhance procedures and internal controls surrounding the establishment/management of grants and contracts in the University’s financial system.
• Oversee the preparation of the SEFA to ensure completeness and accuracy.
• Serve as the primary contact for the annual audit of the SEFA.
• Engage in continuing education regarding the OMB Uniform Guidance circular and compliance supplement.
• Develop and monitor policies and procedures in accordance with State and Federal Law and Board of Regents by-laws and policies. Build a culture of collaboration with internal partners including campuses, institutes, NU Foundation and university administration.

The quantitative skills such as business, finance, statutory requirements, IT systems, and federal regulations can be vast and difficult. In general, the work can be very complex and primarily depends on the organizational skills, accounting abilities, sounds organizational understanding and legal expertise of the individual.

Thorough knowledge of accounting practices, regulations, state statutes and financial concepts is necessary. Strong analytical, organizational, communication and interpersonal skills are required. Ability to interpret business and management principles and prepare information for analysis activities and communicate findings to management is essential. Must follow bond covenants, trust documents, Board of Regents By-laws and policies and State and Federal Law and other rules and regulations.

Understand accounting business processes in SAP and be able to administer, train and create reports. Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Access, including the ability to use and create multiple worksheets, pivot tables, charts, and formulas is required. Working knowledge of the internet, e-mail, and Microsoft Office is also required.

Requires the ability to understand and analyze many and varied campus accounting situations and provide guidance and useful advice to resolve/improve/mitigate University fiscal accountability. The employee determines the tools and approach to be used in developing analyses and uses judgment in determining the degree to which detail and information is needed. The individual in the position uses their own discretion as to when and how to communicate with senior personnel and coordinate with other staff and the management teams.

The impact of errors is far-reaching. Errors in financial analysis and accounting will adversely affect the University, Business and Finance office, Self-insurance Trust, Foundation and campuses. Administrative review is often necessary before information is released by this position, but the responsibility for error-free detail supporting analytical information rests on the employee.

Determined over a period of months

Actions and decisions in this job have significant impact to the short-term performance of the Program/Team and exert an impact to its long-term success. The job exerts a considerable impact on decisions and final results typically affecting either an entire functional area or a major university activity; and may have unique accountability for financial and program or project objectives. Errors effect business operations, services and other individuals which may require special interventions to correct.

Works collaboratively with individuals and organizations on the University’s four campuses (UNL, UNO, UNK and UNMC), UNFC and UTDC and its subsidiaries.

This position reports to and receives indirect supervision from the Assistant Controller.

No

This position has no supervisory responsibilities of full time employees but could supervise a student/intern in the future.

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