Extension Assistant Specialist - Accountant-1

University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff

Pine Bluff, AR, US
Base: $50,000; bonus/equity: not specified; benefi...
Workday financial modules proficiency
Complex financial report preparation
State and federal compliance knowledge
This highly technical role supports informed decision-making through advanced financial analysis, forecasting, and reporting while ensuring strict regulatory compliance

Job Summary

  • This highly technical role supports informed decision-making through advanced financial analysis, forecasting, and reporting while ensuring strict regulatory compliance.
  • The position requires administering financial reporting activities, audits, internal controls, and providing technical assistance to faculty on Workday best practices.
  • Employees are eligible for benefits and will work within a diverse environment at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, an 1890 Land-Grant HBCU.

Matching Summary

This highly technical role supports informed decision-making through advanced financial analysis, forecasting, and reporting while ensuring strict regulatory compliance.

Salary

Base: $50,000; Bonus/Equity: Not specified; Benefits: Eligible

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Workday financial modules proficiency
  • Complex financial report preparation
  • State and federal compliance knowledge
  • Variance analysis and forecasting
  • General ledger oversight experience

Nice-to-have

  • Higher education accounting background
  • Public sector accounting experience
  • Grant and contract tracking skills
  • Faculty training and technical assistance
  • Strategic fiscal planning collaboration

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in accounting or Finance
  • Minimum 1–3 years progressive accounting experience
  • Proof of legal authority to work in the United States

Work Rights

Must have proof of legal authority to work in the United States

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