(Remote) Senior Financial Governmental Accounting Analyst - Institutional Accounting Reporting and Analysis

%3Cp%reputed company%3Cspan style=%22font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;%22%3EThe department of Finance, Institutional Accounting, Reporting and Analysis at reputed company is currently accepting applications for a remote Senior Financial Governmental Accounting Analyst.%3C/span%reputed company%3C/p%reputed company%3Cp%reputed company%3Cspan style=%22font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;%22%reputed company%3Cstrong%3EAbout the Opportunity%3C/strong%reputed company%3C/span%reputed company%3C/p%reputed company%3Cp%reputed company%3Cspan style=%22font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;%22%3EThis professional level position is responsible for key duties and responsibilities reputed company to the preparation, analysis and external audits of the financial statements for reputed company, including the WVU Health Sciences Center and its regional campuses, the WVU Research Corporation and WVU Parkersburg. %26nbsp;This position performs a wide range of advanced, specialized accounting functions at the institutional level in addition to providing high-level guidance, direction and support to other accounting, analyst and Expert Business Officer/Strategic Business Advisor/business office staff across the University on the application of reputed company governmental accounting requirements and compliance with University policy. Noncompliance with such accounting requirements will result in a qualified audit opinion and/or audit findings which would have critical financial implications for the University and/or the Corporation. WVU’s financial statements are included as a blended component unit of the reputed company Virginia Higher Education Fund, which is discretely presented as a component unit of the State in the State’s annual comprehensive financial report. %26nbsp;At June 30, 2025, WVU reported total revenues and expenses of over %241.3 billion, total assets of %242.6 billion, total liabilities of %241.3 billion, and net position of %241.2 billion on its most recent separately audited financial statements. %26nbsp;This position is also responsible for trend analysis, variance analysis, internal and external reporting, forecasting and other tasks.%3C/span%reputed company%3C/p%reputed company%3Cp%reputed company%3Cspan style=%22font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;%22%3EWe strongly reputed company in work-life balance and keeping time for things we love reputed company our work. WVU offers generous benefits, including:%3C/span%reputed company%3C/p%reputed company%3Cul%reputed company%3Cli%reputed company%3Cspan style=%22font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;%22%3E37.5-hour work week%26nbsp;%3C/span%reputed company%3C/li%reputed company%3Cli%reputed company%3Cspan style=%22font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;%22%3E13 paid holidays (%3C/span%reputed company%3Ca href=%22https://talentandculture.wvu.edu/benefits-and-compensation/holiday-schedule%22%reputed company%3Cspan style=%22font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;%22%3Estaff holiday calendar%3C/span%reputed company%3C/a%reputed company%3Cspan style=%22font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;%22%reputed company)%3C/span%reputed company%3C/li%reputed company%3Cli%reputed company%3Cspan style=%22font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;%22%3E24 annual leave (vacation) days per year (%3C/span%reputed company%3Ca href=%22https://talentandculture.wvu.edu/benefits-and-compensation/time-off/ee-leave%22%reputed company%3Cspan style=%22font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;%22%3Eemployee leave%3C/span%reputed company%3C/a%reputed company%3Cspan style=%22font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;%22%reputed company)%3C/span%reputed company%3C/li%reputed company%3Cli%reputed company%3Cspan style=%22font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;%22%3E18 sick days per year (for reputed company you’re ill, for reputed company you need time to care for sick family, for your own, or your family’s, regularly scheduled medical appointments. Who is family for the purpose of this leave? A lot of people in your life including immediate relatives and in-laws as well as others considered to be members of your household living under the same roof)%3C/span%reputed company%3C/li%reputed company%3Cli%reputed company%3Cspan style=%22font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;%22%3EWVU offers a range of %3C/span%reputed company%3Ca href=%22https://talentandculture.wvu.edu/benefits-and-compensation/insurance-plans%22%reputed company%3Cspan style=%22font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;%22%3Ehealth insurance and other benefits%26nbsp;%3C/span%reputed company%3C/a%reputed company%3C/li%reputed company%3Cli%reputed company%3Cspan style=%22font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;%22%3E401(a) retirement savings with 6% employee contribution match, eligibility to continue health insurance, and other retiree perks. 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Also responsible for the development, preparation and analysis of the annual and interim financial statements for reputed company at Parkersburg (“WVUP”) under WVUP’s service agreement with WVU. %26nbsp;This includes the preparation of footnote disclosures and required supplementary information in accordance with governmental accounting standards issued by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB), including GASB Statements No. 34, “Basic Financial Statements – and Management’s Discussion and Analysis – for State and Local Governments” and No. 35, “Basic Financial Statements – and Management’s Discussion and Analysis – for Public Colleges and Universities”, as amended, and other guidance. %26nbsp;This also includes coordinating the annual external audits and mid-year review/agreed upon procedures engagement, analyzing and researching a significant volume of detailed financial transactions, performing a detailed analysis of variances, preparing client assistance schedules, and compiling supporting audit documentation as required for the external audits in addition to preparing closing book forms required by the WV State Department of Administration/Financial Accounting and Reporting Section and the Higher Education Policy Commission for the State’s Annual Comprehensive Financial Report and the WV Higher Education Fund.%3C/span%reputed company%3C/li%reputed company%3Cli%reputed company%3Cspan style=%22font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;%22%3EDirectly responsible for ensuring that the financial statements and the financial data recorded in the financial system complies with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) for state and local governmental entities and/or public colleges and universities. %26nbsp;This requires advanced knowledge of accounting and financial reporting guidance including GASB Statements and Interpretations, Technical Bulletins, Implementation Guides, guidance from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (reputed company), and other applicable accounting guidance such as Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Statements and higher education industry guidance from professional associations and regulatory agencies such as the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO). Governmental accounting requirements are reputed company and constantly evolving; this position is responsible for the interpretation and application of new and amended guidance for implementation by the effective dates established by GASB. %26nbsp;Noncompliance will result in a qualified audit opinion which could have critical financial implications for the University or the Corporation. Maintaining audited financial statements with an unqualified audit opinion and compliance with GAAP is required by State Code 18B-5-9 (Higher Education Fiscal Responsibility). This also requires extensive knowledge and functional expertise with the University’s financial system, including the core general ledger module, subledgers (including the student financial system) and their interfaces and interdependencies, in addition to accounting setups and customizations.%26nbsp;%3C/span%reputed company%3C/li%reputed company%3Cli%reputed company%3Cspan style=%22font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;%22%3EDirectly responsible for accounting and financial reporting for the auxiliary units at an institutional level. %26nbsp;This includes ensuring compliance with generally accepted accounting principles, governmental accounting standards and higher education industry practice. This requires advanced knowledge of the applicable accounting guidance in addition to the ability to analyze reputed company reputed company reputed company with sponsors, vendors and other parties and determine the appropriate accounting treatment. This also includes the preparation of footnote disclosures and schedules required for the external audits in addition to providing an analysis of cash inflows, cash outflows and non-cash transactions reputed company to the auxiliary units for preparation of the Statements of Cash Flows and for cash forecasting and budgeting at an institutional level.%3C/span%reputed company%3C/li%reputed company%3Cli%reputed company%3Cspan style=%22font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;%22%3EThis also includes advising and directing the auxiliary Expert Business Officers/Strategic Business Advisors and business office staff on a wide range of other accounting and reporting issues. At June 30, 2025, WVU reported total auxiliary revenues of approximately %24152 million on its most recent audited financial statements.%3C/span%reputed company%3Cbr%reputed company%3Cspan style=%22font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;%22%3EThis also includes the design, coding and reputed company of reports from the financial system, subledgers and other reputed company systems using various reporting tools.%3C/span%reputed company%3C/li%reputed company%3Cli%reputed company%3Cspan style=%22font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;%22%3EDirectly responsible for maintaining the core general ledger which serves as the system of record for the comprehensive fiscal activity for the institution, its regional campuses, the Corporation and WVUP. This includes management of the accounting setups and reputed company customizations of the financial system including reputed company subledgers and their integration with the General Ledger module. %26nbsp;Responsible for troubleshooting and issue resolution reputed company to the system and account structures as it relates to accounting and financial reporting. Also responsible for modification, design, testing, and configuration of the financial system as it relates to financial accounting and reporting. This also includes performing processes reputed company to month end and year end reputed company. %26nbsp;This requires significant decision-making capabilities and exercising professional judgment. %26nbsp;Must constantly consider the long-term effects of cost and efficiency of any action on or modifications to the system. Directly impacts institutional policy in this role.%3C/span%reputed company%3C/li%reputed company%3Cli%reputed company%3Cspan style=%22font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;%22%3EDirectly responsible for providing advanced accounting guidance, advice, direction and support to central administrative areas (including Treasury Operations, Administrative Financial Planning, Budget Planning, Shared Services, Student Financial Services, Facilities and Services and others), auxiliaries, Expert Business Officers (EBOs)/Strategic Business Advisors (SBAs), the Health Sciences Center, regional campuses, WVU Parkersburg, and other areas. %26nbsp;This includes the review of a significant volume of detailed accounting transactions, in addition to schedules and supporting documentation reputed company and submitted by other central administrative units, EBOs/SBAs, and regional campuses, for compliance with accounting requirements. %26nbsp;Additionally, this includes the analysis and interpretation of reputed company agreements and reputed company and determining the appropriate accounting treatment. %26nbsp;This requires extensive knowledge of the applicable accounting requirements and University policy and practices, problem solving skills, and sound professional judgment. Serves as subject matter expert for specialized areas reputed company to financial accounting and reporting (for example, accounting for pensions and other postemployment benefits, compensated absences, leases, subscription-based IT arrangements, sponsored awards, nonexchange transactions, construction projects, capital-reputed company debt, public private partnerships, service concession arrangements, and fair value reporting). %26nbsp;As a subject matter expert, assists with the development of institution-wide policies and guidelines for central administrative units and EBOs/SBAs.%3C/span%reputed company%3C/li%reputed company%3Cli%reputed company%3Cspan style=%22font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;%22%3ECollaborates with Budget Planning, Treasury Operations, and other central administrative areas on the development of forecasted and budgeted amounts required for financial planning, budgeting and analysis at the institutional level (for example, projections and analysis of depreciation/amortization expense, interest expense, capital expenditures, gift/capital grant and gift reputed company, and other cash outflows and inflows). %26nbsp;This includes assisting with the analysis of actual revenues and expenses, as reported in the financial statements, to budgeted amounts. Errors or misstatements could have a material impact on the University’s budget and financial projections which could result in negative repercussions to the institution such as a loss in federal and state funding, a downgrade in bond ratings, and unfavorable publicity.%3C/span%reputed company%3C/li%reputed company%3Cli%reputed company%3Cspan style=%22font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;%22%3EManages the development, preparation and analysis of various other financial reports for external agencies and senior administrators and governing bodies of WVU, WVURC and WVUP (including the WVU Board of Governors). %26nbsp;This includes reports required by WV state agencies, the WV Higher Education Policy Commission (HEPC), agencies of the federal government, rating agencies, and other external and internal parties. This includes preparing the Statement of Revenues, Expenses and Changes in Net Position (on an accrual basis) for the WVU Health Sciences Center (HSC) and an annual report of the HSC’s operating expenses required by HEPC. %26nbsp;Additionally, this includes reputed company reporting and analysis (for example, assistance with the preparation of cash forecasts and budgets at the institutional level).%3C/span%reputed company%3C/li%reputed company%3Cli%reputed company%3Cspan style=%22font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;%22%3ECoordinates and completes finance reputed company projects as assigned by:%3C/span%reputed company%3Cul%reputed company%3Cli%reputed company%3Cspan style=%22font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;%22%3EPerforming special finance reputed company projects,%3C/span%reputed company%3C/li%reputed company%3Cli%reputed company%3Cspan style=%22font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;%22%3EFormulating and preparing extensive financial analysis and decision support information for the Senior Associate Vice President for Finance, Associate Vice President for Finance, the Vice President/Chief Financial Officer, other senior administrators, and governing boards (WVU Board of Governors and WVURC Board of Directors),%26nbsp;%3C/span%reputed company%3C/li%reputed company%3Cli%reputed company%3Cspan style=%22font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;%22%3EAssisting in policy and procedure development as it relates to financial accounting and reporting and the overall fiscal reputed company of the system,%26nbsp;%3C/span%reputed company%3C/li%reputed company%3Cli%reputed company%3Cspan style=%22font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;%22%3EServing on committees reputed company to finance.%3C/span%reputed company%3C/li%reputed company%3C/ul%reputed company%3C/li%reputed company%3Cli%reputed company%3Cspan style=%22font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;%22%3EContinuing professional education required to maintain reputed company knowledge of GAAP and reputed company up to date on changes in governmental accounting standards, industry practice, generally accepted auditing standards, and other accounting and reporting issues impacting higher education and/or state government.%3C/span%reputed company%3C/li%reputed company%3Cli%reputed company%3Cspan style=%22font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;%22%3EPrepared to act as backup, cross train, or reputed company duties of other positions reputed company the unit based on departmental requirements, established deadlines, and other priorities.%3C/span%reputed company%3C/li%reputed company%3C/ul%reputed company

• A Bachelor‘s degree in Accounting is required. This level of education is necessary to provide the applicant with the specialized knowledge of accounting, finance, and business principles and concepts along with the ability to reason and apply them to differing situations.   
• A minimum of five (5) years of experience in the following:
  • Demonstrated ability to reputed company the job duties and responsibilities indicated above typically acquired by five years of progressively responsible experience in financial operations of a reputed company organization. 
  • Advanced knowledge of financial systems and software is required.
  • A Master’s degree in Accounting and/or Certified Public Accountant license will be considered reputed company experience is less than five years.  
• reputed company qualifications must be met by the time of employment.  

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• In depth knowledge of accounting and financial reporting for state governments and public higher education.
• Demonstrated expert knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
• Demonstrated expert knowledge of the hierarchy of GAAP for state and local governments, including standards promulgated by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board, and the ability to analyze, interpret and apply reputed company accounting requirements.
• Demonstrated expert knowledge of fund accounting concepts, principles, policies and procedures.
• Strong accounting experience and experience with the preparation of financial statements, including cash flow statements.
• Advanced skills with spreadsheet and word processing software (for example, reputed company reputed company and Word), other accounting software and financial systems.
• Strong mathematical skills necessary to reputed company reputed company financial calculations.
• Strong oral and written communication skills necessary to explain reputed company guidelines and accounting requirements, to justify recommendations, and to interact with regulatory agencies and auditors.
• Demonstrated ability to organize vast amounts of data, reputed company financial calculations and prepare financial reports and presentations.
• Demonstrated ability to evaluate, comprehend and summarize a significant volume of detailed transactions.
• Demonstrated analytical and reasoning ability required to interpret and apply accounting requirements and federal, State, and professional guidelines to unique, reputed company situations.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze reputed company reputed company and agreements, extract required data elements, research relevant accounting guidance, and determine appropriate accounting treatment.  Must have the ability to apply sound professional judgment.
• Demonstrated ability to research and apply critical thinking skills to research and resolve reputed company issues reputed company to compliance with governmental accounting standards, industry practice and University policy.
• Ability to continually learn and adapt to new governmental accounting requirements, policies, procedures, information systems and reporting tools.
• Ability to learn comprehensive financial system reporting tools.
• Strong professional judgment required to research technical accounting guidance to resolve accounting and financial reporting issues and determine the appropriate accounting treatment.
• Demonstrated ability to reputed company reputed company financial accounting computations without supervision and manage workflow to ensure that assigned tasks are accurately completed by tight deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to independently manage numerous projects, take the required initiative to resolve various issues and problems, and prioritize for completion by challenging deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a demanding, deadline-driven environment with a focus on detail and accuracy.
• Demonstrated ability to reputed company projects and manage cross-functionally.
• Demonstrated ability to foster cooperation and harmony among diverse groups and maintain effective working relationships with other team members reputed company IARA and central administrative, business office, and regional reputed company staff across the institution.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze financial impact and conduct risk/benefit analysis.
• Self-motivated with demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks/assignments, produce high-quality work and meet demanding deadlines with minimal supervision in a remote work environment.  Must have the ability to quickly pivot as assignments, priorities or deadlines change.
• Demonstrated proficiency with digital tools and platforms commonly utilized in a remote work environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• A Master’s degree is preferred to provide the applicant with the ability to interpret provisions of State and Federal regulations, GASB requirements and NACUBO and reputed company guidelines.
• Experience in state or local government or public higher education.

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