Accounting Associate I

Company: Virginia Tech

Job Location: Blacksburg, 24061

Category: Business and Financial Services

Type: Adjunct/Part-Time

Job Description

The Accounting Associate I processes accounting transactions in accordance with state and university policy and procedures. Examples of these transactions include vendor invoices, honorariums, independent contractor payments, non-travel employee/student reimbursements, university related travel, indexing and keying journal entries.

Core responsibilities of this position are as follows...

• Reviews accounting transactions and determines if supporting documentation is adequate. If not, contacts department to obtain additional documentation to justify the use of public funds.
• Communicates with university departments and vendors to resolve discrepancies.
• Keys data into university accounting system.
• Processes workload efficiently to comply with state prompt pay guidelines.

In accordance with university policy, wage employees may work no more than 1,500 hours, per twelve month period. This twelve-month period is defined as May 1 to April 30 for purposes of tracking the wage hours worked.

Required Qualifications

• Familiarity with accounting practices.
• Proficient user of Microsoft Office Word and Excel.
• Ability to perform basic business math calculations and accurately process invoices.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to provide customer service in a courteous manner and work effectively with diverse groups of people.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of actions processed.
• Excellent problem-solving skills with ability to gather and analyze information and resolve difficulties quickly.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous office experience.
• Data entry experience.

Pay Band: 3

Overtime Status: Non-Exempt: Eligible for overtime

Appointment Type: Restricted

Salary Information: $18.50/hr

Hours per week: 24-30

Review Date: 8/5/2025

Additional Information: The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.