Job Details

Apply now Job no: 545846
Work type: Staff
Location: Fullerton
Categories: Unit 7 - CSUEU - Clerical and Administrative Support Services, Administrative, Probationary, Full Time

Position Description

Job Title: Foundation Accounts Payable Technician (Accounting Technician II)

Department: University Advancement Administration and Finance

Division: Vice President, University Advancement

Salary Range: (Hiring range depending on qualifications, not anticipated to exceed $3,872 - $4,200 per month)

Appointment Type: Ongoing

Time Base: Full Time

Work Schedule: Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM; Occasional early morning, evening and/or weekend hours.

About CSUF: Standing on 241 acres in the heart of Southern California, the University was founded in 1957 and has grown into a population of over 40,000 students. As Titans, we believe that diverse perspectives deepen our understanding. We are committed to giving students the support they need to graduate, while responding to California's revolving workforce needs. At Cal State Fullerton, we strive for continual improvement of students, staff, faculty, and administrators through orientations, training programs, and professional development opportunities.

Job Summary: It is an exciting time to join Cal State Fullerton as we are an in-demand comprehensive University that is driven to shape the future of education and foster a vibrant community of diverse students, faculty, staff, and administrators who uphold values of inclusive excellence, free speech, and an environment free from discrimination. We are continuously seeking individuals from various career disciplines that share the University's mission and core values. We warmly welcome you to consider joining the Titan Community where minds expand and opportunities flourish.

About the Position: University Advancement serves Cal State Fullerton by building and strengthening relationships with the communities we serve to encourage advocacy, investment, and support of the University, its mission, goals, and programs in support of student and alumni success. We seek an exceptional individual to join our team as the Foundation Accounts Payable Technician (Accounting Technician II). The ideal candidate in this role should have a positive attitude and an active, energetic mind characterized by highly ethical practices and a commitment to diversity, openness, flexibility, integrity, and kindness.

Responsibilities:

1. Receiving, tracking, and maintaining the status and resolution of all transaction requests received by the Cal State Fullerton Philanthropic Foundation and University Advancement Administration and Finance.
2. Ensuring the proper recording and documentation of financial transactions.
3. Examining, preparing, and analyzing documents received by accounting services for processing (e.g., check requests, travel expense requests, purchase orders).
4. Reviewing documents to ensure compliance with established policies, procedures, and generally accepted accounting standards.
5. Identifying and assessing potential or existing issues and recommending corrective actions.
6. Independently reviewing a wide range of documents to ensure accuracy, completeness, validity, and adherence to established standards.
7. Performing arithmetic calculations and preparing documents for processing.
8. Updating and creating accounts and maintaining accounting and financial records.
9. Providing excellent customer service while supporting month-end and year-end closing processes.
10. Assisting with annual and compliance audits by conducting detailed reviews and ensuring accurate reporting.
11. Other duties as assigned.

Essential Qualifications: A background check (including a criminal records check) must be completed satisfactorily and is required for employment. CSU will make a conditional offer of employment, which may be rescinded if the background check reveals disqualifying information, and/or it is discovered that the candidate knowingly withheld or falsified information. Failure to complete the background check satisfactorily may affect the continued employment of a current CSU employee who was conditionally offered the position.

Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university in finance, accounting, business administration, or a related field. Experience in higher education. Experience with accounts receivable and/or accounts payable processing. Demonstrated proficiency with query tools to extract data from systems and the ability to analyze, validate, and prepare consolidated reports using tools such as pivot tables and financial formulas within Microsoft Excel. Demonstrated experience processing financial accounting transactions with an online financial system, maintaining financial ledgers/records, and initiating correcting entries in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and good business practices. Experience with enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems and Microsoft Excel.

Must be able to work annual commencement ceremonies.

Additional Information: California State University, Fullerton celebrates all forms of diversity and is deeply committed to fostering an inclusive environment where students, staff, administrators, and faculty thrive. Individuals interested in advancing the University's strategic goals are strongly encouraged to apply. Reasonable accommodations will be provided for qualified applicants with disabilities who self-disclose.

Multiple positions may be hired from this recruitment based on the strength of the applicant pool.

If you are applying for a staff position, please note that you are not eligible to work concurrently in a staff position and an Academic Student position such as a Graduate Assistant, Teaching Associate, Instructional Student Assistant, or Student Assistant position.

Regular attendance is considered an essential job function; the inability to meet attendance requirements may preclude the employee from retaining employment.

Employee/applicant who applies for a position may be required to successfully complete job-related performance test(s) as part of the selection process.

Online application/resume must be received by electronic submission on the final filing date by 9:00 PM (Pacific Standard Time)/midnight (Eastern Standard Time). Applicants who fail to complete all sections of the online application form will be disqualified from consideration.

California State University, Fullerton is not a sponsoring agency for staff or management positions (i.e., H1-B Visas).

Hiring Preference: On-Campus CSUEU Employees

Advertised: Apr 03 2025 Pacific Daylight Time
Applications close: Apr 17 2025 Pacific Daylight Time