Johns Hopkins Public Safety is seeking an Accountant II to perform a variety of professional accounting duties which include the recording of financial transactions, reconciling balance sheet accounts, invoice and payroll processing, assisting in preparation of financial statements and reports, and providing high-level financial support to the Contracts and Procurement Manager and the Finance Team.



Specific Duties & Responsibilities

Oversee the preparation of journal entries for accounts managed by the Johns Hopkins Public Safety department.
Oversee the account reconciliation between the Johns Hopkins Public Safety database and the General Ledger requiring detailed analysis of complex financial transactions.
Research and resolve moderately complex accounting issues and discrepancies pertaining to financial reporting transactions, ensuring compliance with University procedures and policies.
Appy working knowledge of applicable law and regulations; verify documents for completeness.
Assist in development of methods and techniques for measure and analysis of costs and recovery.
Coordinate receipt of and review data from various sources to assist in the preparation of financial reports for review by management.
Review database for consistency, accuracy and integrity of data.
Provide data to assist Contracts and Procurement Manager, and Finance Team for project accounting and management review.
Prepare and monitor the Annual Operating Budget in compliance with Finance Department procedures and deadlines.
Demonstrate budget responsibility by effectively using resources within control.
Performs special statistical and financial duties as required.
Ensure all invoices and transactions are processed for payment and documented in accordance with Public Safety/Finance policies and procedures.
Oversee accounting inquiries.
Other duties as assigned.


The responsibilities listed above are typical examples of the work performed by this position. Not all duties assigned to this position are included, nor is it expected that everyone in this position will be assigned every job responsibility.



Special Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Requires an extensive knowledge of Excel spreadsheets and other financial tools to perform an analysis. Previous experience with SAP preferred.
Knowledge of budget development, monitoring, project management and project cost accounting.
Knowledge of practice and principles of budget development, monitoring and reporting.
Knowledge of the use and application of technology to facilitate the delivery of the fiscal budget.
Requires strong interpersonal skills necessary to be socially perceptive in accepting and relaying confidential information, communicating policies and dealing with a variety of personnel.
Analytical ability required in order to gather and interpret data from diverse sources and resolve moderately complex problems.
Strong attention to detail.


Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field.
Two (2) years related work experience. If Bachelor’s degree is in an unrelated field, three years of progressively responsible experience is required.
Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.