Accountant

Come Grow With Us

Grand Canyon Education (GCE) is a rapidly growing educational service company that has long been an industry leader in providing educational, operational and technological support services to the post-secondary education sector. Formerly part of Grand Canyon University (GCU), GCE still works closely with GCU to benefit thousands of students, families and the local inner-city community. We put people first, drive innovation, and do good in the community that we live and work in.

What you will do:

• Manage department cards (ensuring proper approval for requests, loading funds, creating usage reports).
• Reconcile publishing invoices to student rosters.
• Creates and runs reports to identify revenue exceptions in the student information and management system for analysis, evaluation and resolution.
• Serve as backup for daily cash deposit when needed.
• Cultivate and maintain positive relationships with various stakeholders, including internal teams and external partners.
• Foster a collaborative environment to enhance overall efficiency and transparency in financial processes.
• Assists with the preparation and analysis of audit requests.
• Collaborate with relevant teams to address and rectify identified issues promptly.
• Implement preventive measures to reduce the likelihood of future discrepancies.

What you will have:

• Bachelor's degree in business, accounting or a related discipline from a regionally accredited institution.
• 1-2 years work experience with auditing, accounting, finance or student accounting in higher education.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with high attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Work experience in higher education is preferred.
• Knowledgeable of GAAP and GASB.
• An equivalent combination of relevant work experience and education may be substituted upon supervisor's approval.

Why work at GCE:

• Exceptional workplace benefits include medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, flexible spending accounts, a 401K savings plan
• Generous time off plan and 11 paid holidays
• Paid time off to volunteer in the community or at GCU sponsored events
• We also offer full-time employees, their spouses and dependent children an Education Tuition Discount Program