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Accounting Team Lead, Center for Ag & Food Security & Preparedness: College of Veterinary Medicine - UTIA

Position Number: 6089753
Location: Chattanooga, TN
Position Type: Business - Accounting

Accounting Team Lead, Center for Ag & Food Security & Preparedness: College of Veterinary Medicine - UTIA
Knoxville, TN, United States

Job Identification: 2193
Job Category: Financial
Posting Date: 03/18/2025
Job Schedule: Full Time
Locations: 2407 River Drive, Knoxville, TN, 37996, US (On-site)

Job Description
The College of Veterinary Medicine invites applicants to apply for the position of Accounting Team Lead. The Center for Agriculture and Food Security and Preparedness (CAFSP) is grant funded by various State and Federal agencies and organizations to develop and deliver effective and engaging training content for adult learners. The individual filling this position will work closely with the Associate Director of Operations by providing short and long term strategic and capital planning and projections. Also, individual will serve as a liaison with outside contractors and funding agencies: this position will manage and monitor both contractors and award fundings expenditures of each funding agency so the center is in compliance with the funding agency's rules and regulations and UT policy. Individual will advise and provide assistance to the Associate Director of Operations on internal and external contracts. This position will lead the accounting staff and supervise accounting student workers.

Responsibilities

Individual will be the team leader for the accounting staff for all accounting processes: lead work related to reviewing expenditures, invoices, payroll, contracts, travels (both domestic and international), purchase orders, prepare periodic cost reports on contracts and subcontract awards and prepare reports for purposes of planning and annual grant review.
Assist the Associate Director of Operation with proposal, grant writing, providing financial assistance to SMEs, be the liaison between the Center and external vendors/independent contractors and other Departments, ensure that the policies and procedures of UT are adhered to by all concerns and the practices of the Center are not in conflict with UT policies and procedures.
Individual will supervise student workers, assign task and manage their work. Student workers will report directly to this position.
Be the team leader for staff responsible for the center's database, the Center's Learning Management System to ensure all systems are functioning correctly and uploading of the center's post course delivery data. Provides work direction to others who may assist with these duties including curriculum staff, logistics team, other UT departments and external independent contractors. Communicate with the logistics team to make sure that all logistics needs are met for a successful course delivery. Communicates with instructors, external subject matter experts, and collaborators from other agencies and universities as necessary. Coordinates with College instructional resource staff regarding all media needs to support training program. Finally individual will lead programing staff responsible for post course information to funding agency's database system.
Be the team leader for staff responsible for office supply and program supplies inventory. Provide oversight on the databases and monitoring system for the center's course delivery equipment, office equipment, and software.

Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree in Business, Logistics, or related field with 2 years financial/accounting experience. Department will also accept Associates Degree with 4 years of financial/accounting experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

Master's degree in Business, Logistics, or related field with 1-3 years of experience working in an adult training environment. Experience with online course and web design and development and student information systems or database systems. 3-5 years accounting/finance experience to include experience working with a database system preferably DASH. Experience with online courses, registration systems, international experience, as well as, working in a multi-disciplinary teams would be beneficial. Knowledge of DASH, Excel, and UT Fiscal policies and procedures.

Work Location:

Knoxville, Tennessee

Compensation and Benefits:

UT market range: 06
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About The College

The UT College of Veterinary Medicine (UTCVM), located in Knoxville, was established by an act of the Tennessee Legislature in 1974 and is part of the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture.

UTCVM is one of 33 veterinary colleges in the United States and provides opportunities for Tennessee students while serving pet owners and the livestock industry as well as protecting public health, enhancing medical knowledge and generating economic benefits to the state and nation.

About Us
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has shaped leaders, changemakers, and innovative thinkers since its founding in 1794. The university is home to more than 38,000 students and 10,000 statewide employees-the Volunteers-who uphold the university's tradition of lighting the way for others through leadership and service.

UT Knoxville offers over 900 programs of study across 14 degree-granting colleges and schools. As Tennessee's flagship land-grant university, its footprint spans the entire state. The university holds the highest Carnegie classification for research activity and has deep partnerships with industry leaders and the US Department of Energy's largest multidisciplinary laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

The Knoxville campus serves and recruits for UT Knoxville, including the Institute of Agriculture and the Space Institute, as well as the UT Institute of Public Service.

UT Knoxville considers its employees its number one asset. With values that focus on work-life balance, compensation, and innovation leadership, all Vols are supported to advance professionally. Employees have access to career development and coaching, continued education, and an extensive list of development and training possibilities. The Volunteer employee experience implements structures and practices that attract and retain a diverse community and that support a culture where everyone matters and belongs.

The university holds a strong commitment to its land-grant mission of learning and engagement, with a tradition of service and leadership that carries that Volunteer spirit throughout the state and around the world. It has been ranked nationally as "Best Employer for New Graduates," "One of America's Best Large Employers," and "Best Workplace for Women," and has been designated as "Best Place for Working Parents" by Forbes Magazine.

Apply today and join the Tennessee Volunteer community!

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