Staff Accountant

Staff Accountant

This position reports to the AVP of Business and Financial Affairs and is primarily responsible for identifying and record keeping on company owned or leased equipment, buildings and other property. The Staff Accountant reconciles general ledger accounts to ensure proper handling and recording of transactions.
The Staff Accountant also manages cash and prepares key inputs for The Statement of Financial Position, Statement of Activities, Statement of Cash Flows as well as for the Notes to the Financial Statements for year-end and interim, as applicable. These responsibilities may include the following duties:
This position reports to the AVP of Business and Financial Affairs and is primarily responsible for identifying and record keeping on company owned or leased equipment, buildings and other property. Reconciles general ledger accounts and other accounts to ensure proper handling of transactions and that those transactions are properly recorded.
The Staff Accountant prepares key inputs for The Statement of Financial Position, Statement of Activities, Statement of Cash Flows as well as for the Notes to the Financial Statements for year-end and interim, as applicable. These responsibilities are executed by performing the following duties.

• Prepare monthly bank reconciliations and related journal entries
• Prepare summary of cash position
• Initiate cash wires and ach transactions to the various bank accounts.
• Post wire receipts to student’s accounts
• Prepare calculation of monthly depreciation expense
• Review fixed asset purchases and disposals to ensure they are properly recorded
• Conduct periodic fixed asset inventory to determine existence and location
• Prepare monthly general ledger account analysis as well as review and process journal entries
• Prepare TIAA-CREF schedule and reconciliation.
• Perform account analysis for financial aid and student loan accounts.
• Record monthly Cigna adjustment.
• Lead the testing of accounting functions within Banner
• Create and updates departmental accounting policies and procedures as needed;
• Support the year-end audits and assist with financial statements preparation.

Bachelor’s degree in accounting and five years of related experience required.Excellent time management, organizational skills, and the ability to handle multiple tasks are a must. Must have excellent customer service skills, and able to work independently or as an integral part of a team.Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from administrator, faculty or staff. Must able to read, analyze and interpret professional journal and various business correspondences.To perform this job successfully, an individual must have intermediate skills using Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint). Assigned duties may include writing business correspondence, memos, and e-mails plus create spreadsheets containing formulas and graphs. Knowledge of the Banner System is a plus. Use of Outlook and the ability to perform Internet searches are essential.

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While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to: sit, walk, talk, hear, use hands for operating office equipment and computers, and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to: stand. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, climb, lift and/or move up to 15 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include the ability to adjust focus.

Days

1% - 25%

Full-time

Exempt

1

SC0636P

01/11/2024

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