Staff Accountant

Staff Accountant

Position : Staff Accountant

Reports To : Director of Finance and Budget

Requirements : Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field required. One or more years of related work experience in a higher education, non-profit, or mid-sized company environment preferred. Applicant must possess excellent computer skills, including Microsoft Office suite, with a strong background in Excel. Knowledge of network general ledger systems and report writing software, such as Crystal reports a plus.

Primary Function : Perform various accounting, budget monitoring, and assistance with internal and external accounting and reporting functions. Ensure adherence to University policies and generally accepted accounting principles.

Duties :

• Audit and review expenditures for proper G / L account coding, University policy compliance, budget fund availability, and reasonableness. Expectations are to make corrections and modifications when necessary, including budget reallocations in the ERP system.
• Review and process expense reports and employee expense reimbursements.
• Prepare various related financial analysis and reports.
• Complete bank reconciliations.
• Maintain and reconcile travel advances.
• Record actual expenditures and using this data, update various forecast and budget projections. Input budget fund reallocations into ERP and Excel.
• Input journal entries into the accounting system for the monthly and year-end close process.
• Process, post, and reconcile prepaid expenses.
• Create, input and maintain excel spreadsheets related to various budgetary accounts.
• Assist with year-end audit and prepare schedules / respond to requests as needed.
• Serve as backup to other staff in the Business Office as needed.
• Assist in the preparation of budget and forecast schedules and journal entries.
• Perform other related duties as required or assigned.