Staff Accountant

Summary:
The Staff Accountant must have the ability to understand the relationship between finance, operations, and the institution as a whole in order to facilitate SCI-Arc’s needs.

The Staff Accountant reports to the Accounting Manager. This position ensures compliance with GAAP standards in executing, analyzing, verifying, and reporting transactions of a fiscal nature.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Distribute monthly flash reports to department managers
• Produce bank reconciliations as needed
• Assist with monthly investment bank reconciliations
• Assist with year-end audit
• Oversight of daily online banking transaction entry
• Ensure compliance with internal procedures and controls
• Assist Controller with annual budget, special projects and research as needed
• Support cashiering responsibilities
• As needed basis, assist with student billing and collections
• Work with Financial Aid on student disbursements and refunds and monitor student enrollment, and other grant related reconciliations as needed
• Coordinate with Development department on events and donation/gift entry and reporting
• Reconcile Balance Sheet schedules
• Book Prepaid / Prepaid EE Benefits and Deferred revenue account each month.
• Book Bond interest and amortization every month
• Assist in preparation of year end 1099 and 1098-T tax forms
• Other duties as required
  

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting preferred with 2 to 3 years progressive experience
• Strong reconciliation and analytical skills
• Strong Excel skills
• Detail oriented
• Self-motivated and a quick learner
• Knowledge of fund and grant accounting preferred
• Higher Ed experience preferred
• Knowledge of Jenzabar Software preferred, but not required