What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff Accountant position at Abacus?
Job title : Staff Accountant
Positions Needed : 1
Job Location : 2600 Woodbridge Avenue, Edison, NJ 08837 (Middlesex College)
Work schedule : Full Time, 40 hours per week
on-site 5 days a week, from 8 : 30 a.m. to 4 : 30 p.m. - position will last until December 31, 2024
Job Description :
Performs administrative work maintaining the college's financial records regarding all funds in the general ledger, including but not limited to operating, capital, agency, and grant funds.
SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Essential Functions :
1. Provides timely reports and analysis for internal and external users.
2. Assists in preparing bank reconciliations on a monthly basis and conducts searches for unrecorded events and irregularities.
3. Prepares General Ledger reconciliation.
4. Prepares adjusting journal entries for year-end and reconciliations.
5. Compiles documentation for external auditors and provides backup support in preparing annual financial statements such as report schedules and lead sheets.
6. Generates monthly, quarterly, and year-end financial reports for all internal and external funds.
7. Assists in all State of New Jersey escheat procedures, including Payroll, Accounts Payable, and Student Accounts, to ensure compliance with all rules and regulations.
8. Assists in the preparation of information for third-party entities.
9. Prepares unclaimed property submission to the State of NJ as required.
10. Performs other related work as required.
PREFFERED REQUIREMENTS :
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting;
- Three year's experience in higher education fund accounting or finance department;
- Or an equivalent combination of education, experience, and / or training that provides the required knowledge and abilities.
- dvanced Excel skills;
- Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles;
Staff Accountant
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The work is sedentary work which requires exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and / or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly. Additionally, the following physical abilities are required :
