Senior Accountant

The Senior Accountant is responsible for supporting and delivering on department initiatives. The Senior Accountant performs duties related to a variety of accounting functions and providing supervision to the department under the guidance and direction of the Controller.

• Review and approve unrestricted requisitions for spend including check requests and credit cards.
•  Obtain proper support and verification for processing electronic transfers to vendors.
•  Reconcile sub-ledger and general ledger account balances. Prepare monthly balance sheet account and income statement account reconciliations.
•  Prepare financial statements and support month-end and year-end close. Assemble financial data and supporting analysis for Independent Audit to assist in timely completion. 
•  Assessing internal controls, including risk assessments, reviews of risk areas and provide recommendations for improvement.   
•  Maintaining and reconciling fixed asset schedules.
•  Analyzing financial information, forecasting and summarizing financial data to support ongoing budget variance reporting and other analyses.    
•  Working knowledge of tax laws (sales and use tax/1099-NEC/990/990-T/1098-T) to prepare monthly and annual taxation requirements. 
•  Identify opportunities and recommend methods to improve service, work processes and financial performance (e.g., procedure optimization). Manage or assist in the implementation of quality improvement initiatives.
• Train/develop, supervise and review accounting staff to ensure department initiatives can be met and/or are being met while creating opportunities for individual staff to grow professionally with the University. 
• Provide accounting support for ad-hoc projects.  
• Actively participate in ad-hoc projects to promote system security and internal controls.

 
 

• Bachelor’s degree with a concentration in Accounting, Finance or related field.
• Minimum of five (5) years’ experience in an advanced accounting position 
• Minimum of two (2) years demonstrated supervisory experience is required. 
• Demonstrated experience in strategic fiscal management and analysis is preferred.
• Active CPA designation is required.
• Understanding of accounting principles (GAAP, FASB) specific to nonprofit organizations.
• Must possess the following human relations and interpersonal skills:
  • High degree of professionalism including the ability to maintain strict levels of confidentiality.
  • Effective conflict resolution skills with the ability to encourage consensus and teamwork.
  • Ability to effectively communicate with diverse groups of individuals and to adapt communication to the audience and the situation. 
• Must be flexible and adapt to change with differing responsibilities and deadlines, in a self-motivated and pro-active manner either independently or as part of an effective team. 
• Must be computer literate with the capability of performing at an intermediate or above level with Microsoft Office Suite of products (e.g. Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint). 
• Must be computer literate with or have the ability to learn quickly Enterprise Resource Planning software.  Experience with Colleague or similar ERP system preferred.  
• May require overtime work for certain times during the year or on an as-needed basis.
• May require evening and weekend work.  

Physical Requirements:
Ability to perform job duties with or without reasonable accommodations.