What are the responsibilities and job description for the Financial Analyst position at ST LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY?
At ST LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY, we are seeking a highly skilled Staff Accountant to join our Business Office team. Reporting to the Controller, the successful candidate will play a key role in applying accounting principles to complete daily, monthly, and yearly accounting tasks.
The ideal candidate will possess excellent analytical skills and attention to detail, with the ability to work collaboratively with other departments across campus to ensure GAAP Compliance.
Key Responsibilities:
- Prepare, process and analyze of monthly and year-end accounting entries for assigned areas of responsibility such as auxiliary operations, foreign programs, fixed assets.
- Bank reconciliations.
- Reconcile and analyze general ledger accounts (deferred gifts, clearing accounts, inventory, liability, deferred revenues etc.); create and post accounting entries as required.
- Administer non-student accounts receivable or loans receivable including billing and collection functions.
- Provide backup for payroll manager during vacation or other absence periods.
- Review agency account balances. Perform analysis on overspent accounts and communicate with departmental staff to bring the accounts into balance.
- Work collaboratively with other departments across campus to ensure GAAP Compliance.
- Prepare annual IRS tax reporting statements (e.g. 1042s, 1098 mortgage interest statement) and be knowledgeable of reporting rules to ensure compliance.
- Assist in the fiscal year-end close process and related audit workpaper preparation.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
