Senior Staff Account

Description

Provides mid-level leadership and directs the business services functions and procedures and ensures compliance with all applicable college, federal and state regulations, and policies. Is responsible for assuming a leadership role to guide accounting personnel in daily tasks, verify financial transactions, assist with audits, and maintain the department procedure manual.  

Essential Job Responsibilities:

• Provides leadership, supervision, and maintains the colleges accounting system including compilation and monitoring of revenue, expenditures, accounts payable, accounts receivable, cashiering, general ledger.
• Assist with preparation of documents for annual audits.
• Complete general ledger and bank account reconciliations.
• Serves as primary liaison between the Accounting Department and Financial Aid to:

          a. process student refunds.

          b. reconcile the accounting system with the student information system (Populi).

          c. Import data from into the accounting system and ensure data is properly recorded.

• Manages the reconciliation of bank accounts, institutional aid, as well as various general ledger accounts.
• Ensure the accuracy, integrity, and completeness of accounting records by adhering to the internal control process. 
• Ensure month end close is completed by the established deadlines.
• Manages internal controls related to credit cards.
• Manages the purchasing process.
• Develops and implements procedures to ensure adherence to financial and governmental standards, policies and procedures.
• Assist Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in the preparation of the year-end audit.
• Reviews daily operating summary reports for each day’s activity including inflows and outflows of checks, transfers, and ACH payments.
• Reviews routine journal entries to the general ledger and recommends any corrections to the CFO for review.
• Collaborates with various departments to resolve conflicts, evaluate and makes recommendations on alternative methods and procedures.
• Oversees vault cash and reconciles with staff monthly.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervision: 

Will supervise the Accounting Department staff.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, master’s degree (MBA) desirable.
• Minimum of five years accounting experience.
• Excellent customer service, written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with Sage Intacct desirable.
• Experience with Microsoft products, especially Excel required. 
• Proven supervisory experience.
• Must be able to interact with others, internally and externally, to exchange information with professional courtesy and the ability to establish rapport with others.
• Knowledge of GAAP, SAGE- Intacct experience.