Accounting Specialist

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Position Summary:

The Florida Atlantic University Foundation is seeking a detail-oriented Accounting Specialist to support finance and administrative operations, including: project coordination, contract management, documentation, scheduling, and departmental processes in Boca Raton, FL.

Summary of Responsibilities:

• Manage the vendor contract review and execution process, tracking status, updates, and prepare/submit for execution. 

• Maintain project management, tracking meetings, action items, deliverables and due dates and follow-up with responsible parties to ensure projects are completed in a timely manner. 

• Assist with preparation and tracking of agenda items and materials for applicable Board meetings (Finance and Investment Committee). 

• Responsible for submitting forms for signatures, preparing copies, filing and mailing tax returns or other governance documents. 

• Maintain department files, ensuring documents are filed on the shared drive and categorized accordingly.  

• Coordinate department scheduling and maintain department calendar of due dates and ensure deliverables are submitted when due. 

• Assist with maintaining cash logs, enter requisitions, spend authorizations, expense reports and other related transactions for the finance/foundation department.  

• Respond to requests via ticketing system as assigned, and assist with tracking and ensuring tickets are closed in a timely manner. 

• Assist with interdepartmental coordination of documentation and/or transfers, such as Office of Sponsored Programs. 

• Perform other job-related duties and special projects as assigned.​

FAU Benefits and Perks

If Benefits & Perks are important to you, then FAU is the place to be! Working at FAU has its perks! In addition to helping drive change and having a positive impact by supporting our students, staff, and faculty, FAU offers:

• Excellent benefit packages including Medical (PPO/HMO $50 per month single & $180 per month family), Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Flexible Spending plans, Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and much more.

• State retirement options including tax-deferred annuities and Roth 403(b) plans.

• State employees Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.

• Sick Leave Pool Program.

• Paid time off (eligible employees) including vacation and sick leave, 1 personal day, 9 paid holidays, and paid winter break (at President’s discretion).

• Paid Community Engagement Volunteer Service Day

• Employee Educational Scholarship Program (EESP) for eligible Staff/Faculty - Tuition assistance after 6 months of full-time employment. For in-unit faculty, the EESP program may be extended to spouses and dependent children (eligibility rules apply).

For details on FAU's amazing offers visit us at https://www.fau.edu/hr/benefits/index.php

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Minimum Qualifications:

A high school diploma and five years of appropriate experience. Appropriate college coursework or vocational/technical training may substitute at an equivalent rate for the required experience.

Salary:

$60,000 Annually.

Exempt Administrative, Managerial, Professional (AMP)

College or Department:

FAU Foundation

Location:

Boca Raton

Work Days and Hours:

Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. -