Accountant

Position Highlights

• Department: Finance
• Hours: Full-Time/40 hours per week
• Shift: 1st Shift, Days 

Job Summary

The Accountant provides fundamental support to the Finance department by performing daily accounting tasks with high accuracy and efficiency. This role is designed for applying foundational accounting principles while adhering to corporate and departmental policies.

Duties and responsibilities - list in order of importance/frequency

Under limited supervision:

• Cash Management: Prepares and distributes daily cash reports and balances the Cash Clearing Account with the Cashiers' Office.

• Journal Entries & Reconciliations: Assists with recording daily cash entries, performing bank reconciliations, and reconciling daily deposits. 

• Maintains up-to-date account analysis schedules for assigned accounts.

• Accounts Payable Support: Reviews invoice batches daily to reconcile physical invoices to system-entered invoices and pulls supporting documentation for review.

• Account Analysis: Maintains up-to-date account analysis schedules for assigned accounts and assists in reviewing monthly prepaid journal entries.

• Administrative Support: Sorts daily mail for the Accounting/Accounts Payable office and processes void payments in the accounting system.

• Project Assistance: Compiles supporting documentation for fixed asset additions, grants, or other financial funding sources as assigned.

• Audit Preparation: Assists senior accounting staff in providing financial information to independent auditors.

• Organizes work in a format that includes supporting documentation, providing for efficient review of work

Adheres to all Core Values (Compassion, Pursue Excellence, Cooperation and Collaboration, Upholds Honesty, and Supports Innovation).

Adheres to all Absolutes (Privacy and Confidentiality, Professional Appearance, and Responsibility and Commitment). 

Other job related duties as assigned. 

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Education: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field 

• Experience: 

• 0+ years of job or internship experience in administrative capacity; willing to consider recent graduates

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience: 

• 2+ years accounting experience 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including familiarity with basic formulas and data organization.

• Effective written and verbal communication skills.

• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy when working with financial figures.

• A strong willingness to learn and the ability to adapt to new systems and procedures.

• Proven ability to handle sensitive and confidential financial information with discretion.

• Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize tasks and consistently meet deadlines in a professional environment.

Comprehensive Benefits Offered:

Please note: Benefit offerings and eligibility may vary based on employment status (e.g., full-time, part-time, or per diem roles).

· Competitive benefits package

· Shift Differentials

· Continuing Education assistance

· Tuition reimbursement

· Student Loan relief

· Long-term Disability

· Life insurance

· Family medical leave

· Compensation Range: $30.42 to $47.14

Note:  The compensation range(s) above are a good-faith representation of the base pay rates for all positions at a given grade across the organization. Typically, a new hire can expect a starting pay rate somewhere in the lower part of the range. Actual pay rates may vary by position and will be determined based on the candidate’s relevant experience. No employee will be paid below the minimum of the range. Pay ranges are listed as hourly values for both non-exempt and exempt roles.

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