Senior Accountant

Position Overview

The Senior Accountant is the university’s functional leader responsible for recording all endowment investment activities, maintaining endowment subledgers, and monitoring the proper recording of gift activity. The position is critical to ensuring accuracy of the University’s financial reporting and adhering to accounting regulations.

Responsibilities

• Perform investment and endowment accounting responsibilities including journal entries, reconciliations, unitizations, draws, funding chairs, annuities, and trusts payables.
• Reconcile other balance sheet accounts on a monthly basis.
• Assist with month-end close process with special emphasis on gift reporting.
• Assist with preparation and analysis of quarterly financial statements.
• Assist with external audit process with external auditors including internal control testing, preparing audit support schedules, performing variance analysis, and assisting with financial statement preparation.
• Oversee completion of 1099R tax forms for annuities.
• Assist with campus community questions.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting
• 2-3 years experience in accounting
• Excellent organizational skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple tasks
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Computer proficiency with Microsoft Office products, such as Excel, Word, etc.  

Preferred Qualifications

• Oracle Cloud Fusion experience a plus
• Experience in investment accounting preferred
• Experience in non-profit accounting preferred

BU Benefits and Perks  

Please check out Butler’s Total Rewards website to learn more about our benefit offerings, which include: 

• Paid Time Off and Holidays:  
  • 20 days of paid time off (vacation and PTO days) per Fiscal year 
  • 8 Paid Holidays 
    • In addition, a paid Winter Break between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day 
  • Paid Parental Leave (after 1 year of full-time employment) 
• Health:  
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans including disability and life insurance programs 
• Retirement:  
  • 10% employer contribution after 1 year of full-time employment 
• Tuition Assistance:  
  • Tuition Exchange Program for Dependents 
  • Remission of tuition for classes taken at Butler for employees, spouses, and dependent children.  
    • Eligibility after 9 months of full-time employment 
    • Employees & spouses- undergraduate/graduate degrees 
    • Dependents (under age 26)- undergraduate degree 
    • Covers tuition only 
• Butler Facilities Access, Discounts and Perks:  
  • Access to Butler’s on-site fitness facility and libraries for full-time staff and faculty 
  • LinkedIn Learning Courses 
  • Free premium subscription to the Calm App 
  • Free subscription to the WSJ, The Economist, and NYT 
  • Discount at the College Bookstore 
  • Discount on select Athletic and Arts/Events Center Performances