Staff Accountant / Financial Analyst

Description:

Reporting to the Associate Controller and working closely with all Finance Office staff, provides accounting, reconciliation, and data analysis support for all of the School’s financial operations. Responsible for organizing and executing a regular monthly reconciliation process of bank and general ledger accounts.  Analyzes, reconciles, and records various financial and accounting data, including but not limited to payroll records, investment activity, and accounting adjustments.

Salary Range $75k - $80k

Working at Juilliard

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Excellence and professionalism are important guides in how we go about our work, but we also connect to the mission as individuals in the workplace. We thrive because of our variety of backgrounds and our ability to be open and honest, and we also thrive because we enjoy each other’s company. We believe that each employee has the responsibility to help shape the Juilliard organizational culture, and we provide opportunities to participate in team-building throughout the year. Our organizational values focus on community and culture.

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Role Responsibilities:

• Reconcile bank accounts, general ledger accounts, and provide related support including posting adjustments and communicating with internal and external parties to resolve discrepancies
• Monitor various balance sheet, revenue, expense, and suspense general ledger accounts and ensure timely identification and resolution of items requiring follow up 
• Gather information and prepare schedules and analysis to support the audit, tax return preparation, grants reporting, and other regulatory filings
• Prepare, enter and post journal entries related to payroll, benefits, investment accounting, financing activities, departmental requests, and other transactions
• Gather and prepare detailed schedules and backup documentation to support invoicing of  Juilliard partner organizations
• Provide backup support for processes connected to federal financial aid programs, including monitoring and executing drawdowns of government cash, preparing financial figures for FISAP report, and maintaining books and records
• Respond to requests and inquiries from departments or external parties regarding transactions, analytical support, and other data as needed
• Identify opportunities for improving reconciliation and monitoring processes 

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in accounting 
• Three or more years related work experience
• Strong analytical skills, organizational skills, and attention to detail
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills
• Experience with data retrieval and analysis 
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and meeting deadlines
• Experience working with automated accounting system (GL and subsidiary ledgers) and integrated enterprise management system

Preferred Background:

•             Experience with moderate to complex bank reconciliations with multiple inputs
•             Experience with Oracle Cloud general ledger and cash management modules

Nondiscrimination Policy:

The Juilliard School is committed to a policy of equal treatment and opportunity in every aspect of its relations with its faculty, staff, students, and other members of the Juilliard community, and does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, national origin, alienage, ancestry, citizenship, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, physical or mental disability, medical condition, predisposing genetic characteristics, marital status, partnership status, or any other basis prohibited by applicable local, state, or federal law. This nondiscrimination policy covers, but is not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, benefits, rates of pay and other forms of compensation as well as student admission, access, and treatment in school programs and activities.