Administration and Management Job Description

Staff Accountant

Summary:

Performance of various accounting functions, including financial reporting, recordkeeping, monthly processing, and data entry.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain financial system activities’ structure and reconcile to general ledger.
• Assist in the Institute’s annual audit and financial reporting.
• Perform administrative and capital budget functions including budget entry, change orders, maintain database, and organize documentation.
• Review and approve administrative check requests, specifically checking backup documentation, taxability and appropriate coding for AP.
• Maintain records related to operating leases, produce all necessary schedules, and prepare annual true-ups to sub-lessors.
• Process Institute’s payroll on an as needed basis, while keeping up to date on procedures and issues.
• Prepare and enter journal entries as needed.
• Record gift related transactions, maintain and organize appropriate documentation, and produce reporting as necessary.
• Assign travel authorizations and maintain associated records.
• Maintain various chargeback databases.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• BS/BA in accounting
• 0-2 years of relevant experience.
• Excellent analytic and problem solving skills
• Thorough knowledge of Microsoft applications and ability to acclimate to new financial software.
• Excellent communication skills.

How to Apply

Last updated May 08, 2008.