Senior Accountant

• Monitoring Payroll activity in the university's primary accounts for cash receipts and disbursements, along with filing monthly sales tax.
• Analyzing and reconciling Payroll cash accounts, and ensuring journal entries are recorded in a timely manner using the appropriate general ledger accounts.
• Maintaining and balancing general ledger accounts by verifying, allocating, posting, and reconciling transactions and resolving discrepancies and irregularities.
• Annual filing of Unclaimed Property with the District of Columbia for Accounts Payable, Student Accounts, and Benefits checks which have not been cashed within the past 3 years, as well as stale GWorld and Student account credit balances.
• Analyzing and reconciling student accounts receivables and student refunds, researching status and open stale checks, and ensuring discrepancies are resolved timely.
• Analyzing and reconciling student health insurance premiums as well as vendor payments; coordinating payments and adjustments with the Student Services Department.
• Analyzing, preparing, and filing monthly Sales Tax returns to DC and VA for over 10 departments.
• Applying knowledge and understanding of DC, VA & MD Sales Tax and Unclaimed Property laws and regulations to analyses and reporting.
• Preparing various account analyses during the closing process and interacting with the university's external auditors during the interim and year-end audit process related to cash transactions.
• Reviewing and recommending modifications to Payroll Banner System Reports to improve efficiency in payroll account reconciliations.
• Actively participating in Finance projects and initiatives with other team members within Finance or with other departments.
• Sharing cash-related subject matter expertise with other team members through various training sessions.

Qualified candidates will hold a Bachelor's degree in an appropriate area of specialization plus 2 years of relevant professional experience, or, a Master's degree or higher in a relevant area of study. Degree must be conferred by the start date of the position. Degree requirements may be substituted with an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

• Certified Public Accountant preferred.
• A bachelor's in Accounting or a Business-related degree is desired.
• Advanced MS Excel skills, including v-lookup, pivot tables, and macros, are preferred.
• Experience working with Oracle Enterprise Accounting System and Ellucian Banner Administrative System is desired.
• Experience in writing and maintaining Tableau reports is valued.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Detail-oriented and accurate
• Excellent organizational skills and a team player.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and meet deadlines.
• Ability to work cooperatively and collaboratively with all levels of employees, management, and external agencies to maximize performance, creativity, problem solving, and results.

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The university is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that does not unlawfully discriminate in any of its programs or activities on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or on any other basis prohibited by applicable law.