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Fitchburg State University · 1 day ago

Accountant III - Finance Department

Fitchburg, MA

Part-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$64K/yr - $64K/yr

3+ years exp

Fitchburg State University is seeking an Accountant III for their Finance Department. The role involves reviewing financial data, preparing financial statements and reports, and maintaining accounting records, among other responsibilities.

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Responsibilities

The Accountant III reviews financial data; Completes daily banking procedures, processes all University, Foundation and affiliates warrants

Assists with the preparation of financial statements and reports; maintains accounting records

Prepare all Banner check runs for the University, Foundation, and Supporting Org and for Perkins, Nursing, Student Refunds, and MMARS accounts in the University

Reconcile weekly warrant reports to those invoices approved by AP for the check run

Process checks and ACH payments in Banner weekly

Generate all related reports ensuring accuracy and secure authorizations from management

Prepare all checks for mailing and any special handling of checks for live signatures, etc

Record and reconcile all wire and ACH payment transactions

Keep accurate check registers

Index paid invoices to Xtender for future access

Monitor banking transactions daily, identify erroneous or fraudulent activity, and alert proper parties for resolution

Generate daily banking reports and balance review, Complete wire receipt-dynamic forms/emails, Positive Pay approvals, upload web check/E refund/ACH Files, Initiate banking transfers, NSF/Web checks /ACH returns

Stop payment/Voids at bank and in Banner

On a bi-monthly basis, review all three charts in JP Morgan for complete FOAPALs; export, reconcile and save expenses into Banner and prepare journal voucher entry in Banner

Process bank activity journal vouchers and uploads

Review and reconcile 1099 information between Banner and Crystal reports

Back/Assist in entering the daily deposits for all three charts

Responsible for monthly account reconciliation of some Banner accounts

Responsible for back up of various audit/accounting functions as needed

Assists other staff members with assignments when necessary

Performs related duties consistent with the accountant classification

Qualification

Banner softwareAccounting experienceMicrosoft ExcelBanking knowledgeMicrosoft WordGoogle applications

Required

Applicants must have at least (A) three years of full-time, or equivalent part-time, professional experience in accounting or auditing, of which at least (B) one year must have been in a supervisory, administrative or managerial capacity, or (C) any equivalent combination of the required experience and the substitutions below

Knowledge of Banner software, Microsoft applications including, Word & Excel, Google and Banking knowledge

Preferred

An associate degree with a preference majoring in accounting, business administration or business management may be substituted for a maximum of one year of the required (A) experience

A bachelor's degree with a preference majoring in accounting, business administration or business management may be substituted for a maximum of two years of the required experience

A graduate degree with a preference majoring in accounting, business administration or business management may be substituted for the required experience

Education toward such a degree will be prorated on the basis of the proportion of the requirements actually completed