College of Mount Saint Vincent Looking for Senior Accountant at Bronx, NY Full Time

Founded by the Sisters of Charity of New York, the College of Mount Saint Vincent is an academically excellent, authentically inclusive, Catholic and ecumenical liberal arts college. The College combines a strong core curriculum with a full array of majors in the liberal arts and, within the tradition of liberal education, selected professional fields of study.

At Mount Saint Vincent, a student’s education extends beyond knowledge, skills, and preparation for work. We seek the development of the whole person. In the spirit of Vincent de Paul and Elizabeth Ann Seton, we foster an understanding of our common humanity, a commitment to human dignity, and a full appreciation of our obligations to each other.

Through its School of Professional and Continuing Studies, the College extends its primary undergraduate mission by offering high quality graduate studies in business, education and nursing and an array of undergraduate and certificate programs serving non-traditional students.

Job Description

The Senior Accountant is a full-time, exempt employee of the College. The working hours for this position are 8:30am to 4:30pm from Monday through Friday. As a member of the Finance department, the Senior Accountant will report into the Assistant Controller and will be responsible for managing grants and receivables, bank reconciliations, account analysis, expense allocations and tracking assets.

Responsibilities: include but are not limited to:

• Monitor all Grant Receivables on a monthly basis to ensure timely collection of funds
• Record and maintain records of Perkins Loans
• Document and record payroll journal entries and reimbursements
• Payroll backup responsibilities
• Balance Sheet analysis on a monthly basis to ensure that all assets and liabilities are recorded properly and on a timely basis
• Maintenance of the detailed asset ledger in order to track all newly acquired assets and ensures that the proper depreciation expenses are recorded
• Review of all non-student related receivables to assure that payments are made on a timely basis
• Allocation of costs to the appropriate cost centers so that expenses are reported properly. This includes the allocation of copiers, work performed in clerical services, utilities to be allocated to their respective buildings, additional costs, etc
• Assist with the year-end allocation of the Interest, Amortization, Depreciation, and Plant costs for the Financial Statements
• Perform other accounting tasks and analysis as requested

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, CPA or MBA is preferred
• Minimum 3 years of Accounting experience
• Experience working in non-profit organizations, preferably institutions of Higher Education
• Experience working with BANNER or other financial software
• Must have advance knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel
• Must be detail oriented and possess analytical abilities

Abilities:

• Demonstrated ability to think critically and evaluate procedures and make recommendations that are appropriate to improving productivity
• Ability to write and communicate effectively
• Ability to sit at a desk and/or look at screens for extended periods of time
• Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
• Ability to use Google Suite and Gmail

Benefits

• 20 Vacation Days, 12 sick days
• Medical, dental, vision insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Enhanced Short Term Disability Insurance
• 100% employer sponsored Long Term Disability
• Voluntary Life Insurance
• Commuter Benefits
• Contribution in a 403(b) Retirement Plan
• Employee Assistance Program