What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff Accountant position at Hussian College, Inc.?
Position Summary: Performs professional accounting duties that involve the application of judgment and discretion in the analysis and application of accounting principles and practices in maintaining fiscal controls and records, preparing transactions and initiating reports. This position reports to the Controller. The position works with Specialists in both Accounts Payable and Payroll and may provide assistance and/or direction from time-to-time to these positions.
Responsibilities:
- Maintains ledgers of accounts, prepares periodic trial balances, and reconciles them to the General Ledger
- Performs month end closing activities, including journal entries
- Reconcile general ledger accounts
- Prepares tax and audit schedules
- Perform monthly bank reconciliations
- Assist in the posting of transactions to the General Ledger
- Assist in the preparation of annual budgets
- Assist with year-end financial audits
- Maintain required records, reports, and files in an organized manner
- Maintain communications, both internal and external to the organization, as required to fulfill job duties and responsibilities.
- Provide assistance in gathering reports from the payroll and accounts payable departments for review, input and creation of operational reports.
- Assist controller with periodic internal auditing of accounting transactions as required by the organization.
- Gather daily bank activity to enable tracking of daily bank balances in preparation of bank reconciliation processes as well as assisting in the creation of cash flow reports and projections.
- Analyze financial data and prepare weekly and monthly reports as required.
- Provide recommendations and assist in development of policy and procedure for accounting functions performed at all locations.
- Provide ongoing training and assistance to all associates in accounting processes, including computerized accounting transactions as well as processing and reporting requirements.
- Attend all business and management meetings as required by the organization.
- Pursue ongoing professional development and training.
- Perform other duties and special projects as assigned by the Controller.
- Ability to query large data sets, analyze it, and provide reasonable summary for decision making
Required Skills, Education, and Experience:
- Bachelors degree in Accounting or related field.
- Two to three years related experience in progressively responsible roles.
- Previous supervisory responsibilities.
- Thorough working knowledge of computerized accounting system(s).
- Experience with Great Plains software preferred.
- Working knowledge and understanding of GAAP guidelines.
- Previous experience in proprietary education preferred.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong interpersonal, organizational and training skills.
- Must demonstrate attention to detail.
- Familiarity with Campus Nexus / Campus Management is a plus
- Fixed Asset management and reconciliation experience preferred.
Physical and Mental Requirements:
Physical Requirements: Sitting, standing, bending reaching, stooping, walking and moving intermittently during working hours. Ability to maintain verbal and written communications with co-workers and outside business associates. Ability to travel occasionally.
Mental Requirements: Alert and attentive; ability to remember locations, names, people. Analytically competent. Work under pressure and manage multiple tasks.
Environment: Primary working environment will be on campus