Pittsburgh area institute needs a Senior Accountant. The selected candidate will be responsible for managing the month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close process to include journal entries, account reconciliations and internal financial reporting.
Duties to include:
Manage the monthly financial close process, including various adjusting journal entries and reconciliations of balance sheet accounts related to cash, receivables and accrued liabilities.
Manage the external audit/year end closing process, ensuring the external auditors promptly receive all deliverables.
Maintain strong lines of communication with associated banking financial institutions and provide daily updates to the daily cash balance as well as updates to the annual cash forecast.
Supervise the Accounts Payable process, and coordinate with the accounts team to ensure the accuracy of receivables.
Develop and implement procedures for the perpetual maintenance of fixed assets.
Ensure that expenditures of all economic resources are performed in accordance with rules, regulations, and other mandates of the board.
Prepare financial reports which summarize and forecast economic and financial activity and financial position in areas of revenue, expenditures, and net assets based on past, present and expected operations.
Serve as custodian and ensure the safeguard of all owned assets, and develop, implement, and control the cash management operations.
Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance required.
Minimum of five (5) years of accounting or finance experience.
Demonstrated experience and knowledge of Fund Accounting principles and concepts.
Demonstrated problem-solving and decision-making experience with proven leadership, organizational, negotiation, sales, and project management skills working in a complex organization.
Strong supervisory and team management experience in a customer-oriented environment.
Ability to listen and clearly, effectively, and decisively communicate verbally and in writing.
Demonstrate cultural competency while interacting with diverse constituencies; professionally both internally and externally.
Experience in higher education or nonprofit administration preferred.
Experience with Jenzabar Financial applications is highly desirable.
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Accounting/Auditing and Finance
Industries
Staffing and Recruiting
Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Pancoast Staffing Services, Inc. by 2x