Fiscal Assistant

Founded in 1863, Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university located six miles from downtown Boston with an enrollment of 9,484 full-time undergraduates and 5,250 graduate and professional students.  Ranked 35 among national universities, Boston College has 888 full-time and 1,281 FTE faculty, 2,711 non-faculty employees, an operating budget of $1.4 billion, and an endowment in excess of $3.5 billion.

Job Description

Accounting Assistant

Reporting to the Fiscal Manager, the Fiscal Assistant will be responsible for the daily accounting, reconciliation, reporting and financial processing to support Boston College's Auxiliary Services multi-department operations. Specifically, the Fiscal Assistant will create and maintain various electronic financial spreadsheets and databases used in the monthly and annual accounting cycle; will assist with executing essential procedures and processes for daily cash accounting, debit card accounting, inventory entries, accounts payable and communication with various vendors and customers. In addition, will provide financial support to the Department of Event Management for the billing and financial reconciliation of events held on campus via event management software (EBMS). Also, will interact and liaise with other departments on campus and external customers to settle billing issues as well as the Controller's Office on questions regarding proper journal postings and accounting transactions.

Hiring Range: $22.67/hr to $28.34/hr. Pay rate commensurate with relevant experience.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business or Accounting.
• Three years of experience with accounting, preferably with exposure to a retail business or event services environment.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment; excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  Proficient with Microsoft Office including Excel, Word, and Access.

Preferred

• Knowledge of financial accounting systems, specifically PeopleSoft Financials and experience with general ledger inquiry, account reconciliation and transaction processing.

Closing Statement

Boston College offers a broad and competitive range of benefits depending on your job classification eligibility:

• Tuition remission for Employees
• Tuition remission for Spouses and Children who meet eligibility requirements
• Generous Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Low-Cost Life Insurance
• Eligibility for both University-Funded 401k and Employer-Sponsored 403b Retirement Plans
• Paid Holidays Annually
• Generous Sick and Vacation Pay
• Additional benefits can be found on https://www.bc.edu/employeehandbook

Boston College conducts pre-employment background checks as part of the hiring process.

Boston College is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. In concert with our Jesuit, Catholic mission, Boston College is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty and staff committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment and strongly encourages applications for women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and covered veterans. To learn more about how BC supports diversity and inclusion throughout the university please visit the Office for Institutional Diversity at https://www.bc.edu/diversity .

Boston College's Notice of Nondiscrimination can be viewed at https://www.bc.edu/nondiscrimination .