Senior Accountant

Senior Accountant

Summary:

Review, develop, implement and maintain financial and operational policies, practices and procedures. Maintain the Banner grant module. Review daily banking detail. File unclaimed property. Assist with various functions in the Finance Office. Reconcile and report monthly sales tax and quarterly restaurant tax.

Minimum Qualifications Required: 

Education required to ensure success in this position:
•Bachelor’s Degree in a related field, required;

Experience required to ensure success in this position:
•Three or more years related experience, with substantive knowledge and experience across a wide variety of accounting functions.
•Excellent interpersonal skills, diplomacy, ability to develop positive working relationships.
•Eagerness to participate in continuing education

Special skills, knowledge and abilities: 
•Interact with integrated computerized financial system;
•Ability to work independently and collaboratively, establish priorities, work under pressure of deadlines, and excellent follow-up skills;
•Strong analytical skills;
•Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel;
•Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
•Ability to write clearly and effectively, editing work for spelling and grammar;
•Ability to do tasks without constant direct supervision
•Able to present numerical data effectively;
•Foster an environment of strong ethics and integrity;
•Practical knowledge of business processes and fixed assets is highly desirable.

License, certification, or registration necessary: 
•CPA preferred.

Physical requirements: 
•Ability to operate office equipment and cope with long work days

Environmental conditions: 
•Interactive office environment

Ability to operate the following vehicles or equipment: 
•Various office equipment: personal computer, printer, calculator, copy machine, etc.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities: 

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Regular and predictable attendance is essential. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

•Assist Controller in cash management and banking relationships.
•Provide customer service and assistance to faculty/staff relating to banking and accounting matters.
•Assist Lead Accountant with various functions; responsible for journal approvals.
•Maintain the Grant module of the Banner system.
•Assist in year-end financial audit requests.
•Ensure all documentation complies with College regulations, professional standards, and FASB and GAAP reporting guidelines and assist in establishing and strengthening internal controls.
•Coordinate projects to automate processes and implement new technologies in order to improve financial and operational efficiencies.
•Monitor and file unclaimed property with appropriate state agency.
•Monitor and file monthly sales tax and quarterly restaurant taxes with appropriate state/local agency.
•Research and pay weekly Sodexo invoices.
•Research and pay monthly CUSA invoices.
•Research and pay monthly WEX invoices.

Other roles/duties will be assigned as necessary to assist the College in the attainment of the goals set forth and the enhancement of a positive, respectful learning environment for all staff, faculty and students.

Founded in 1855, Berea College achieved national distinction as the first coeducational and interracial college in the South. Berea has a longstanding commitment to interracial education and is one of the most racially diverse private liberal arts colleges in the United States. With an emphasis on service to Appalachia and beyond, Berea enrolls 1,600 students from 43 states and U.S. territories and more than 70 countries. Berea College admits students who are unable to afford tuition and provides all of them a no-tuition promise, valued at more than $178,000. Berea’s students excel in the College’s supportive yet demanding academic environment, and many are the first in their families to attend college. As one of only nine federally recognized Work Colleges, all Berea students are expected to work 10-12 hours weekly in various positions across campus. Berea College was again named one of the nation’s “Best Institutions for Undergraduates to Earn their College Degree” in the 2022 edition of The Princeton Review’s book, The Best 387 Colleges. Berea also appeared on four other lists within the publication: Best Colleges in the Southeast; Best Value Colleges; Best Green Colleges; and Tuition Free Schools. Berea College is ranked #148 by The Princeton Review – the highest-ranked Kentucky college, and the #3 “Best Value College” in the nation. Berea is one of only two private institutions ranked in the Top 10 for Value in the Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education (THE) 2022 College Rankings. The Washington Monthly ranks Berea College #13 among the nation’s liberal arts colleges, recognizing Berea for maintaining “consistently high rankings thanks to their economic diversity, relatively strong graduation rates, and commitment to meeting students’ financial need.” U.S. News and World Report Rankings lists Berea as #30 among National Liberal Arts Colleges, including ranking Berea #1 in Service Learning, #2 for Most Innovative Schools, #3 in Co-ops/Internships, #4 in First-year Experiences, and tied for #13 in Best Undergraduate Teaching.

Located where the Bluegrass Region meets the Cumberland Mountains, the town of Berea (pop. 16,000) lies forty miles south of Lexington and is approximately two hours from Cincinnati, Louisville, and Knoxville. More information about Berea College is available at www.berea.edu.

Berea College, in light of its mission in the tradition of impartial love and social equality, welcomes all people of the earth to learn and work here.

Berea College is always looking for talented, self-motivated individuals to join our team. If you think you are ready to be a part of an exciting team, then we encourage you to continue with this applicant friendly, online job application!

Berea College is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.

Note to Prospective Employees:

Each year, Berea College Public Safety publishes an annual report to the campus to make public crime statistics, policies, and procedures for Berea College.  This Annual Security Report, required by the Jeane Clery Act, Minger Act, and the Student Right To Know Act is now available for review.  For a full, printable version of the ASR, you can click here: https://www.berea.edu/public-safety/annual-security-report-2019/

For a policy-by-policy version that is easier to read and browse, please visit Public Safety’s website here: https://www.berea.edu/public-safety/annual-security-report-2019/