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Inside Higher Ed · 1 day ago

Staff and Grant Accountant

Charlotte, NC

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

2+ years exp

Inside Higher Ed is seeking a Staff and Grant Accountant to support budget and accounting functions. The role involves managing accounting, budgeting, reconciliation, and grants management tasks, while collaborating with the Director of Budgeting and the Accounting Supervisor.

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Responsibilities

Posting of cash receipts and reconciliation of corresponding bank accounts; reconciles bank accounts to the General Ledger; verifies Positive Pay activity from the operating accounts and reports fraudulent activity

Verifying contributions made to the University as well as bookstore, departmental and student charges prior to posting to general ledger

Prepares various journal transactions for month-end close; books ACH transfers, reclassifying expenses and revenues, as needed

Preparing monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports for government and private grants, and submits to Director of Budgeting and Grants Accounting for review

Maintaining the pledges receivables and review documentation for new pledges to ensure accounting criteria is met; prepare journal entry as needed

Entering annual budget and necessary budget revisions; making departmental budget corrections and line transfers

Managing the corporate credit card program; emailing monthly credit card transactions to employees; completing the audit of monthly credit card reconciliation reports received from the cardholders and reviewing accuracy and completeness of documentation submitted by cardholders; uploading credit card transactions to the general ledger and reviewing vendor payments charged to the credit card; preparing journal entry as needed

Assisting with year-end audit and prepare schedules/respond to requests as needed

Working as part of a team in the overall daily functions of the Business Office to assist in meeting all goals and deadlines of the institution

Interacting and communicating with immediate supervisor, co-workers, other department heads and employees, faculty members, students, and the general public

Assisting Student Accounts and Accounts Payable as needed

Performing related duties as required

Qualification

Accounting experienceBudgetingFinancial reportingNon-profit experienceComputer skillsAttention to detailWritten communicationOral communicationTeamwork