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Posted: 25-May-23
Location: New York, NY, 10176, USA
Salary: Open
Internal Number: 26854
Finance Accountant Level 4 - Business Office/ Accounting (Multiple Positions)
Job ID
26854Location
Hunter College
Full/Part Time
Full-Time
Regular/Temporary
Regular
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GENERAL DUTIES
- Performs professional work in the field of accounting or auditing in a higher education setting, coordinates accounting activities, and may supervise employees engaged in accounting activities. Work may be performed utilizing computer and related technologies.
- There are five Assignment Levels for this position (1, 1-A, 2, 3, 4). All personnel perform related work. This specification describes typical assignments for this position; related duties may be assigned as needed.
ASSIGNMENT LEVEL 1:
- Under close supervision, performs entry-level professional work in the field of accounting, including assisting in the following:
- Maintaining general and special books of accounts.
- Posting accounting entries.
- Preparing trial balances, bank reconciliations, and similar.
- Establishing and maintaining codes for funds and reserves.
- Allocating costs and charges.
- Classifying revenues and expenditures.
ASSIGNMENT LEVEL 1-A:
- This assignment level is only for College Accountants who have five years of full-time service as a College Accountant and have not progressed to Levels 2, 3, or 4.
ASSIGNMENT LEVEL 2:
- Under supervision, performs professional work of average difficulty and responsibility in the field
of accounting or auditing, including performing the following tasks:
- Maintaining general and special books of accounts.
- Posting entries, including adjustments, closings, and extension.
- Preparing trial balances, bank reconciliations, operating statements, and financial schedules.
- Establishing and maintaining codes for funds and reserves.
- Gathering data for use in preparing and analyzing various budgets and schedules.
- Maintaining records of costs and charges made against budgeted allocations.
- Classifying revenues and expenditures.
- Conducting financial and management audits, preparing preliminary draft reports..
ASSIGNMENT LEVEL 3:
- Under general supervision, coordinates and may supervise the daily activities of a major unit dealing with a specialized phase or phases of accounting, usually in conjunction with student financial aid, funds and grants, payroll, bursar functions, accounting to support financial analysis, budgeting, auditing of financial accounts and records, contract performance and compliance, and similar. May perform difficult independent work in these professional areas. Tasks may include:
- Participating in project planning sessions.
- Assisting in developing unit-wide plans, programs, and procedures for implementing and maintaining appropriate accounting controls.
- Conducting and analyzing accounting studies and surveys in order to identify and satisfy changing trends, conditions, and regulations.
- Analyzing and interpreting statements of financial condition, preparing appropriate summaries and reports.
- Planning and organizing individual audits, preparing and reviewing audit procedures, monitoring audit progress, and reviewing reports.
- Assisting in the design and implementation of computer systems and technology to meet new and changing needs.
ASSIGNMENT LEVEL 4:
- Under general supervision, coordinates and supervises the daily activities of a major unit dealing with a specialized phase or phases of accounting, usually in conjunction with student financial aid, funds and grants, payroll, bursar functions, accounting to support financial analysis, budgeting, auditing of financial accounts and records, contract performance and compliance, and similar. Also performs complex independent work in these professional areas. Tasks may include:
- Participating in project planning sessions.
- Assisting in developing unit-wide plans, programs, and procedures for implementing and
maintaining appropriate accounting controls.
- Conducting and analyzing accounting studies and surveys in order to identify and satisfy changing trends, conditions, and regulations.
- Analyzing and interpreting statements of financial condition, indicating deviations, reviewing trends, and preparing data extrapolations for forecasting purposes.
- Implementing performance standards, assuring compliance.
- Assisting in developing and designing computer systems and technologies to meet new and changing needs.
- Overseeing unit participation in University-wide compliance and systems audits, instructing staff in audit techniques, developing audit capabilities, and maintaining communications with all involved parties.
CONTRACT TITLE
Finance Accountant
FLSA
Non-exempt
CAMPUS SPECIFIC INFORMATION
Hunter College a flagship campus of the City University of New York (CUNY), is a vibrant institution with a diverse and accomplished student body and eminent faculty. With more than 23,000 students, it is CUNY???s most populous senior college campus with a strong commitment to educating those whose access to higher education has historically been limited
Reporting to the Finance and Business Director, the Finance Accountant is responsible for:
- Work closely with the Director to implement new business processes across the college
- Maintain Financial records for the College by analyzing general ledger accounts
- Review and certify payments to vendors, staff and faculty
- Interact with senior members of the college to provide an overview of their accounts
- Analyze and interpret trends across the campus and develop a plan to meet the changing needs
- Implement accounting controls in order to satisfy CUNY, City, State and Federal regulations
- Oversee audits in order to comply with University standards.
- Reviews, summarizes and distributes financial report
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
ASSIGNMENT LEVEL
ALL LEVELS A baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution, including or supplemented by at least eighteen (18) college credits in accounting, and at least six (6) credits in data processing, computer science, banking, economics, statistics, or similar courses.
- Demonstrated English language proficiency, including the ability to speak, read, write, and understand English well enough to meet minimally acceptable performance standards set for job tasks.
- For work experience requirements (below), CUNY considers full-time work to be 35 hours per week. Part-time experience of at least 20 hours per week may be prorated and credited instead of, but not in addition to, full-time experience during the same period.
- Part-time experience of less than 20 hours per week will not be credited at all.
LEVEL 1: No additional work experience is required.
LEVEL 1-A: Five years full-time service as a College Accountant, if employee has not progressed to Levels 2, 3, or 4.
LEVEL 2: One year of full-time related experience in an appropriate field.
LEVEL 3: Two years total of full-time related experience in an appropriate field.
LEVEL 4: Three years total of full-time related experience in an appropriate field.
OTHER QUALIFICATIONS
Candidates must have expertise in higher education administration, nonprofit or at a similar venue. Applicants experienced with the use of Financial Edge systems or CUNYfirst will be given priority in consideration. Must have experience with Windows operating systems, Excel spreadsheets and querying. Additional qualifications include:
- Strong computer skills
- Experience in delivering financial information across different sectors
- Ability to organize and prioritize work assignments
- Ability to foster a cooperative work environment
COMPENSATION
New Hire: $64,328*
Incumbent: $72,687
*This amount reflects a 13% salary suppression in effect for the first 24 months of employment only.
BENEFITS
CUNY offers a comprehensive benefits package to employees and eligible dependents based on job title and classification. Employees are also offered pension and Tax-Deferred Savings Plans. Part-time employees must meet a weekly or semester work hour criteria to be eligible for health benefits. Health benefits are also extended to retirees who meet the eligibility criteria.
HOW TO APPLY
Applications must be submitted online by accessing the CUNY Portal on City University of New York job website www.cuny.edu/employment. To search for this vacancy, click on SEARCH ALL POSTINGS and in SEARCH JOBS field, enter the Job Opening ID number 26854
Click on the "APPLY NOW" button and follow the application instructions. Current users of the site should access their established accounts; new users should follow the instructions to set up an account. Please have your documents available to attach into the application before you begin. Note, the required
material must be uploaded as ONE document under CV/ Resume (do not upload individual files for a cover letter, references, etc.). The document must be in .doc, .docx, .pdf, .rtf, or text format- and name of file should not exceed ten (10) characters ??? also DO NOT USE SYMBOLS (such as accents (??, ??, (??, ?? or ??), ??, ??, ?? , ???, \_or ??)).
Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Please include:
- Cover Letter and/ or Statement of scholarly interests
- Curriculum Vitae/ Resume
- Names and contact information of 3 references
Upload all documents as ONE single file-- PDF format preferred
CLOSING DATE
The search will remain open until the position is filled. The committee will begin reviewing complete applications on June 15, 2023. Applications submitted after the deadline will only be considered if the position/s remain open after initial round.
JOB SEARCH CATEGORY
CUNY Job Posting: Managerial/Professional
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
CUNY encourages people with disabilities, minorities, veterans and women to apply. At CUNY, Italian Americans are also included among our protected groups. Applicants and employees will not be discriminated against on the basis of any legally protected category, including sexual orientation or gender identity. EEO/AA/Vet/Disability Employer.
