Summary

This full-time position is responsible for performing accounting functions, recording and reporting a variety of financial transactions. This includes processing journal entries, reconciling accounts, and involvement in the annual audit. This position reports to the Controller.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Prepare journal entries as requested, along with supporting documentation, for review and approval. Responsible for ensuring all approved journal entries are entered into the general ledger on a timely basis.
• Prepare monthly account analysis and reconciliation of assigned general ledger accounts, including bank reconciliations, to ensure proper balances are reported. Responsible for identifying, investigating, and reporting all discrepancies and working with appropriate personnel to ensure that all reconciling items clear in a timely manner.
• Ensure timely, thorough, and accurate month-end close process.
• Provide information to faculty, staff and students; explain transactions; resolve accounting issues and discrepancies.
• Assist in year-end audit preparation.
• Assist with fixed asset process and posting.
• Post miscellaneous income items.
• Prepare daily banking entries for two depository accounts.
• Create process documentation and instructions.
• Work with ITS staff on projects to create more effective and efficient procedures within the Finance Office.
• Maintain strict confidentiality of student and university information, adhering to FERPA and other applicable regulations.
• Perform backup duties for Finance Office personnel as assigned.

Non-Essential Duties

• Other duties and special projects may be assigned as needed.

Experience, Knowledge and Skills Required

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 1-3 years of general ledger accounting experience, preferably in a higher education or nonprofit setting.
• Highly proficient with Microsoft Excel and experience with accounting software and Windows-based applications; Jenzabar experience preferred.
• Demonstrated organization and follow-up and follow-through skills to ensure completion of goals and objectives.
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment with demonstrated ability to effectively prioritize multiple competing tasks and demands.
• Proven ability to convey complex accounting information in a concise, easily understood manner to a wide range of constituencies.
• Ability to quickly learn and apply new knowledge and skills.
• Proven exceptional attention to detail and ability to consistently produce error free results.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and track record of proactive communication.
• Proven ability to identify, define, analyze, and resolve complex problems.
• Exceptional follow-up and follow-through skills as well as ability to plan, organize and control projects through to completion.
• Ability to handle and maintain confidential information.

Physical Requirements (with or without reasonable accommodation)

• Eye-Hand Coordination: Requires hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity sufficient to operate a computer keyboard, copier, calculator and other office equipment.
• Talking: Especially where one must frequently convey detailed or important instructions or ideas accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Repetitive Motion: Movements frequently and regularly required using the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
• Average Hearing: Able to hear average or normal conversations and receive ordinary information.
• Average Visual Abilities: Average, ordinary, visual acuity necessary including close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Physical Strength: Will regularly be required to sit, use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools and controls reach with hands and arms. Must be able to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, or crouch. Must regularly lift and/or move up to 20 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds. 

• Work in office environment, involving contact with faculty, staff, student workers, service providers and vendors
• Work has deadlines, multiple interruptions, high volume and may be stressful at times

The above description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of this positions, nor are they intended to be such a listing of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Rather, they are intended only to describe the general nature of the position. 

ABOUT QUEENS

Queens University of Charlotte is a student-centered, comprehensive, private university affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). With a foundation in the liberal arts and a commitment to excellence in education, the university serves the needs of a diverse co-educational student body of 2,200 with a variety of undergraduate and graduate programs. Queens offers students learning experiences through the College of Arts & Sciences, the McColl School of Business, the James L. Knight School of Communication, the Wayland H. Cato, Jr. School of Education, the Presbyterian School of Nursing and the Andrew Blair College of Health and the Hayworth School of Graduate and Continuing Studies. In all of its programs, Queens emphasizes active and collaborative learning, meaningful student-teacher relationships, a creative synthesis of the liberal arts with the world of work, and the value and necessity of lifelong learning. Additional information about Queens University of Charlotte may be found at www.queens.edu Queens University of Charlotte values campus diversity and demonstrates this in campus initiatives; we particularly encourage members of historically under-represented groups to apply.

Benefits

Queens offers medical, vision and dental insurance, domestic partner benefits, defined contribution retirement plan & supplemental retirement plan, vacation and paid holidays, tuition remission, pet insurance, critical illness insurance, pre-paid legal plan, Queens-paid life insurance, supplemental life insurance, dependent life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, flexible spending accounts (medical, dependent care, health savings account), sick leave and long-term disability leave, reduced cost meals at Morrison Dining Hall, employee assistance program (EAP), free Levine Center for Wellness & Recreation access.

Queens is an equal opportunity employer, completely and firmly committed to supporting and celebrating all forms of diversity. Queens does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, sexual orientation, sexual identify, religion, age, national origin, disability, political beliefs, veteran status, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law in the administration of its educational and admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, athletic programs, employment and hiring policies, or other University-administered programs. Any applicant for employment who needs any reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act should contact the Director of Human Resources 704-337-2297.

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