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About the Role

SUNY Ulster is seeking a Junior Accounting Specialist to process and maintain financial information for the College and Association. This role involves daily financial transactions, reconciliations, accounts payable/receivable, and assisting with audits and training.

Responsibilities

• Process and maintain financial information relating to the activities of the College and Association.
• Perform bank reconciliations.
• Post journal entries.
• Reconcile the general ledger.
• Perform daily close.
• Manage accounts payables.
• Manage accounts receivables.
• Oversee asset inventory control and depreciation.
• Provide finance training.
• Process daily financial transactions of the College and Association.
• Post journal entries and reconcile general ledger accounts.
• Perform monthly bank reconciliations for all College bank accounts.
• Process purchase requisitions, create purchase orders, and distribute them to vendors and campus departments.
• Maintain vendor records and assist with issuing annual 1099NEC forms.
• Prepare and deliver training to colleagues on various Accounting forms and processes.
• Assist with the preparation for annual independent audits of the College and Association.
• Maintain appropriate records to document final accounting for all books of account, including the general ledger, cash receipts, and cash disbursements, complying with record retention requirements.

Requirements

• Associate’s degree.
• Accounting and analytical skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, Google Docs/ Sheets.
• Bachelor’s Degree in accounting, business or related field (Preferred).
• Prior experience in an educational or governmental institution (Preferred).
• Experience with Banner software (Preferred).

Skills

• Accounting
• Analytical skills
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Word
• Google Docs
• Google Sheets

Location

• SUNY Ulster

Work Type

• 35 hours/week
• 12 months/year

Education Level

• Associate’s degree
• Bachelor’s Degree in accounting, business or related field

Salary/Compensations

• $48,000

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life insurance
• NYS or SUNY TIAA Retirement Plan
• SUNY Perks
• Tuition waivers, including dependent waivers
• Tuition assistance
• 24 vacation days
• 12 sick days
• 6 personal days
• 11 holidays including 4 floating holidays
• College closed on the day prior to Thanksgiving
• College closed between December 26 - January 1 (Holiday Curtailment)

About the Company

• SUNY Ulster is a two-year branch of the State University of New York located ninety miles north of New York City in the Catskill Mountains.
• We invite you to be part of a dedicated community of learners in an academic department that puts students first.
• SUNY Ulster is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

Equal Opportunity

• SUNY Ulster is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.
• The college encourages applications from all qualified applicants.