Junior Accountant Job at Lehman College in New York
Lehman College, New York, NY, United States, 10261
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GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The City University Construction Fund (CUCF) is a New York State public benefit corporation that manages the $3 billion capital construction program for the design and construction of space required to support the educational mandate of the City University of New York (CUNY).
Job Description
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The City University Construction Fund (CUCF) is a New York State public benefit corporation that manages the $3 billion capital construction program for the design and construction of space required to support the educational mandate of the City University of New York (CUNY).
Duties And Responsibilities
Reporting to the Controller of FPCM, the Junior Accountant will be responsible for the following:
- Processing accounts payable invoices and expense claims for payment by matching and verifying with purchase orders, requisitions, packing slips, vendor statements, and receipts into the New York City Financial Management System (FMS) and the New York State Statewide Financial System (SFS)
- Preparing entries, including adjustments, closings, and reclassifications in the City University Construction Fund (CUCF) ledger as part of the monthly and annual close process
- Preparing trial balances, bank reconciliations, balance sheet reconciliations, operating statements, and financial schedules
- Maintaining spreadsheets to support financial transactions and analyses of various expenditures
Work on special projects and other related duties.
Minimum Qualifications
QUALIFICATIONS AND CORE COMPETENCIES
- Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree in accounting, business administration, or finance from an accredited college
- Minimum of two years of experience in accounts payable.
- Experience with accounts payable processes and financial management systems.
- Accounting experience in general accounting and/or financial reporting, including journal entries and account reconciliations
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel
- Accounting experience in a New York City or New York State publicly funded organization
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- Ability to work on multiple design and construction projects at one time
- Excellent organizational skills and the ability to multitask
- Ability to work under pressure and to meet multiple deadlines
- Ability to prioritize competing work
- Self and team motivator
- Ability to be a team player
- Ability to set project priorities and adjust implementation strategies
- Ability to work effectively with staff, associates, and internal and external constituents
- Knowledgeable of capital and operating budgets
- Alert and observant, and looking for ways to improve processes
- Out-of-the-box thinker, creative, inventive, and adaptable to situations
The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) was established as a not-for-profit educational corporation chartered by the State of New York in 1963. RFCUNY supports CUNY faculty and staff in identifying and obtaining external support (pre-award) from government and private sponsors and is responsible for the administration of all such funded programs (post-award).
RFCUNY stands between CUNY’s principal investigators (PIs) and the sponsors who support them and strives to fulfill its essential responsibilities to both groups. Working closely with individual PIs and Grants Officers on the campuses, RFCUNY oversees employment, accounting, audit, reporting, purchasing, and special responsibilities that include; liaison with governmental agencies and foundations; negotiation of agreements; facility construction and renovation; protection and commercialization of intellectual property; and compliance with applicable standards in research involving human subjects, animal care, environmental an
The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) was established as a not-for-profit educational corporation chartered by the State of New York in 1963. RFCUNY supports CUNY faculty and staff in identifying and obtaining external support (pre-award) from government and private sponsors and is responsible for the administration of all such funded programs (post-award). RFCUNY stands between CUNY’s principal investigators (PIs) and the sponsors who support them and strives to fulfill its essential responsibilities to both groups. Working closely with individual PIs and Grants Officers on the campuses, RFCUNY oversees employment, accounting, audit, reporting, purchasing, and special responsibilities that include; liaison with governmental agencies and foundations; negotiation of agreements; facility construction and renovation; protection and commercialization of intellectual property; and compliance with applicable standards in research involving human subjects, animal care, environmental an
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