Staff Accountant Job at New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury, NY

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  • New York Institute of Technology
  • Old Westbury, NY

Job Description

Overview

New York Institute of Technology's six schools and colleges offer undergraduate, graduate, and professional degree programs in in-demand disciplines including computer science, data science, and cybersecurity; biology, health professions, and medicine; architecture and design; engineering; IT and digital technologies; management; and energy and sustainability. A nonprofit, independent, private, and nonsectarian institute of higher education founded in 1955, it welcomes nearly 8,000 students worldwide.

The university has campuses in New York City and Long Island, New York; Jonesboro, Arkansas; and Vancouver, British Columbia, as well as programs around the world. More than 112,000 alumni are part of an engaged network of physicians, architects, scientists, engineers, business leaders, digital artists, and healthcare professionals. Together, the university's community of doers, makers, healers, and innovators empowers graduates to change the world, solve 21st-century challenges, and reinvent the future.

For more information, visit nyit.edu.

New York Institute of Technology Office of Financial Affairs, seeks a Staff Accountant, located at the Old Westbury campus.

Responsibilities

* Reports to the Senior Accountant in the Controller's Office

* Prepare daily bank deposits and prepare journal entries to record daily bank transactions (USD and CAD banking institutions).

* Assist in preparation of daily cash report.

* Extract daily miscellaneous receipt activity from software in use by various departments (i.e. Development, Food Services, Catering Services, Health Clinics, etc.).

* Prepare monthly and year-end journal entries to record bank interest, credit card fees, collection agency activity, food service activity, gifts and miscellaneous cash receipts.

* Prepare monthly bank reconciliations. Identify, research, and correct reconciling items, as needed.

* Analyze selected general ledger accounts (income statement and balance sheet) and prepares reconciliations and analyses on monthly and annual basis. Prepares adjusting journal entries as needed. Prepare detailed year over year variance explanations.

* Gather capital project invoices for review and determination of proper accounting treatment. Assist in the preparation of bonded capital cost analysis.

* Maintain spreadsheets and prepares work papers for monthly close and year-end financial audit.

* Prepare special reports for Federal, New York State, New York City, Nassau County, Suffolk County, and other local authorities for various purposes, including but not limited to sales tax filings.

* Prepare monthly and annual reconciliation of New York State student financial aid (PeopleSoft to NYS HESC (TAP) website).

* Maintain department calendar for annual renewals, mandatory filings, and payments.

* Obtain proficiency in the use of the Oracle accounting software and support the department in the transition to the Workday accounting software.

* Additional responsibilities, as required.

Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree is required; Accounting major is preferred.

* Excellent written and oral communication skills required

* Proficient with Microsoft Office, especially excel

* Independent starter with customer service and time management skills and an attention to detail

New York Institute of Technology offers numerous opportunities to enhance personal and professional growth and provides employees with a competitive compensation and benefits program inclusive of generous paid time off, holidays, tuition remission, and retirement plans with employer contributions.

New York Institute of Technology is an Equal Opportunity Employer - All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Other Information

In compliance with local legislation as well as to provide greater transparency to candidates, the annual base salary range for this position is listed. New York Tech considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate experience/expertise, education/training, key skills, geographic location, internal peer equity as well as market, organizational considerations and/or applicable collective bargaining agreement when extending an offer.

Minimum Salary

USD $64,350.00/Yr.

Maximum Salary

USD $70,000.00/Yr.

New York Institute of Technology

Job Tags

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