Integrated Academic Advisor for Accounting

POSITION DETAILS

Lehman College, of The City University of New York, ranks among the top five institutions in the nation for fostering social mobility. A four-year Hispanic-Serving Institution in the Bronx, Lehman offers bachelor’s, master’s, and advanced degrees and certificate programs in the Liberal Arts, sciences, and professions. The College’s community-driven mission and notable academic programs attract a diverse, international enrollment of over 15,000 students who take courses on its 37-acre, tree-lined campus and online degree programs. Many thousands more community members benefit yearly from its active cultural, educational, health, and economic outreach programs and services.

Reporting to the Chair of the Accounting Department in the School of Business and working together with the Associate Provost for Experiential Learning and Executive Director for Industry Partnerships, the Integrated Academic Advisor for Accounting will create career pathways and expand employment opportunities for students in New York’s emerging industries. Together with the Industry Employment Specialist for Accounting, the Integrated Academic Advisor will support a cohort of undergraduate students, connecting them with relevant internship or full-time opportunities in industries appropriate for an Accounting graduate.

In addition to the CUNY title overview, the Integrated Academic Advisor will have the following responsibilities, including but not limited to:

• Provide group-based and individualized (1:1) support to help students identify career goals, align academic coursework, and pursue goal-oriented career opportunities.
• Foster and strengthen the Accounting cohort’s identity as a supportive peer network that encourages collaboration and shared learning.
• Guide students in planning for internships, experiential learning, and other opportunities that build professional skills and workplace exposure.
• Assess students’ professional development, readiness, and progress at multiple points throughout their participation in the cohort.
• Collaborate with CUNY Beyond leadership, other integrated advisors, and Lehman College academic departments to share employer insights that may inform curricula and student pathways.
• Participate in Lehman’s CUNY Beyond initiative, including attending meetings, engaging in CUNY-wide professional development, and meeting required reporting deadlines.
• Identify barriers to student success related to career goals and connect students to appropriate campus resources and support services.
• Coordinate programs and activities that expand student exposure to career options and strengthen job-seeking and career readiness skills.
• Develop and manage the Accounting cohort’s program portfolio, including program structure, assessments, advising strategies, and referral activities.
• Accurately enter, track, analyze, and report program data and outcomes using systems such as Power BI, SharePoint, Microsoft Dynamics, and the Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, and evaluate virtual events using Zoom or similar platforms

Applicants must be legally eligible to work in the United States. Sponsorship will not be offered for this position.

QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's degree and four years' related experience required.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Coursework or training related to adult development, including career development
• Experience in academic advisement or career coaching
• Ability to facilitate job-related services, workshops and skills trainings
• Understanding of academic programs, majors, and methods to assure students’ successful progress
• Understanding the needs and practices of employers in recruitment and selection
• Command of Microsoft Suite and Zoom
• Comfort with technology to track programs and projects.

CUNY TITLE OVERVIEW

Administers an academic advising center or unit.

• Collaborates with other academic and administrative offices to maintain a comprehensive academic advisement program
• Ensures students are provided with consistent, accurate, and prompt advising services, coordinating with academic departments
• Works with students to resolve academic issues, providing information and/or referral
• Develops orientation programs to engage and retain students and instructs students, faculty and staff on use of advising technologies
• Conducts assessments to strengthen advisement programs
• Organizes and facilitates training for faculty advisors
• Develops print and online communication materials
• May supervise office operations and budget
• Performs related duties as assigned.

CUNY TITLE

Higher Education Assistant

FLSA

Exempt

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

$86,741

CUNY is in the process of implementing salary schedule increases. Once implemented, salaries of eligible employees will increase by approximately 9.54% with an additional increase of 3.5% effective 9/1/26, in accordance with the terms of the PSC-CUNY collective bargaining agreement.

CUNY's benefits contribute significantly to total compensation, supporting health and wellness, financial well-being, and professional development. We offer a range of health plans, competitive retirement/pension benefits and savings plans, tuition waivers for CUNY graduate study and generous paid time off. Our staff also benefits from the extensive academic, arts, and athletic programs on our campuses and the opportunity to participate in a lively, diverse academic community in one of the greatest cities in the world.