Senior Accountant

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Job Summary

Saint Mary’s University is looking for a Senior Accountant to support the University’s mission by ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and timeliness of financial reporting and accounting operations. This role is responsible for recording, reviewing, analyzing, and reconciling financial transactions in accordance with GAAP and University policies. Reporting to the Controller, the Senior accountant serves as a key accounting resource providing guidance to departments and contributing to process improvements, month-end, and year-end close, and financial reporting activities. This role offers a unique balance of traditional technical accounting with the administrative intricacies of higher education.

Salary Range: $60,000 to $70,000

Main Duties & Responsibilities

• Month-End Close: Prepare and post monthly journal entries, ensuring all accruals, deferrals, and reclassifications are accurate.
• Account Reconciliation: Perform monthly/quarterly reconciliation of General Ledger accounts and bank statements to identify and resolve variances.
• Bank Reconciliation: Manage the monthly reconciliation of all institutional bank accounts, investigating outstanding checks and unidentified ACH activity.
• Endowment/Gift Reconciliation: Manage gift and donation entry into the ERP system, ensuring accuracy through monthly three-way reconciliation between the ERP, bank records, and Raiser’s Edge.
• LOA Workflow Management: Oversee the Level of Authority (LOA) process, ensuring that signature authorities and approval limits are correctly mapped within the ERP system and updated per institutional policy.
• Credit Card Administration: Act as the Program Administrator for the corporate credit card program; manage card issuance, credit limit adjustments, and the audit of monthly cardholder statements.
• Audit Support: Provide support during internal and external audits, prepare year-end schedules and provide supporting documentation for "Provided by Client" (PBC) lists.
• Unclaimed Property: Manage the Escheatment process, including the identification of stale-dated checks, due diligence mailings, and state-mandated reporting for unclaimed property.
• Internal Controls: Continuously evaluate and improve internal workflows to mitigate fraud risk and enhance operational efficiency.
• Drawdown of Federal Funds: Perform weekly draws of federal funds, ensuring accurate support and documentation.

Experience and Education Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or Business-related field required
• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, ideally in a University or complex non-profit environment
• Experience working in all aspects of accounting, including but not limited to Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, General Ledger Reconciliations.

Essential Knowledge & Skills

• Knowledge and experience with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), financial statements, annual operating budgets and related technical training
• Exceptional organization and time management skills
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel and other MS Office suite and Google suite products
• Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing, and with confidentiality and discretion as required
• Experience analyzing business process and data and making recommendations
• Observes safety guidelines and follows safety procedures established by the university.
• Ability to prioritize, meet deadlines and manage multiple projects
• Technically savvy and comfortable learning new systems
• Detail oriented and able to work independently and under pressure

Physical Demands

Sedentary work. Sedentary work involves lifting no more than 10 pounds at a time and occasionally lifting or carrying articles like docket files, ledgers, and small tools. Although a sedentary job is defined as one which involves sitting, a certain amount of walking and standing is often necessary in carrying out job duties. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required occasionally and other sedentary criteria are met.

Physical Hazards – Health and Safety Concerns

• General office environments
• Ergonomics

Apply online at https://www.smumn.edu/about/offices-services/human-resources/employment-opportunities/ and include a cover letter, resume, and contact information for three professional references.

Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota believes inclusion and human dignity contributes to a robust academic and work environment and is critical to achieving the University's mission in an increasingly diverse society. Individuals with expertise and diverse skills from underrepresented groups are especially encouraged to apply. Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. The successful candidate must support, respect, and advance the mission of Saint Mary's University as a Lasallian Catholic institution.

Saint Mary’s offers a comprehensive benefit package including health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, flexible spending, retirement pension plan, and both undergraduate and graduate tuition remission plans.

All offers of employment are contingent upon the successful completion of a criminal background check.

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