Accounting Specialist

About the role

This is a 12-month, full-time staff position reporting to the Director of Business Affairs. The Accounting Specialist will collaborate across campus and work independently in a detail-oriented role supporting complex fiscal and accounting functions.

Job Summary

Facilitates complex fiscal, accounting, accounting analysis, and general ledger functions. Prepares budgets, financial forecasts, and research. Serves to resolve high-level issues.

Responsibilities

• Perform accounting activities for the Bradford Educational Foundation (BEF), including recording transactions, journal entries, reconciling bank and investment statements, and preparing financial reports for the BEF Board of Directors and the University of Pittsburgh.
• Administer budgets across Pitt-Bradford and The Education and Training Center at Pitt-Titusville, including monitoring expenditures, restricted account activity, ensuring compliance with funding terms, and advising department staff on allowable expenditures.
• Provide general administrative support to the Business Affairs office, including maintaining records, processing purchase requisitions, supporting accounts payable functions, and handling confidential information with discretion.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field.
• Minimum of two years’ experience in nonprofit accounting.
• Experience with fund accounting, restricted account management, nonprofit financial reporting, and prior experience in a university setting is strongly preferred.
• Relevant experience may be substituted for the educational requirement.

Qualifications

• Expertise in nonprofit accounting, including hands-on experience with fund accounting, restricted account management, GAAP, nonprofit accounting regulations, and FASB guidelines.
• Strong analytical skills with a high degree of accuracy in financial reporting, data entry, and reconciliations; ability to work independently and meet deadlines with minimal supervision.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey financial information clearly to senior administrators, board members, donors, and external auditors.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel, Word, and Outlook.
• Exceptional organizational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• A high degree of professional discretion when handling sensitive financial, donor, and institutional information.

Physical Effort

Little physical effort required. Duties are primarily sedentary. May be required to move objects up to 25 pounds occasionally.

Benefits

• Robust retirement savings: Pitt matches 100% of eligible employee contributions between 3–8% of base salary. After three years, that match increases to 150% — one of the most competitive retirement benefits in higher education.
• Comprehensive health coverage, including group medical, life, vision, and dental insurance.
• Generous paid time off, including vacation, sick, and personal time.

Pay

Hiring range: $46,000 – $52,000 annually, commensurate with experience.

Schedule

Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.