Junior Accountant

About the role

This is a full-time appointment. FLSA Non Exempt position, eligible for the overtime provisions of the FLSA. In addition to the employee's base salary, this position is eligible for $4,000 UUP annual location pay, paid biweekly.

Responsibilities

• Work with Departments in the development of conference rates and maintain a database for IFR rate-related information.
• Review PDME/Payroll and Expense transactions; work with Departments, VP areas, and Human Resources to resolve system errors and/or issues; act as liaison between stakeholders and the Human Resources/Payroll office.
• Import files to SUNY FMS.
• Assist with maintenance of the Chart of Accounts (COA) across SBAM, PeopleSoft, and SUNY, including all level tables; ensure all COA documents are loaded to PeopleSoft.
• Assist in the review and submission of requests to SUNY for new accounts and account changes; assist with ERAS Policy maintenance.
• Answer departmental questions about reports and accounting transactions.
• Review and reconcile pass-through recharge accounts to ensure transactions are processed appropriately; work with respective areas to correct and prevent anomalies.
• Perform other duties or projects as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (foreign equivalent or higher) in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• One (1) year of professional, full-time experience working with financial reconciliations; or a CPA candidate who has passed all four exams may be considered.
• Professional experience working with a financial database management system (e.g., PeopleSoft Finance, Oracle Finance).
• Advanced computer skills including extensive knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (MS Excel and MS Word).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in an accounting role.
• Experience working with Oracle/PeopleSoft.
• Additional one (1) year of professional, full-time experience working with financial reconciliations.
• Professional experience running queries in relational databases (e.g., MS Access).