Staff Accountant

Responsibilities

• Prepare routine and recurring journal entries, including accruals, adjustments, and reclassifications to ensure accurate monthly and annual financial reporting.
• Prepare monthly reconciliations for key balance sheet accounts and recommend adjustments as needed.
• Serve as a backup for the senior accountant in areas such as bank reconciliation, meal plan accounting, student medical charges, tuition insurance and course materials bundle reconciliations.
• Affiliate in reviewing monthly fixed asset additions and depreciation, and prepare the related journal entries.
• Assist in monitoring fund balances, restricted accounts and project related transactions as needed.
• Support month-end and year-end closing processes.
• Affiliate with annual audit preparation, including responding to auditor requests and gathering required data.
• Participate in the review and improvement of accounting procedures, processes and internal controls.
• Affiliate with researching accounting issues and documenting conclusions in accordance with established accounting policies.
• Work with outside partners to prepare and submit for payment all income share reconciliations and payments, as per contacts.

Requirements

• Ability to work efficiently and accurately with a strong attention to detail.
• Ability to prioritize workload according to volume, urgency, etc.
• Ability to embrace change and be flexible with potential process changes.
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Knowledge of Accounting principles and procedures.
• Strong computer skills for using Windows, Microsoft Word, Excel, Google Suite and Email.

About Adelphi

Adelphi University, New York, is a highly awarded, nationally ranked, powerfully connected doctoral research university dedicated to transforming students' lives through small classes with world-class faculty, hands-on learning and innovative ways to support academic and career success. Adelphi offers exceptional liberal arts and sciences programs and professional training, with particular strength in our Core Four-Arts and Humanities, STEM and Social Sciences, the Business and Education Professions, and Health and Wellness. Recognized as a Best College by U.S. News & World Report, Adelphi is Long Island's oldest private coeducational university, serving more than 7,250 students at its beautiful main campus in Garden City, at learning hubs in Manhattan, the Hudson Valley and Suffolk County, and online. The University offers students 79 undergraduate programs, more than 84 master's degree and doctoral programs, and 63 certificate programs in the liberal arts, the sciences and professional training. With powerful partnerships throughout the New York area, more than 119,000 graduates across the country, a growing enrollment of students from 43 states and 72 countries, and rising rankings from top publications and organizations, Adelphi is a dynamic community that plays a leadership role on Long Island and in the region.