Staff Accountant

Job Summary

The Staff Accountant performs moderately complex professional accounting functions for the Foundation finance office. Computes and prepares data for journal entries, reviews general ledger and related financial statements.

About the Role

FGCU is building a culture of curiosity, commitment and collaboration. We value employees who successfully work with others and drive positive change through critical thinking and decisive action. If you thrive in an environment of innovation, accountability and mutual respect, you will find a good home here.

Responsibilities

• Reconciles assigned accounts and/or accounting functions.
• Makes corrections and adjustments to the general ledger.
• Prepares financial reports, balance sheets, budget reports, excel spreadsheets, and accounting summaries.
• Performs detailed analyses of accounting activities. Identifies discrepancies and makes recommendations for correction.
• Audits accounting transactions to ensure compliance with University and Foundation policies, federal and state regulations, and GAAP standards.
• Oversees daily processing and accounting for revenue and expenditures for the department.
• Creates and maintains spreadsheets or databases for supporting documentation, record keeping, auditing, and verification.
• Responds to customer accounting questions and problems.
• Researches and analyzes the history of accounting transactions, performs queries, and generates supporting documentation.
• Recommends policies, procedures and control systems to improve accounting operations.
• Maintains and troubleshoots daily, monthly and quarterly transactions.
• Reconciles and maintains the Foundation's corporate card program.
• Compiles and distributes monthly Foundation financial reports to University departments.

Qualifications

• This position requires either six years of directly related full-time experience or, as an alternative, a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in Accounting or closely related field and two years of full-time experience directly related to the job functions.
• Experience operating a personal computer and proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).

Preferred Qualifications

• Accounting experience in a higher education and/or non-profit setting.
• Experience with Workday Finance module.

Institutional Values & Behavioral Expectation

• Seek out new approaches to improve outcomes; remain open for feedback and new ideas.
• Lead with integrity; consistently produce high-quality work; persevere to overcome obstacles to meet deadlines and achieve deliverables.
• Share information and insights thoughtfully; build partnerships across departments; communicate respectfully; support colleagues to achieve common goals.

Pay

Pay Grade 17

Schedule

N/A