Staff Accountant I

We are looking for a diligent Staff Accountant to join our Business Office. The Staff Accountant’s responsibilities include maintaining financial records and reports, performing account reconciliations, assisting with budget and close processes. The Staff Accountant will also be assisting the Controller as needed and respond to information requests by management. To be successful as the Staff Accountant, the candidate should be able to accurately maintain a general ledger and ensure compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). An outstanding Staff Accountant should also have excellent communication, organizational, and analytical skills.

Examples of Duties:

General Ledger and Financial Activities

• Reconciles all cash and investment accounts monthly
• Records daily cash activity and reconciles daily
• Reconciles student loan activity to ECSI (outside billing agency)
• Prepares cash forecasting
• Reconciles credit card a/p accounts
• Assists with ad-hoc reporting as needing for audits and monthly reporting

Work Remotely - No

Work Location: Buffalo, NY

Job Type: Full-time

About the Institution:

D’Youville is a highly regarded private university and research institution with a rich history located on the vibrant West Side of Buffalo adjacent to a growing downtown with year-round cultural events and outdoor recreation. While preparing students for the 21st-century, D’Youville excels at helping students reach their career goals as change agents, doing well for themselves and their communities by doing good. Under the leadership of President Lorrie Clemo, the university is moving boldly forward through a dynamic and integrated planning process to strengthen the institution and positively impact the student experience and surrounding community.

Founded in 1908, the Grey Nuns named the college after the Patron Saint Marguerite D’Youville and committed to making it a compassionate place of learning for those from underrepresented populations. That commitment and tradition continue today. D’Youville was the first college in Western New York to offer baccalaureate degree programs for women. With a long Catholic history, D’Youville welcomes students of every culture, background, and faith and is a place where different faith traditions can be openly shared and respected. Coeducational since 1971, D’Youville strives to expand opportunities for diverse learners, including adults, first-generation, low-income, and other students historically underrepresented in higher education.

Today, D’Youville features an urban, growing campus community of 3,000 students and offers more than 50 majors in undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral studies including advanced certificates and accelerated learning programs. Featuring degrees in healthcare, business, and the liberal arts, D’Youville encourages students to balance their learning with activities that integrate community service with coursework. D’Youville’s proud graduates have the academic strengths necessary for careers that make a difference and the skills to be leaders for the world. All job offers are contingent upon legal authorization to be employed in NYS as determined by NYS DOL. To learn more about D’Youville, please visit http://www.dyu.edu/

D’Youville University continues to grow its commitment to Diversity, EQUITY, and Inclusion. Remaining true to the teachings of our Patroness, St. Marguerite d’Youville, we seek to selflessly and compassionately contribute to humanity by improving the lives of individuals and society through education. D’Youville University was founded to extend a hand to those in need and equip them, through education, with the skills necessary to change the world.

Requirements

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Strong accounting and treasury knowledge
• Strong computer skills with knowledge of Excel spreadsheets and Word
• Strong analytical skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Ability to communicate effectively
• Ability to work well independently and with others

Acceptable Training and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting required
• Minimum 1-3 years’ experience with accounting/general ledger work
• Treasury experience preferred

Benefits

Pay: $55,000 - $60,000 per year

Additional Salary Information

The salary range reflects our good faith and reasonable estimate of the possible compensation at the time of posting, the role and associated responsibilities, and the experience, education, and training of the selected candidate.