Careers Job Description
General Description
TITLE OVERVIEW
Performs financial analysis and administrative work related to College or unit accounting.
- Prepares, reconciles and distributes expenditure and related accounting reports.
- Creates and maintains various spreadsheets related to financial analysis.
- Processes and tracks transactional entries.
- Provides support in the administration of various business operations.
- Coordinates with various departments on accounting matters.
- Monitors systems and operations to assure a smooth workflow.
- Performs related duties as assigned.
Other Duties
CAMPUS SPECIFIC OVERVIEW
- Under supervision, monitor and coordinate the day-to-day front desk activities of the office
- Initiate the bill paying process for the various related entities accounts
- Utilize CUNYFirst to track budgets and balances for the various related entities accounts and report variances to the supervisors
- Responsible for the upload and maintenance of new vendor requests in CUNYFirst
- Ensure that financial transactions are in accordance to the related entities bylaws and guidelines.
- Processes, tracks and maintains financial data in Quikbooks/Cunyfirst using the appropriate accounts, classifications and chartfields.
- provide general administrative support to assist with the effective and efficient operations of the office
- Review Data entry activities, identify and resolve discrepancies.
- Research inquiries to provide clarification to departments
- Investigates and reports on payment histories and other information for management
- Perform related duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Preferred qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree required
- Accounting degree or experience
- Must be proficient with Excel, Word and Access
- Ability to effectively communicate with customers, vendors and co-workers verbally and in writing
- Ability to work directly with the college community, vendors, private and public personnel
- Knowledge of Accounting, GASB, CUNY and State of New York Financial and auditing principles
- Must be customer service orientation with excellent organizational skills and a high attention to accuracy and detail
- Experience with PeopleSoft or equivalent financial software
- Prior experience working in fast paced environment
RFCUNY Benefits
RFCUNY Employee Benefits and AccrualsAbout the Research Foundation
The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) was established as a not-for-profit educational corporation chartered by the State of New York in 1963. RFCUNY supports CUNY faculty and staff in identifying and obtaining external support (pre-award) from government and private sponsors and is responsible for the administration of all such funded programs (post-award).
RFCUNY stands between CUNY’s principal investigators (PIs) and the sponsors who support them and strives to fulfill its essential responsibilities to both groups. Working closely with individual PIs and Grants Officers on the campuses, RFCUNY oversees employment, accounting, audit, reporting, purchasing, and special responsibilities that include management of a planned giving program; liaison with governmental agencies and foundations; negotiation of agreements; facility construction and renovation; protection and commercialization of intellectual property; and compliance with applicable standards in research involving human subjects, animal care, environmental and radiological safety, and conflicts of interest.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Key Features
Campus Activities
Full Time
$41,686.00 - $41,686.00
Nov 29, 2020 (Or Until Filled)