Job Title: Accountant/Budget Assistant
PVN ID: QB-1811-002821
Category: Administrative Services
Location: QUEENSBOROUGH C. C.

Job Description

General Description

Report to the Accounting & Related Entities Director and exercising independent judgment, assists in implementing plans to achieve the goals and objectives of the Department. Using of the sponsor's technology/software required

Other Duties

  • Validate payment invoices , process AP and journal entries
  • Bank reconciliation, deposits, positive pay, stop payments and other bank related issues
  • Purchase order validation and accounts receivable reconciliation
  • Supervise ADP payroll, resolve unemployment claims and HR inquiries from dept. heads.
  • Process TIAA contribution &invoices.
  • Calculate and remit health and disability premium
  • Monitor and remit sales taxes collected
  • Generate departmental actual vs. budget financials on a monthly basis
  • Adequately fund related entities ‘ payroll accounts
  • Assist in preparing related entities budget
  • Resolve vendor, student, related entities’ staffs and ADP employee issues.
  • Assist in year-end audit
  • Ad hoc projects and reports to senior management as needed

Qualifications

  • Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing; ability to treat diverse clients with respect; ability to respond calmly to complex and urgent issues; ability to listen and respond to the concerns/ideas of others;
  • Ability to organize and administer somewhat complex systems; ability to observe and manage details; and ability to manage multiple priorities;
  • Ability to generate creative solutions and learn state-of-the art processes for assignments;
  • Ability to work with moderate supervision as an individual and as a team member;
  • Ability to manage effectively office tracking and monitoring systems;
  • Working knowledge of public sector or non-profit funding policies; budgetary structures, human resource issues, procurement procedures, and bidding processes;
  • Knowledge of computer software, including basic office programs and programs for spreadsheets and publishing
  • A Bachelor’s Degree and two (2) years related administrative, progressively responsible experience preferably in public setting,

   

RFCUNY Benefits

RFCUNY Employee Benefits and Accruals

About 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

The Research Foundation of the City University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities Act/E-Verify Employer. It is the policy of the Research Foundation of CUNY to provide equal employment opportunities free of discrimination based on race, color, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, domestic violence victim status, arrest record, criminal conviction history, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

Key Features

Department
Accounting & Related Entities
Status
Full Time
Annual Salary Range
$31,614.00 - $54,715.00
Closing Date
Jan 27, 2019 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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