Careers Job Description
General Description
Reporting to the Senior Associate Controller, the successful incumbent will be responsible for performing ongoing Accounts Receivable functions, assisting with the drawdown of sponsor awards and providing assistance with P-Card administration. The Manager of AP and PCard Services will supervise those activities. The position includes the following duties:
- Prepare and upload reconciled incoming wires and checks to the General Ledger daily.
- Assist with the processing of letter of credit drawdowns as needed. Work closely with Grants & Contracts to ensure that funds are properly drawn down and returned in a timely manner for unspent funds.
- Assign pending receipts to the appropriate account and provide reports on uncoded receipts (Receipts Pending.)
- Create Journal Entries for Class Events in the Event Management System and perform Bank Account Reconciliation for fee account.
- Assist with Monitoring the P-Card application request system, which involves overseeing the process of verifying and accepting completed applications.
- Assist with P-Card/Concur administration, which includes entering new users, accounts, and approvers into the system.
- Review the P-Card email inbox and respond to inquiries from Cardholders & RF Staff, including performing increases.
- Assist in the review of P-Card/Concur transactions aging reports and assist in sending emails past due & delinquent P-Card holders under the direction of Management.
- Complete new vendor forms for sponsors to enable ACH payments to the RF.
- Other duties and special projects as assigned.
Other Duties
Qualifications
- BA/BS degree in accounting, finance or related degree.
- Two to three years of work experience in accounts receivable/payable and general accounting or finance.
- Ability to exercise good judgment, work independently, and meet strict
- Excellent communication skills, both written and
- Strong analytical and organizational skills.
- Knowledge of computer applications (Spreadsheets/word processing).
- Ability to work well in a (50%) hybrid setting, while understanding team dynamics and deadlines.
RFCUNY Benefits
RFCUNY Employee Benefits and AccrualsAbout the Research Foundation
The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) is a nonprofit educational corporation founded in 1963 to provide post-award fiscal and administrative support for CUNY’s research and sponsored programs. RFCUNY’s services allow CUNY researchers, faculty, and staff to focus on their intellectual curiosity and scientific discoveries, on projects and programs that serve our local and global communities, proposing concrete solutions to society’s most pressing challenges.
RFCUNY serves as a fiscal agent and works closely with all the CUNY campus Grants Offices to perform the core functions of post-award financial management for CUNY research projects and sponsored programs. These functions include legal assessment and signing of agreements where RFCUNY is named as a fiscal agent; setting up award accounts; preparing sub-awards and assisting PIs in monitoring the work of the recipients of sub-awards; supporting project directors with hiring and managing research project and sponsored program staff; supporting the purchasing and paying for goods and services with grant and program funds; managing financial aspects of projects including accounts receivable, financial reporting, invoicing, budget monitoring, and cost compliance with uniform guidance; ensuring that sponsor financial requirements are met; monitoring compliance with applicable project and financial management rules and laws; supporting the management of independent and external audits and financial reviews; and providing data, information, management expertise, and other supports to CUNY’s research and sponsored programs.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Key Features
Finance
Full Time
$67,087.23 - $78,165.86
Oct 31, 2024 (Or Until Filled)