Job Title: Junior Accountant
PVN ID: VC-2506-006901
Category: Administrative Services
Location: OFFICE OF VC - FACILIT PLAN, CONSTRUC & MGMT

Job Description

General Description

The City University Construction Fund (CUCF) is a New York State public benefit corporation that manages
the $3 billion capital construction program for the design and construction of space required to support the educational mandate of the City University of New York (CUNY).

Reporting to the Controller of FPCM, the Junior Accountant will be responsible for the following:

  • Processing accounts payable invoices and expense claims for payment by matching and verifying with purchase orders, requisitions, packing slips, vendor statements, and receipts into the New York City Financial Management System (FMS) and the New York State Statewide Financial System (SFS)
  • Preparing entries, including adjustments, closings, and reclassifications in the City University Construction Fund (CUCF) ledger as part of the monthly and annual close process
  • Preparing trial balances, bank reconciliations, balance sheet reconciliations, operating statements, and financial schedules
  • Maintaining spreadsheets to support financial transactions and analyses of various expenditures
  • Work on special projects and other related duties

Other Duties

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree in accounting, business administration, or finance 
    from an accredited college
  • Minimum of two years of experience in accounts payable
  • Experience with accounts payable processes and financial management systems
  • Accounting experience in general accounting and/or financial reporting, including journal entries and account reconciliations
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel

Preferred Qualifications

  • Accounting experience in a New York City or New York State publicly funded organization

Core Competencies

  • Excellent written and verbal communication
  • Ability to work on multiple design and construction projects at one time
  • Excellent organizational skills and the ability to multitask
  • Ability to work under pressure and to meet multiple deadlines
  • Ability to prioritize competing work
  • Self and team motivator
  • Ability to be a team player
  • Ability to set project priorities and adjust implementation strategies
  • Ability to work effectively with staff, associates, and internal and external constituents
  • Knowledgeable of capital and operating budgets
  • Alert, observant, and looking for ways to improve processes
  • Out-of-the-box thinker, creative, inventive, and adaptable to situations

RFCUNY Benefits

RFCUNY Employee Benefits and Accruals

About 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

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
Status
Full Time
Annual Salary Range
$60,000.00 - $70,000.00
Closing Date
Aug 26, 2025 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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