Accountant

Heidelberg University•Tiffin, OH

11d•Onsite

About The Position

The Business Office Accountant will provide direct support to the Vice President for Finance & Administration (CFO), preparing financial reports to track the institution’s assets, liabilities, profit and loss, tax liabilities, and other related financial activities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business Management, Finance, or related field
2-3 years of relevant accounting experience
Extensive knowledge of computers and electronic data processing, including spreadsheets and word processing; Skill in operation of office equipment.
Ability to gather, analyze and interpret data.
Ability to communicate in a clear and concise manner both verbally and in writing.
Ability to maintain level of confidentiality with regards to sensitive data and records.
Ability to create and maintain working relationships with other faculty, staff and students.
Ability to exercise sound independent judgment when answering questions and direct to appropriate supervisor if necessary.
Ability to understand and follow through with multi-directional tasks
Must possess a high level of accuracy and be detail oriented.
Excellent interpersonal, problem-solving and organizational skills.
Ability to learn new software and technologies quickly.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Accounting, Business Management, Finance, or related field
5 years of relevant accounting experience
Prior experience in higher education
Professional Accounting and/or Finance certification

Responsibilities

Performs general cost accounting and other related duties in the accounting department.
Prepares periodic (monthly) balance sheets, income statements, and profit and loss statements.
Maintains the general ledger.
Codes invoices, sets up new accounts, reconciles accounts, and closes the monthly books.
Reconciles bank accounts at least monthly, verifies deposits, and addresses inquiries from banks.
Reconciles customer accounts and manages accounts receivable collections.
Verifies payment of invoices associated with accounts payable and ensures payments are charged to the appropriate accounts.
Provides outside auditors with assistance; gathers necessary account information and documents to perform annual audit.
Files required tax forms with federal, state, and local government agencies.
As appropriate, coordinates with software vendor to maintain accounting software system; recommends updates to enhance the accounting software.
Monitor compliance with internal policies related to grant funds
Other duties as assigned by the CFO.