Senior Financial Analyst
About The Position
Responsible for maintaining and reconciling the University’s endowment programs in ledger at market value to ensure completeness and accuracy. Perform monthly endowment rollforwards and reconcile long-term liabilities for others. Research new accounting guidance and apply them to current practices. Use external resources and trainings to recommend process improvements. Perform Compliance reviews for spending with Donor Restrictions. Partner with schools on requests to run endowment related reports via the University’s endowment accounting software (Fundriver). Assist other teams at the University, such as the Investment Office, Office of Gift Administration, and Financial Reporting, with endowment related deliverables like historical cash flow, footnotes, endowment rollforwards, etc. Integral team member for year-end audit. Participate in other special reporting such as IRS Form 990 and numerous endowment survey reportings. This role also includes cross training to be able to back up ACCI team members (when necessary) on a wide variety of contribution and investment team duties.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or equivalent.
- 3+ years accounting or auditing experience, including financial statement analysis and reporting or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Strong detail-orientation, analytical, organizational and problem solving skills.
- Ability to be flexible, manage changing priorities, perform multiple tasks, and be comfortable with working under deadlines.
- Strong customer service skills demonstrating tact and sensitivity in stressful situations.
- Proficiency in the use of software applications, databases, spreadsheets, and word processing.
- Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
- Must understand GAAP accounting.
Nice To Haves
- Master's Degree in Accounting or Finance.
- CPA or progress towards CPA.
- 5+ years accounting or auditing experience, including financial statement analysis and reporting or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- 3+ years public accounting and/or advisory experience.
- Experience with accounting practices within a higher education environment or Not-for-profit, including gift accounting.
- Familiarity with PeopleSoft financial software for Education and Government.
Responsibilities
- Maintain and reconcile the University’s endowment programs in ledger at market value.
- Perform monthly endowment rollforwards and reconcile long-term liabilities for others.
- Research new accounting guidance and apply them to current practices.
- Recommend process improvements using external resources and trainings.
- Perform Compliance reviews for spending with Donor Restrictions.
- Partner with schools on requests to run endowment related reports via the University’s endowment accounting software (Fundriver).
- Assist other teams at the University (Investment Office, Office of Gift Administration, Financial Reporting) with endowment related deliverables.
- Serve as an integral team member for year-end audit.
- Participate in other special reporting such as IRS Form 990 and numerous endowment survey reportings.
- Cross-train to back up ACCI team members on contribution and investment team duties.
Benefits
- Annual base salary range of USD $95,000.00 to USD $115,000.00.
- NYU aims to be among the greenest urban campuses in the country and carbon neutral by 2040.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
