Senior Staff Accountant, Student Accounting Services
About The Position
Reporting to the Director of Accounting & Analytics, the Senior Staff Accountant is a key member of the Student Financial Services team and serves in a lead role for the analysis, reconciliation, and reporting of activity in Boston University's cash, liability, student receivable, and clearing accounts, totaling more than $2B. This position is responsible for ensuring the accuracy, completeness, and timely reconciliation of financial activity; identifying and resolving variances; supporting audit requests; and recommending improvements to strengthen controls, increase efficiency, and enhance reporting. The Senior Staff Accountant works collaboratively with internal teams and campus partners to support accurate financial reporting and effective student account operations.
Requirements
- Analysis, reconciliation, and reporting of activity in cash, liability, student receivable, and clearing accounts
- Ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timely reconciliation of financial activity
- Identifying and resolving variances
- Supporting audit requests
- Recommending improvements to strengthen controls, increase efficiency, and enhance reporting
- Working collaboratively with internal teams and campus partners
- Proficiency in Excel, third-party reporting tools, and SAP Business Warehouse
Responsibilities
- Responsible for general ledger clearing accounts and student receivable reconciliations and audit requests using Excel, third party reporting tools, and the SAP Business Warehouse
- Identifies business process improvements and/or system enhancements that can reduce uncleared/unmatched items and improve data quality and reporting
- Creates metrics to be used to analyze processes and procedures to improve efficiency
- Documents, communicates, and trains staff involved in the reconciliation process.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
