Staff Accountant

Berklee College of Music•Boston, MA

12h•Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a detail-oriented, collaborative, and analytical Staff Accountant to join our Accounts Payable team. In this role, you will lead the day-to-day administration, financial reconciliation, and compliance enforcement of the College’s J.P. Morgan Purchasing Card (P-Card) and Travel & Entertainment Card (T-Card) programs. Utilizing Workday as our primary ERP, you will be the institutional anchor for cardholders, balancing rigorous policy oversight with a customer-centric approach. At Berklee, your work directly supports the next generation of creative leaders.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a closely related business field.
2–4 years of progressive accounting experience, with a direct focus on accounts payable, corporate card administration, or auditing.
Advanced Microsoft Excel skills ( VLOOKUPs and Pivot Tables ) are required.

Nice To Haves

Hands-on experience with Workday Financials (Expenses and Procurement modules) and J.P. Morgan PaymentNet portals is highly preferred.
Prior experience working within a Higher Education or non-profit environment.

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary portal administrator within the J.P. Morgan system, managing card issuance, credit limit adjustments, merchant category code (MCC) restrictions, and closures.
Audit transactions for absolute alignment with internal financial policies, funding constraints, and IRS regulations. Identify non-compliant spending and follow up directly with cardholders to resolve discrepancies.
Conduct onboarding and refresher training sessions for faculty and staff on appropriate card usage, Workday expense reporting workflows, and policy updates.
Perform complex monthly reconciliations of master J.P. Morgan invoices against individual statements and general ledger accounts.
Prepare and post precise month-end journal entries and expense liquidations in Workday to allocate expenses to correct departmental budgets and object codes.
Collaborate directly with J.P. Morgan to resolve disputed transactions, fraudulent activity, or banking integration anomalies within Workday.
Monitor the Workday Expense module data feed to guarantee the seamless integration of daily transaction files.
Generate monthly trend reports to help leadership identify budget variances, purchasing behaviors, and cost-saving opportunities.
Compile organized card program documentation and transaction samples to support internal and external year-end audits.