Staff Accountant – Investment Office

Carnegie Mellon University•Pittsburgh, PA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Carnegie Mellon University's Investment Office manages the university's endowment portfolio and other long-term financial investments. The office is seeking a Staff Accountant to join its team. This role is responsible for core accounting functions and ensuring accurate financial reporting. The Investment Office operates in a challenging, intellectually stimulating, and driven work environment, balanced with an inclusive and collaborative approach.

Requirements

Knowledge of professional practice in financial accounting and reporting, internal controls, and external reporting.
Ability to read, interpret, and analyze GAAP and IFRS financial documents.
Ability to problem solve and gather/analyze information skillfully and efficiently.
Technical proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
Ability to analyze large data sets and identify patterns and gaps within the data.
Team player approach to collaboration, strong organizational skills and ability to handle multiple tasks with accuracy and attention to detail, and a keen sense of prioritization and planning.
Excellent interpersonal, listening, and communication skills and high standards of professional ethics and integrity.
Bachelor’s degree in business, accounting, economics or finance required.
Minimum one to three years in a finance, accounting or auditing position.
Successful pre-employment background check

Nice To Haves

CPA desired.
Previous investment operations or asset management experience is a plus.
Experience with investment operations platforms such as Dynamo, Geneva Advent, BNY Nexen, Microsoft Power Bi is a plus.
A combination of education and relevant experience from which comparable knowledge is demonstrated may be considered.

Responsibilities

Maintain and track investment commitments and execute related cash transactions, in a timely fashion, for capital calls and distributions.
Monitor cash accounts for timely scheduling and disbursement of wire transfers.
Process vendor payments in general ledger system and assure timely disbursement.
Participate in gathering information and preparing analyses in support of annual financial audit.
Support investment team by providing timely and accurate responses to information requests.
Compute valuations for the investment portfolio and post accounting entries (capital activity, valuation change, etc.) within the ledger.
Assist with managing the inflow of financial information from investment fund managers.
Assist with the portfolio company tracking process in the investment accounting system.
Assist with AI integration projects within the Investment Office.