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Accountant - Entry Level
<p><strong>Position Overview- Temp to Hire! </strong></p><p>The Financial Analyst – Fixed Assets is primarily tasked with managing, reconciling, and accurately recording all financial data related to plant assets, long-term debt, and payroll liabilities.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>1. Administrative, Technical, and Operational Duties:</strong></p><ul><li>Administer and ensure compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) for university's fixed assets and capital project records.</li><li>Calculate annual depreciation expenses, perform monthly reconciliations, and manage the Banner Fixed Assets database.</li><li>Evaluate and approve or decline fixed asset and long-term debt requisitions in Banner.</li><li>Oversee prepaid deposits for capital projects and construction-in-progress transactions.</li><li>Develop and maintain roll-forward schedules for fixed assets and reconciliations.</li><li>Analyze and reconcile accounts, particularly for capitalization, depreciation, and other asset categories such as buildings, land, capital improvements, equipment, and computers.</li><li>Collaborate with departments to optimize the operational lifecycle of fixed assets, including procurement, utilization, and disposal.</li><li>Act as a liaison with Facilities Directors, Technology Directors, and the Budget Director to ensure proper capital expenditure coding and accurate forecasting.</li><li>Reconcile accounts for capital leases, payroll liabilities, and related activities.</li><li>Compile and submit required audit schedules for designated accounts.</li></ul><p><strong>2. Long-Term Debt Management:</strong></p><ul><li>Maintain a detailed roll-forward schedule of trustee activity connected to long-term debt.</li><li>Manage and reconcile debt accounts, including principal and interest payments, and resolve discrepancies.</li><li>Reconcile U.S. Bank statements and book interest held by banks or trustees.</li><li>Record transactions for quarterly income/expenses associated with interest rate swaps.</li><li>Oversee all bond-related accounts, including Deferred Bond Issuance Costs, Bonds Payable, Premiums/Discounts, and Deposits Held by Trustees.</li></ul><p><strong>3. Month-End & External Reporting Tasks:</strong></p><ul><li>Prepare necessary journal entries, accruals, and analyses for monthly close processes, ensuring insights into financial fluctuations and escalation of identified issues.</li><li>Generate external reporting documents, including the annual long-term debt and fixed assets reports.</li></ul><p><strong>4. Miscellaneous:</strong></p><ul><li>Support additional projects and tasks as assigned by management</li></ul><p><br></p>
<p><strong>Required Qualifications and Experience</strong></p><p><strong>Education</strong>:</p><ul><li><strong>Mandatory</strong>: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from an accredited institution.</li><li><strong>Preferred</strong>: Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.</li></ul><p><strong>Skills & Expertise</strong>:</p><ul><li>Familiarity with fixed assets and long-term debt accounting in compliance with GAAP standards.</li><li><u>Proficiency with ERP systems (preferably Banner) and financial reporting processes.</u></li><li>Strong analytical and reconciliation skills.</li></ul><p><br></p>
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  • Tarrytown, NY
  • onsite
  • Contract / Temporary to Hire
  • 24.00 - 27.00 USD / Hourly
  • <p><strong>Position Overview- Temp to Hire! </strong></p><p>The Financial Analyst – Fixed Assets is primarily tasked with managing, reconciling, and accurately recording all financial data related to plant assets, long-term debt, and payroll liabilities.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>1. Administrative, Technical, and Operational Duties:</strong></p><ul><li>Administer and ensure compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) for university's fixed assets and capital project records.</li><li>Calculate annual depreciation expenses, perform monthly reconciliations, and manage the Banner Fixed Assets database.</li><li>Evaluate and approve or decline fixed asset and long-term debt requisitions in Banner.</li><li>Oversee prepaid deposits for capital projects and construction-in-progress transactions.</li><li>Develop and maintain roll-forward schedules for fixed assets and reconciliations.</li><li>Analyze and reconcile accounts, particularly for capitalization, depreciation, and other asset categories such as buildings, land, capital improvements, equipment, and computers.</li><li>Collaborate with departments to optimize the operational lifecycle of fixed assets, including procurement, utilization, and disposal.</li><li>Act as a liaison with Facilities Directors, Technology Directors, and the Budget Director to ensure proper capital expenditure coding and accurate forecasting.</li><li>Reconcile accounts for capital leases, payroll liabilities, and related activities.</li><li>Compile and submit required audit schedules for designated accounts.</li></ul><p><strong>2. Long-Term Debt Management:</strong></p><ul><li>Maintain a detailed roll-forward schedule of trustee activity connected to long-term debt.</li><li>Manage and reconcile debt accounts, including principal and interest payments, and resolve discrepancies.</li><li>Reconcile U.S. Bank statements and book interest held by banks or trustees.</li><li>Record transactions for quarterly income/expenses associated with interest rate swaps.</li><li>Oversee all bond-related accounts, including Deferred Bond Issuance Costs, Bonds Payable, Premiums/Discounts, and Deposits Held by Trustees.</li></ul><p><strong>3. Month-End & External Reporting Tasks:</strong></p><ul><li>Prepare necessary journal entries, accruals, and analyses for monthly close processes, ensuring insights into financial fluctuations and escalation of identified issues.</li><li>Generate external reporting documents, including the annual long-term debt and fixed assets reports.</li></ul><p><strong>4. Miscellaneous:</strong></p><ul><li>Support additional projects and tasks as assigned by management</li></ul><p><br></p>
  • 2025-10-31T19:24:57Z

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