Staff Accountant

Reports to: Controller

Department: Business Office

Status: Exempt

This accounting professional is an integral part of the Business Office and will assist the Controller with the maintenance of financial records. This position also works very closely with the institution’s Accounts Payable and Student Billing Specialist.

 

Responsibilities:

  • Process bank deposits
  • Post deposits and payments
  • Post month-end bank entries for interest, dividends, and gift account receipts
  • Post month-end catering revenue
  • Post life account distributions and cashflows
  • Process employee expense reports, post expenses and reconcile account
  • General ledger reconciliations including student loan receivables, catering and ticket revenue, line of credit and interest
  • Backup/support during orientation and spring semester to process student payments
  • Audit support: gather materials, reconciliations, confirmations
  • provide support to the A/P Student Billing Specialist as needed
  • Assist with tax prep for forms 1098T and 1042S
  • Assist with data collection and reporting for institutional surveys and grant requests
  • Other duties as needed

 

Qualifications:

The ideal candidate would possess:
  • 1-3 years’ experience in accounting, preferably in a nonprofit or school environment
  • Microsoft Excel
  • General Ledger experience – Financial Edge a plus
  • Familiarity with online banking systems
  • Experience identifying and implementing business office efficiencies
  • Attention to detail
  • Proficiency with Office programs, including Office 365, Outlook, SharePoint, and OneDrive
Candidates should have a strong orientation toward:
  • Maintaining a collaborative mindset in a small but high achieving organization
  • Improving upon personal and institutional practices to make Curtis ever more diverse, equitable, and inclusive
  • Administrative excellence that matches the excellence of the Curtis student body

Required Core Values:

The ideal candidate must exhibit:
  • a positive, “can-do” attitude
  • devotion and dedication to Curtis, its students, alumni, and parents
  • passion for their work, and contribution to the field and greater good
  • commitment and accountability for their work, and their ability to affect change
  • desire and willingness to collaborate, think creatively, and make data-driven decisions
  • respect, courtesy, and patience for colleagues, other staff, faculty, patrons, core constituents, and volunteers
  • an eagerness to make Curtis a more diverse and inclusive institution

Working Conditions/Physical Demands:

  • Routine for office environment
  • Hybrid and in-person work schedules are available

To Apply:

For best consideration, interested and qualified applicants should electronically submit a cover letter, resume, three professional references, and salary requirements to: human.resources@curtis.edu. Position will remain open until filled. Curtis offers a competitive salary, commensurate with experience, and an attractive benefits package. Hire is contingent upon the successful passing of PA Act 153 and criminal (ADP) background screenings. No phone calls, please. EOE. URL: http://www.curtis.edu

To Apply

For best consideration, interested and qualified applicants should electronically submit a cover letter, resume, three professional references, and salary requirements to: human.resources@curtis.edu. Position will remain open until filled.

Curtis offers a competitive salary, commensurate with experience, and an attractive benefits package. Hire is contingent upon the successful passing of PA Act 153 and criminal (ADP) background screenings. No phone calls, please. EOE.

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