Job Title: Junior Staff Accountant
PVN ID: RF-1804-002453
Category: Administrative Services
Location: RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF C.U.N.Y.

Job Description

General Description

Reporting to the Finance Managers, the Junior Staff Accountant assists in processing routine financial transactions, accounting duties and other assignments.

  • Monitors, reviews and reconciles p-cards and other advance activities                        
  • Communicates with clients to resolve outstanding balances
  • Prepares journal entries and secures back-up documentation when accounting for advances
  • Provides periodic p-card aging report to Accountants
  • Assists with the administration of the Accounts Receivable Module (20%)
  • Other duties as assigned.

Other Duties

Qualifications

  • Minimum Associate Degree in Accounting
  • Two to three years of work experience in Accounting
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
  • Ability to work quickly, accurately and under pressure
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Office (Spreadsheet and word processing)
  • Ability to work with internal and external clients.

About the Research Foundation

The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) was established as a not-for-profit educational corporation chartered by the State of New York in 1963. RFCUNY supports CUNY faculty and staff in identifying and obtaining external support (pre-award) from government and private sponsors and is responsible for the administration of all such funded programs (post-award).

RFCUNY stands between CUNY’s principal investigators (PIs) and the sponsors who support them and strives to fulfill its essential responsibilities to both groups. Working closely with individual PIs and Grants Officers on the campuses, RFCUNY oversees employment, accounting, audit, reporting, purchasing, and special responsibilities that include management of a planned giving program; liaison with governmental agencies and foundations; negotiation of agreements; facility construction and renovation; protection and commercialization of intellectual property; and compliance with applicable standards in research involving human subjects, animal care, environmental and radiological safety, and conflicts of interest.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The Research Foundation of the City University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities Act/E-Verify Employer. It is the policy of the Research Foundation of CUNY to provide equal employment opportunities free of discrimination based on race, color, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, domestic violence victim status, arrest record, criminal conviction history, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

Key Features

Department
Finance
Status
Part Time
Salary
Depends on Qualifications
Closing Date
Jun 04, 2018 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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