Job Title: Finance Accounting Assistant
PVN ID: YC-1801-002313
Category: Administrative Services
Location: YORK COLLEGE

Job Description

General Description

The general duties of the finance accounting assistant position performs professional work in the field of accounting in the higher education setting and coordinates accounting activities.

 

The finance accounting assistant will report to the Associate Business Manager. The finance accounting assistant will perform the following functions specific to the campus including:

  • Entering cash receipts into Financial Edge accounting system
  • Maintain cash receipt files
  • Prepare and maintain special events schedule and contracts
  • Responsible for allocating facility rental income to corresponding funds
  • Prepare bank reconciliation for a variety of accounts including bank accounts related to the York College Foundation, Auxiliary, Association, and Child & Family Center
  • Prepare and enter journal entries for various accounts on a monthly basis
  • Maintain files for stale dated checks for related entities

Other Duties

Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

  • Familiarity with CUNYfirst and/or other People Soft system
  • Knowledge of Financial Edge
  • Undergraduate coursework in accounting

RFCUNY Benefits

RFCUNY Employee Benefits and Accruals

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
Business Office
Status
Full Time
Annual Salary Range
$34,500.00 - $37,500.00
Closing Date
Mar 24, 2018 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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