Staff Accountant at St. John Fisher University in New York, New York

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Staff Accountant

St. John Fisher University is an independent, liberal arts institution that provides a transformative education to approximately 3,800 undergraduate, master's, and doctoral students each year. Across its five Schools, Fisher offers nearly 40 majors in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, business, education, and nursing; 11 pre-professional programs; and master's and doctoral programs in business, nursing, education, pharmacy, and public health. The University's residential campus boasts a robust living and learning community and a successful intercollegiate athletics program. Fisher is a community where all are welcome, regardless of religious or cultural background.


The University continues to honor its founders, the Congregation of St. Basil, by embracing their motto, "Teach Me Goodness, Discipline, and Knowledge." We are located in Pittsford, N.Y., seven miles outside of the city of Rochester. The campus is situated on 164 park-like acres-a beautiful setting for a warm, friendly campus community.

OverviewUnder the supervision of the Controller, this position supports the Controller's Office with analytical financial and business-related projects. This position assists in the preparation, analysis and reconciliation of various general ledger payroll related accounts. Assisting the Director of Payroll and Accounts Payable, ensuring accurate and timely payment of wages to employees, compliance with relevant laws and regulations, and maintenance of payroll records.Job Responsibilities· Assist in verifying the accuracy of the University's bi-weekly payroll process.· Assist in verifying gross to net calculations with each payroll, reviewing employee benefit deductions and bi- weekly wages.· Assist in calculating and remitting electronic transmission of payroll direct deposit data, Federal and State Tax payments.· Assist in reconciling for payroll feeds into ERP system (Banner Finance).· Reconcile the Flexible Spending Accounts, downloading weekly remittance information, updating the corresponding spreadsheet, and writing the necessary journal entries.· Prepare the monthly remittance and reconciliation of the medical, dental, life/dependent insurance, long and short-term disability insurance, voluntary ADD insurance deductions and benefit contributions.· Reconcile bi-weekly electronic remittance and reconciliation of retirement plan deductions and benefit contributions. Maintain the bi-weekly reports that support all retirement payments.· Reconcile and prepare the Federal and State governmental reports:o Quarterly: Federal 941 returno State NYS-45 return with accompanying electronic data· Prepare journal entries related to tuition remission benefits to the employee department.· Assist in compiling information for the completion of the annual 5500 reports.· Assist in preparing schedules for position budgeting (Funded Roster) and projections.· Assist in preparing annual financial statement audit files, schedules and selection requests.· Assist in preparing annual 990 tax return schedules.· Assist in preparing data for annual employment surveys; AAUP and employee section of IPEDS.· Assist in completing the annual Workmen's Compensation Audit; past year actual and current year estimate.· Prepare monthly and quarterly general ledger reconciliations; identify, research, and correct reconciling items, prepare adjusting journal entries as needed.· Provide standard and custom departmental reports, and as needed for functions including budget, payroll and benefits, accounts payable, and general ledger.· Prepare ad-hoc financial analyses and assist with special projects as requested by management.

Associates Degree in Accounting or related discipline with two to three years in Accounting Department or Business Office setting. Previous Banner applications experience (or another enterprise system) preferred and strong PC based computer skills, including advanced knowledge of spreadsheet products required. Experience in higher education or not-for-profit accounting desired.

Must possess solid written and oral communication; attention to detail; a strong customer service orientation; flexible and responsive; as well as a demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.

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General office equipment, including telephone, calculator, copier, printer, scanner, and fax machine.Networked personal computer utilizing programs, including:· MS Office Suite (Excel, Word, Access, Outlook, PowerPoint)· Banner· Third party software (Banks and Investment accounts)· Internet functionality

Full-time

35 hours a week 8:30-4:30

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It is the policy of St. John Fisher University to provide Equal Employment Opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment in accordance with the applicable federal, state, and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in each locality in which the College has employees.


The University does not discriminate against applicants or employees in hiring, promotion, termination or the terms and conditions of employment on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sex, perceived sex, gender identity, gender expression, the status of being transgender, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, marital status, military status, veteran status, predisposing genetic, characteristics or genetic information, arrest or conviction record, status as a victim of domestic violence, or any other characteristic protected by law.


The Title IX Coordinator is the designated University official with primary responsibility for coordinating compliance with Title IX and related federal and state laws. The Title IX Coordinator, Meg Flaherty, Ph.D., can be reached by phone (585-385-8232), email (
titleix@sjfc.edu), in-person in Campus Center 209, or outside of business hours by contacting the Office of Safety and Security (585-385-8111).

3690 East Ave., Rochester, NY 14618

Exempt

$58,500-$59,400 per year

The salary range for this role is set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to internal equity, qualifications, experience, and education. The above hiring range is one component of the University's competitive Total Rewards package which can be viewed
here

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09/02/2024

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