Senior Accountant

Posting Details

Position Information

Title

Senior Accountant

Department

Accounting Office

Regular or Temporary

Regular

Hours Per Week

40

FLSA Determination

Exempt

Weeks Per Year

52

Open Date

03/21/2025

Open Until Filled

Yes

Full or Part Time

Full Time

Position Summary

Trinity is a highly selective, independent, nonsectarian liberal arts institution located in the capital city of Hartford, Connecticut. The college maintains a rigorous academic profile complemented by a vibrant co-curricular program. With more than 2,100 full-time undergraduate students, representing forty-three states and ninety-one countries, we consider our location in a culturally and socioeconomically diverse capital city to be among Trinity's most distinctive assets; and we cultivate strong connections with our surrounding neighbors and with institutions and organizations throughout Hartford and the region. As a preeminent liberal arts college in an urban setting, Trinity College prepares students to be bold, independent thinkers who lead transformative lives.

The Senior Accountant role is required to perform complicated accounting functions and procedures in accordance with GAAP for a non-profit institution of higher education to help maintain the College's audit, accounting, reporting functions and responsibilities. This position assists the VP for Finance, the AVP for Finance, Controller, and Assistant Controller in carrying out the policies and procedures for the overall accounting functions of the College. This position will work jointly with other members of the Accounting team to provide coverage across all areas and have opportunities for cross training.

Primary responsibilities for the position include:

Support timely month-end close processes by completing reconciliations

Review and post journal entries to the General Ledger related to accounts payable, benefits, fund transfers, banking activities, gifts, tuition payments, and other transactions

Calculate the payments to be processed, process voids, review cleared checks when requested

Oversee accounts payable functions, ensuring timely and accurate processing of invoices and collaboration with other departments

Support accounting for endowment transactions related to investment managers, endowment draw calculations and tracking, and creation of new endowments

Calculate month-end/year-end allocation entries

Assist in routine System Upgrades/Testing

Assist in annual 1099 tax reporting and PCI compliance

Serve as a liaison to other departments across campus including Development, Athletics, Office of Study Away

Perform other related duties as assigned and based on departmental need.

Qualifications

Required:

Bachelor's Degree, preferred majors include Accounting, Finance, or Business

3 years of work experience

Accounting skills

Good time management skills with the ability to prioritize work

Excellent customer service skills

Ability to perform data entry with a high degree of accuracy

Ability to evaluate information, interpret, and analyze data

Ability to uphold a professional code of ethics and maintain confidentiality

Preferred:

5 or more years of work experience

Experience with Fund Accounting or Higher Education Accounting

Experience with PeopleSoft or Oracle Cloud

Special Instructions to Applicants

All applicants must apply online by submitting their resume, cover letter and three references.

Posting Number

S01022

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