Accountant II (S03413)

Montgomery College; Rockville (MD); Hybrid; USD 68,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation

Sick leave

Paid holidays

Medical insurance

Dental benefits

Vision insurance

Retirement plan

Educational assistance

Tuition waiver for employee and depend

Wellness programs

Onsite gym & pools

Job summary

Montgomery College is seeking an Accountant II to join the Treasury Management and Financial Reporting team at the Central Services location in Rockville, MD. The role is full-time with a hybrid schedule after six months and offers a 40-hour workweek, Mon-Fri, 8:30 am–5:00 pm.

The incumbent will perform professional accounting duties, including audits, financial reporting, and complex GL reconciliations, in support of management decision-making and external reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or a related field.
• Three years of professional accounting experience.
• Knowledge of GAAP and GASB and related regulations.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and reconcile accounts; create journal entries as appropriate.
• Prepare periodic reports and financial statements.
• Perform complex reconciliations of general ledger accounts.
• Collaborate with Accounts Receivable to reconcile cash receipts and postings.
• Investigate discrepancies and prepare corrections.
• Interpret data and prepare computer spreadsheets for posting and reporting.
• Assist with year-end external reporting and financial statement development.
• Respond to inquiries from college units, vendors, auditors, and financial institutions.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting

Tools

Workday

TouchNet

Banner

Job description

Job Description

Montgomery College has an immediate need for a full-time AccountantII to join our Treasury Management and Financial Reporting team atthe Central Services location in Rockville, Maryland. The workschedule is 40 hours a week, Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.This is a Non-Bargaining, Exempt, grade 27 position. MontgomeryCollege promotes and creates a working and learning environmentrooted in the basic tenets of fairness, belonging andinclusiveness. This position is eligible for a hybrid scheduleoftwo telework days per week, following the successful completion ofa six-month probationary period. This eligibility is subject tochange based on the needs of the unit.

Under general supervision, the incumbent will perform professionalaccounting work, including auditing, analyzing, safeguarding, andverifying fiscal records and reports, as well as prepare financialreports, audit reports, and reconcile complex general ledgeraccounts. The incumbent will work closely with the AccountsReceivable team while maintaining a group of accounts, andorganizing work to set priorities and meet deadlines. This positionis also responsible for communicating and working effectively withothers, both within and outside of the organization, interpretingfinancial and accounting data, and providing appropriate analysisfor management’s use in decision making.

Accounting principles and theory will be applied to the underlyingfinancial transactions of the college to ensure timeliness,accuracy and completeness of our records. This accounting workrequires comprehension and application of Generally AcceptedAccounting Principles (GAAP) and Governmental Accounting StandardsBoard (GASB) regulations and practices to ensure accurate financialrecords.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Analyze and reconcile accounts, and create journal entries asappropriate.
• Prepare periodic special reports and financial statements.
• Perform complex reconciliation activities of general ledgeraccounts.
• Collaborate closely with the Accounts Receivable team toreconcile cash receipts, bank deposits, and clearing accounts,ensuring accurate and timely general ledger postings.
• Investigate discrepancies in accounts, financial documents,data entries, reports and records and make corrections.
• Interpret data from general ledger account records to identifydiscrepancies and develop computer spreadsheets for posting,maintaining, analyzing, and reporting financial information.
• Assist with year-end external reporting and Financial Statementdevelopment.
• Respond to inquiries from college units, vendors, auditors, andfinancial institutions regarding accounts and transactions;searches account records and transaction files for information toanswer inquiries.
• Continue education in generally accepted accounting principles(GAAP), Governmental Accounting Statements (GASB), and otherfinancial best practices to ensure proper implementation,accounting and reporting in the college’s annual financialstatements.
• Attend conferences or training as deemed appropriate.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or a related field.
• Three years of professional accounting experience.
• Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)and Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) recommendations,as well as the laws and regulations governing accounting proceduresand systems.
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• The equivalent combination of education, training,certification and/or experience that provides the requiredknowledge and expertise to perform the essential functions of thejob may be considered.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous professional experience with Workday, TouchNet andBanner.
• Advanced experience with Microsoft Excel, including extensiveexperience managing extremely large datasets and using functionssuch as VLOOKUP to perform complex bank reconciliations.

Hiring Range: $67,557 - $87,813 per year. Initial salary placementfor new hires falls between the minimum and midpoint of the rangeand is based on relevant candidate experience and internal equity.The maximum salary for this position is $108,068 per year.

For degrees earned outside of the U.S., a copy of your educationequivalency, conducted by a nationally recognized evaluationservice, must be included in your application.

As a condition of employment, the following are required at thetime of hire:

• Successful completion of a background check and degreeverification (if applicable).
• Participation in a Maryland State Retirement System plan(Pension or Optional Retirement Plan, depending on the position).If you are already retired from the Maryland State RetirementSystem, you may not enroll in a Maryland State Retirement Systemplan at Montgomery College and may have earn ings restrictions,per state law.

Our benefits package includes: generous paidvacation, sick, paid holidays, medical, dental, vision, group legalbenefits, professional development, retirement plan, educationalassistance, tuition waiver for employee and dependents, wellnessprogramming including onsite gyms, pools and classes.

If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in thejob application or interview process, please contact HumanResources and Strategic Talent Management at 240-567-5353 or [e-mail] . We require at least twoweeks advance notice to enable us to provide the requestedaccommodation.

Montgomery College is an equal opportunity employer committed topromoting and fostering diversity among its student body, faculty,and staff.

Montgomery College is a tobacco-free and smoke-freeworkplace.

Closing Date

Open Until Filled