Fiscal Assistant

Boston College; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 343,000 - 427,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition remission (employee)

Tuition remission for dependents

Medical/Dental/Vision insurance

Life insurance

Retirement plans

Paid holidays

Sick & vacation pay

Job summary

Boston College is seeking an Accounting Assistant to support Auxiliary Services in Boston, MA. The role reports to the Assistant Director, Finance, and involves daily accounting tasks, reconciliations, and financial reporting to support multiple departments.

The position requires a business or accounting background and 2–3 years of accounting support experience, with familiarity in Excel and vendor communications. Benefits are described in the official posting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business or accounting preferred.
• Extensive relevant experience may substitute for the business/accounting degree.
• 2–3 years of accounting support experience; experience in retail accounting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain electronic financial spreadsheets and workbooks for the accounting cycle.
• Assist with debit card accounting, inventory entries, accounts payable, and vendor communications.
• Prepare financial reporting and support research and problem solving for Auxiliary Services operations.

Job description

Boston College Introduction

Founded in 1863, Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university located six miles from downtown Boston with an enrollment of 9,654 full-time undergraduates and 5,072 graduate and professional students. Ranked 37 among national universities, Boston College has 923 full-time and 1,336 FTE faculty, 2,822 non-faculty employees, an operating budget of $1.4 billion, and an endowment in excess of $3.9 billion.

Job Description

Accounting Assistant

Reporting to the Assistant Director,Finance, the Fiscal Assistant is responsible for daily accounting,reconciliation, financial reporting and assistance with research and problemsolving that supports Auxiliary Services’ multi-department operations.This position creates and maintains various electronic financial spreadsheets,workbooks and processes used in the accounting cycle; and assists in executingessential procedures and processes for debit card accounting, inventoryentries, accounts payable, and communications regarding service with vendorsand customers.

Hiring Range: $24.76/hr to $30.96/hr. Pay rate commensurate with relevant experience.

Requirements

• -Bachelor’sdegree in business or accounting, preferred;
• -Extensive relevant experience maysubstitute for the business/accounting specific degree.
• -2-3 years of accounting support experience. Experience in retail accountingpreferred.

Closing Statement

Boston College offers a broad and competitive range of benefits depending on your job classification eligibility:

• Tuition remission for Employees
• Tuition remission for Spouses and Children who meet eligibility requirements
• Generous Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Low-Cost Life Insurance
• Eligibility for both University-Funded 401k and Employer-Sponsored403bRetirement Plans
• Paid Holidays Annually
• Generous Sickand Vacation Pay
• Additional benefits can be found on https://www.bc.edu/employeehandbook

Boston College conducts pre-employment background checks as part of the hiring process.

Boston College is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any legally protected category, including disability and protected veteran status. Boston College I think…? Wait reading: "Boston College's Notice of Nondiscrimination can be viewed at https://www.bc.edu/nondiscrimination."