Senior Accountant

University Support Services; Great River (NY); Hybrid; USD 82,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

University Support Services, LLC seeks a Senior Accountant in a hybrid role from the Great River, NY office. You will drive financial close, reporting, audits, and analysis across a multi-entity higher education environment.

You will partner with Finance leadership, improve internal controls, and deliver data analytics using Power BI and Excel. Strong attention to detail and effective communication are essential in this fast-paced setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting is required.
• Advanced degree or CPA designation is preferred.
• Minimum of five (5) years of accounting experience, including financial close responsibilities.
• Experience with month-end close, financial statement preparation, audits, or public accounting is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the accounting close process ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Assist with financial audits and external reporting.
• Prepare schedules for external tax consultants and for Department of Education reporting.
• Support Bank Compliance Certificates and balance sheet/income statement reconciliations.
• Provide backup for treasury tasks including refunds, wires, and check processing.
• Leverage Power BI for financial reporting and data visualization.
• Participate in process improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency and reporting quality.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting

CPA preferred

Tools

Power BI

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Access

Job description

This position is a hybrid role based out of the Great River, New York office location.

The Senior Accountant is a key member of the Finance team responsible for financial reporting, month-end and year-end close, compliance reporting, audit support, and financial analysis across a complex higher education organization. This role partners with Finance leadership to ensure accurate financial statements, strengthen internal controls, support regulatory reporting, and drive process improvements through data analytics and reporting tools such as Power BI.

Essential Functions

• Contribute to the accounting close process by ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and adherence to internal controls.
• Assist with financial audits.
• Prepare schedules and documentation for external tax consultants.
• Assist with quarterly and annual Bank Compliance Certificates.
• Prepare reconciliations and analysis of balance sheet and income statement accounts, including supporting documentation.
• Prepare monthly cash reporting, including required reports for the Department of Education.
• Assist with external reporting for CAAM, Census Bureau, Grenada Statistical Office, Florida DOE, KYC for vendors, and other agencies as required.
• Assist with financial audits for all companies.
• Establish processes and procedures and provide support for 1099, 1098-T, and T11La governmental tax reporting.
• Prepare schedules and documentation for external tax consultants.
• Provide backup support for vendor and student refund check validation, wire payments, check signing, and other treasury-related functions as needed.
• Leverage tools such as Power BI to support financial reporting, analytics, and data visualization.
• Participate in process improvement initiatives to streamline workflows, enhance reporting quality, and strengthen operational efficiency.
• Strong critical thinking skills with the ability to analyze complex issues and recommend practical solutions.
• Dynamic individual with excellent interpersonal, problem-solving, and written/oral communication skills.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple assignments concurrently.
• Demonstrated ability to operate successfully in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Detail-oriented and thorough, with a commitment to accuracy and quality.
• Experience with Banner (or similar ERP system) preferred.
• Experience with SAP Concur travel, expense, and invoice management tool.
• Ability to navigate and create simple queries in Microsoft Access.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel; familiarity with Power BI strongly preferred.
• Openness to work optimization and continuous improvement, with strong follow-through on projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting required.
• Advanced degree or CPA designation preferred.
• Minimum of five (5) years of accounting experience, including financial close responsibilities.
• Preferred Experience with month-end close, financial statement preparation, audits, or public accounting strongly preferred

Work Environment/Physical Demands

• This job is performed at a workstation in a positive, creative and collaborative environment that may sometimes become quite noisy.
• This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets.

Hours and Travel

• Flexibility to work additional hours as needed.
• Travel anticipated less than 10%.

The anticipated salary range for the Senior Accountant is $82,000 to $90,000 per year. The final salary offered may vary and will be determined based on factors such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, location, and education of the successful candidate. This information is provided per NYS local law.