Senior Accountant - Foundation & Endowment Gifts (Remote)

University of California; Berkeley (CA); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full UC benefits

Remote work up to 4 days/week

Job summary

Senior Accountant is involved with accounting functions such as analyzing, monitoring, preparing and reconciling financial information to reflect the condition of the organization and provide financial data to control operations. It supports the accounting and reporting activities for the UC Berkeley Foundation and Campus Gifts and Endowment Funds, reconciles assets and liabilities, and prepares journal entries.

Collaboration spans UC Berkeley offices, the Foundation, and related entities.

Qualifications

• Has thorough knowledge of accounting functions and assignments.
• Has ability to independently gather, organize, and perform accounting related analysis.
• Requires ability to present information in a clear and concise manner both in writing and verbally.
• Thorough knowledge of financial transactions and financial systems, as well as related policy, accounting and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Must be proficient in use of Microsoft Office and common desktop/web applications.

Responsibilities

• Prepares journal entries, maintains and reconciles ledger accounts.
• Provides record of assets, liabilities and other financial transactions.
• Interprets reports and records for campus administrators and managers.
• Participates in gathering data from the general ledger for the collection of information for UBIT, preparing summary schedules for submission to OP, and either answering questions from campus departments or coordinating getting answers from OP.
• Provides analysis for complex accounting projects.
• Helps implement and/or maintains one or a combination of general accounting systems.
• Balances books periodically and prepares financial statements.

Skills

Accounting knowledge

Data analysis

Communication skills

Financial systems knowledge

Microsoft Office proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Financial systems

Job description

Senior Accountant is involved with accounting functions such as analyzing, monitoring, preparing and reconciling financial information to reflect the condition of the organization and provide financial data to control operations. It supports the accounting and reporting activities for the UC Berkeley Foundation and Campus Gifts and Endowment Funds, reconciles assets and liabilities, and prepares journal entries.

Collaboration spans UC Berkeley offices, the Foundation, and related entities.