Senior Accountant – Remote Endowment & Financial Reporting

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

Job summary

University of California, Berkeley, through its Gift and Investment Accounting team, is seeking a Senior Accountant to analyze, reconcile, and report financial data for the UC Berkeley Foundation and campus gift funds.

The role involves preparing journal entries, maintaining ledgers, and providing insights to campus administrators, with up to 4 days of remote work within the United States. A bachelor's degree in a related field is required, and UC benefits apply.

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 analysis

Communication

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in related area

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

University of California, Berkeley, through its Gift and Investment Accounting team, is seeking a Senior Accountant to analyze, reconcile, and report financial data for the UC Berkeley Foundation and campus gift funds.

The role involves preparing journal entries, maintaining ledgers, and providing insights to campus administrators, with up to 4 days of remote work within the United States. A bachelor's degree in a related field is required, and UC benefits apply.