Staff Accountant

Stonehill; North Easton (MA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Stonehill College in Easton, Massachusetts, is seeking a Staff Accountant to support general ledger accounting, reconciliations, fixed assets, and donor gifts. You will collaborate with colleagues across the Finance Division and campus to ensure accurate financial reporting and compliance.

Requirements include a Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field and 1–3 years of accounting experience, strong Excel skills, and a commitment to integrity and confidentiality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related discipline is required.
• 1-3 years accounting experience required or preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and advanced Excel skills.
• Strong attention to detail and organization; ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Experience in higher education or not-for-profit accounting preferred.

Responsibilities

• General Accounting and Financial Reporting: prepare journal entries, reconciliations, reports and workpapers; assist with audit and tax filings.
• Fixed Asset and Capital Project Accounting: maintain fixed asset database, capitalization and depreciation entries, disclosures.
• Gift and Grant Accounting: analyze gifts and pledges; support grant management, invoicing and compliance.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

1-3 years accounting experience

Microsoft Office Suite

Advanced Microsoft Excel

Strong attention to detail

Integrity and confidentiality

Written and verbal communication

Self-motivated

Ability to analyze information

Not-for-profit accounting experience (

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or related discipline

Tools

Banner Finance

Job description

Founded by the Congregation of Holy Cross in 1948, Stonehill is a private Catholic college located just 22 miles from downtown Boston on a beautiful 384-acre campus in Easton, Massachusetts. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 13:1, the College engages its 2,500+ students in 80+ rigorous academic programs in the liberal arts, sciences, and pre-professional fields.

Faithful to the Holy Cross tradition in education, Stonehill College is committed to developing the moral, spiritual, intellectual, physical, and social competencies of its students and seeks to build and sustain a campus community that embraces diversity and inclusion in its teaching, learning, living, and working. Stonehill values the diversity of persons, opinions, and cultural and religious perspectives. In fulfillment of its motto, Lux et Spes (“Light and Hope”), the College cultivates in its students the competence to think, act, and lead with courage toward creating a more just and compassionate world.

Under the direction of the Assistant Controller, the Staff Accountant plays an important role in general ledger accounting, performing reconciliations, and accounting for fixed assets, grants, and donor gifts. In addition to the accounting responsibilities, this position provides support in the areas of internal controls, financial reporting, and compliance. This position provides an excellent opportunity to gain a broad understanding of nonprofit and higher-education accounting. The successful candidate will collaborate with colleagues throughout the Finance Division and across campus.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• General Accounting and Financial Reporting
  • Prepare journal entries and related support
  • Prepare and maintain monthly, quarterly, and annual account reconciliations
  • Research reconciling items, obtaining supporting information from campus departments and external parties
  • Prepare and maintain assigned monthly, quarterly, and annual reports and workpapers
  • Maintain accounting procedures and supporting documentation for assigned processes
  • Assist with various reporting cycles (annual financial statement audit, tax filings, unclaimed property reporting, Dept. of Education reporting, and NCAA filings)
  • Provide support to end-users of the College’s payment processing systems
  • Perform periodic reviews of spending and transaction activity for policy compliance
• Fixed Asset and Capital Project Accounting
  • Maintain the College’s fixed asset database
    Assist with tracking capital projects and obtaining supporting information from project managers and campus departments.
  • Prepare quarterly capitalization and depreciation entries
  • Prepare fixed-asset-related financial statement disclosures and audit support
  • Maintain and implement procedures and best practices for fixed asset accounting
• Gift and Grant Accounting
  • Prepare monthly and quarterly gift and pledge analyses and collaborate with colleagues in the Office of Advancement to ensure proper accounting of gifts and pledges
  • Collaborate with colleagues in the Office of Research, Grants, and Sponsored Projects on grant management, including journal entry processing, financial reporting, invoicing, and compliance
• Other duties as assigned

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related discipline
• 1-3 years of accounting experience
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
• Strong attention to detail and organization skills
• A high level of integrity and comfort maintaining confidentiality
• Effective written and verbal communication and collaboration skills
• Self-motivated and able to work with minimal supervision once onboarded
• Ability to analyze information, research discrepancies, and solve problems
• Preference for applicants with experience in higher education or not-for-profit accounting
• Preference for applicants with experience with Banner Finance or a comparable ERP system

Applicants who will enrich the diversity of the campus community are strongly encouraged to apply. Stonehill College is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity.