Staff Accountant – Princeton.

NJLM; Princeton (NJ); On-site; USD 65,000 - 89,000; Full time

Job summary

The Municipality of Princeton is seeking a detail-oriented Staff Accountant to join its Finance Department. The successful candidate will support day-to-day financial operations, with emphasis on banking and cash management, general ledger maintenance, and escrow account administration.

Key duties include daily and monthly bank reconciliations, monitoring cash positions, processing wire transfers and ACH payments, and liaising with municipal banking institutions to resolve discrepancies while

Qualifications

• Bank reconciliations and ledger maintenance in a municipal setting.
• Cash management including monitoring cash positions and reporting.
• Compliance with GAAP and state/municipal accounting standards.

Responsibilities

• perform daily and monthly bank reconciliations across all municipal accounts
• monitor cash positions and assist with cash flow reporting
• process and verify wire transfers, ACH transactions, and electronic payments
• serve as a liaison with municipal banking institutions to resolve discrepancies
• maintain and reconcile general ledger accounts in accordance with GAAP and applicable state and municipal accounting standards
• Must satisfy physical, drug screen and criminal background check
• NJ residency required by State Statute

Job description

The Municipality of Princeton is seeking a detail‑oriented reliable Staff Accountant to join its Finance Department. The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting the municipality's day‑to‑day financial operations, with particular emphasis on banking and cash management, general ledger maintenance, and escrow account administration. This is an excellent opportunity for an accounting professional to contribute to the sound fiscal management of local government.

• perform daily and monthly bank reconciliations across all municipal accounts
• monitor cash positions and assist with cash flow reporting
• process and verify wire transfers, ACH transactions, and electronic payments
• serve as a liaison with municipal banking institutions to resolve discrepancies
• maintain and reconcile general ledger accounts in accordance with GAAP and applicable state and municipal accounting standards
• Must satisfy physical, drug screen and criminal background check
• NJ residency required by State Statute

An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V

Full‑time $65,000 - $89,000