| Position Summary – Handle various accounting functions including bank/investment account reconciliations, general ledger maintenance, survey completion, and financial analysis. Supervision Received/Supervision Exercised – This position reports to the Controller Essential Functions: - Complete monthly bank account reconciliations
- Complete monthly, quarterly, and annual investment reconciliations
- Perform regular general ledger account analysis and reconciliations
- Prepare and/or post journal entries
- Complete various financial surveys
- Assist with software system development and implementation
- Train and assist student intern with assigned tasks
- Serve as the back-up for financial services offices support positions
- Manage spring term accounts
- Perform financial analysis and develop presentation materials
- Reconcile balance sheet accounts on monthly basis, including third party loan funds
- Perform internal audits as necessary
- Assist with Student Services Center customer support
- Assist with maintaining Active.com
- Financial report writing and creation
- Assist with external audits
- Oversee and prepare financial reports for external grants
- Preparation of various tax return and annual filings
- Handle escheats reporting
- Serve as member on Administrative Council
Required Qualifications: - Bachelor’s degree in accounting
- Minimum of 5 years in higher education or non-profit accounting
- Excellent technology skills
- Effective communicator / good people skills
Preferred Qualifications: - CPA
- Experience with Ellucian and/or Softdocs software packages
- Work experience in a business office setting
Physical Requirements – Ability to sit at a desk and use a computer for approximately eight hours per day. The above duties and responsibilities are meant to be illustrative and will include other duties as assigned. Application Process: Interested candidates must submit an Alma College Application, letter of interest, a current resume and the name, address, email, and phone number of three professional references to Cassie Tennant, Controller at careers@alma.edu. Deadline for applications is Tuesday, December 31, 2019. For an Alma College application please go to: https://www.alma.edu/live/files/3085-employment-application. Alma College is a selective, baccalaureate liberal arts college committed to academic excellence and development of responsible leaders. Alma’s undergraduates thrive on challenging academic programs in a supportive, small-college environment emphasizing active, collaborative learning and close student-faculty interaction. Alma is a private Phi Beta Kappa institution located in the center of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula. Alma College is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse faculty, staff and student body. For more information about the College and available positions, visit www.alma.edu/jobs. *Incomplete applications will not be considered. | 
