Boston College Introduction

Founded in 1863, Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university located six miles from downtown Boston with an enrollment of 9,484 full-time undergraduates and 5,250 graduate and professional students. Ranked 35 among national universities, Boston College has 888 full-time and 1,281 FTE faculty, 2,711 non-faculty employees, an operating budget of $1.4 billion, and an endowment in excess of $3.5 billion.

Job Description

The Fiscal Specialist will be responsible for processing and regular reporting of accounts receivable and accounts payable, vouchers and expense reimbursement for CCC staff and faculty, including expenditures funded by operating, gift, and grant budgets.

Perform bookkeeping and accounting functions Necessary for monthly reconciliation and reporting.

• Responsible for day-to-day bookkeeping operations for CCC $4 million+ operating budget

• Oversees compliance to organizational and University financial policies

• Communicates financial policy to CCC managers and staff

• Interacts with departments outside of CCC including purchasing, payroll, Office of Sponsored programs and Accounts Payable.

• Responsible for all invoicing ( volume), including membership renewal schedule, manages payroll for weekly paid staff and student employees

• Works with Director of Operations and Associate Director to maintain financial integrity of CCC records and systems

• Bill customers and maintain billing files for all accounts * Process accounts payable including purchase orders, check requisitions for BC, outside vendors, and consultants, and staff expense reimbursement

• Respond to inquiries from customers and vendors regarding fees, invoices, payments and refunds

• Process and monitor accounts receivable for department membership and all product and service lines

• Prepare accurate membership report and forecast monthly

• Deposit to the University income from all sources

• Make general ledger entries

• Budget transfers for University and grant accounts

• Responsible for all Customer Financial Information requests - Supplier Data, W-9's, Charitable Contribution Receipts

• Assist Director of Operations in all operational aspects, financial reporting, and administrative records for monthly and quarterly analysis with reconciling department accounting records with University record

• Assist Director of Operations with preparing monthly income statements and other financial reports

• Supervision and hiring of student employees

Position Details:

Department: 057401 - Ctr-Corp Citizenship

Position: 00013913 - Fiscal Specialist

Grade: 2ND

Hiring Range: $25.85/hr to $32.31/hr. Pay rate commensurate with relevant experience.

Requirements

• Functional knowledge of accounting principles and practice

• Ability to learn Peachtree or equivalent software

• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel

• Ability to quickly learn University accounting system

• Ability to interact effectively with professional staff and corporate clientele

• Accounting coursework preferred

Minimum of 3 years performing bookkeeping function for business or large non-profit organization

Closing Statement

Boston College offers a broad and competitive range of benefits depending on your job classification eligibility:

• Tuition remission for Employees

• Tuition remission for Spouses and Children who meet eligibility requirements

• Generous Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

• Low-Cost Life Insurance

• Eligibility for both University-Funded 401k and Employer-Sponsored 403b Retirement Plans

• Paid Holidays Annually

• Generous Sick and Vacation Pay

• Additional benefits can be found on https://www.bc.edu/employeehandbook

Boston College conducts pre-employment background checks as part of the hiring process.

Boston College is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. In concert with our Jesuit, Catholic mission, Boston College is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty and staff committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment and strongly encourages applications for women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and covered veterans. To learn more about how BC supports diversity and inclusion throughout the university please visit the Office for Institutional Diversity at https://www.bc.edu/diversity .

Boston College's Notice of Nondiscrimination can be viewed at https://www.bc.edu/nondiscrimination .