Accountant (Accounting Degree) Job at 22nd Century Technologies in Virginia Stat

Job Title: Financial Services Specialist I/ Fiscal Assistant Location: Petersburg, VA 23806 Duration: 06+ Months Work hours: 8:00 am to 4:00 pm or 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Required Skills: Experience preparing reconciliations (bank, expenditure, etc.). Journal Entry Preparation. Data analysis. Data entry and verification. Strong skill set in Microsoft Excel. Job Description: Assist the General Accounting Office in maintaining daily operations by performing duties in the areas of reconciliations (suspense accounts and unearned/deferred revenue), deposit certificate review and processing, online journal processing in the Banner and/or Cardinal accounting systems, and maintenance/safeguarding of processed financial transactions. Mandatory Skill: Experience in accounting and finance is required. More accounting experience, especially in the area of reconciliations of large amounts of data to include preparing and processing adjusting journal entries. Also, there is a large amount of on-line data entry. Role and Responsibilities: Completes the monthly suspense accounts and unearned/deferred revenue reconciliations. Prepares adjusting entries as needed. Reviews and processes suspense account deposit certificate (DC) transactions and journal entries received from the Cash & Investments' Office. Keys online Cardinal and/or Banner transactions. Downloads the Student Banner Feed transactions and prepares the Cardinal journal on a weekly basis or more often as requested. Reviews the REDI VA website on a daily basis and prepares the deposit certificate(s) and Banner journal(s) for student related EDI wire deposits. Reviews and prepares the Banner journal(s) related to Agency-to-Agency (ATA) funds transfer-in. Reviews, codes, and updates the Funds Transfer Form Log for all suspense account related transactions. Reviews monthly interdepartmental transfer journals (SPCC, UTS, Postage, Travel/Motor Pool, Print Management, and Locksmith) for completeness. Prepares the associated Banner FUPLOAD forms and Cardinal spreadsheet journals for processing. Reviews, logs, files, stores, and safeguards processed transactions to ensure compliance with decentralization requirements. Assist as needed in Banner/Cardinal data entry in absence of co-workers. Assist as needed with the preparation of desk procedures to standardize work flow. Skills Required: Accounting Degree. Ability to carry out instructions quickly and accurately Advanced computer proficiencies in MS Office with the ability to efficiently learn new technologies. Emphasis is placed on proficiency in MS Excel and ACCESS. Ability to key data accurately from printed forms. Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment. Good verbal and written communication skills. Ability to work as part of a team and independently. Reporting Relationships: General Accounting Manager. Assistant Controller.