Senior Accountant

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or equivalent work experience required
• Minimum of 3 years' relevant work experience

Additional Qualifications and Skills

Education, Experience, Skills:

• Bachelor's degree required. Degree in accounting or finance preferred.
• Three or more years of business experience in accounting, finance, or a related field.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, customer service, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong attention to detail along with consistent exercise of discretion, independent judgment and initiative required.
• Must have the ability to work independently and part of a team with minimal supervision.
• Must have the ability to prioritize and manage time.
• Must have the ability to handle multiple time-sensitive functions and changing assignments.
• Must demonstrate proficiency with MS Office, including Excel, and the ability to learn and utilize numerous accounting systems.
• Must have demonstrated experience with financial systems and data query tools. Experience with Oracle Financial and Transact systems preferred.

Additional Information:

• The schedule for this position is Monday-Friday, 40 hours.
• Harvard University requires pre-employment reference and background screening.
• Harvard University is unable to provide work authorization and/or visa sponsorship.
• This position has a 90-day orientation and review period.

continued from Job-Specific Responsibilities section:

Identify opportunities and initiatives for continuous improvement in accounting and financial reporting processes, increasing accuracy, and quality, sharing results and collaborating with the respective CS Business Unit as well as CSFA leadership

• Gain an understanding of key internal controls as well as policies and procedures related to transactions to ensure compliance.
• Maintain best practices for accounting operations while driving and documenting process improvement and leveraging technology solutions where possible.
• Develop knowledge and skills in the use of CS or University systems that support transactions and/or reports necessary to CS accounting operations.
• Key member in User Acceptance Testing and system implementation for the systems used to support CS core operations, identifying critical business areas that need to be tested, working with team to develop and implement test plan, identity and resolve issues, collaborating closely with CS HUIT and external consultants.
• Collaborates with Business Units (BU) operation teams, CS HUIT, central offices and/or external customers to resolve accounting issues and re-design business or system processes.
• Document procedures related to job duties and designs and implements improvements to existing processes.

Customer Service

• Ensure timely, accurate, and professional customer service is provided to CS customers and the University community.
• Develop and maintain productive partnerships with colleagues and customers within the Harvard community.

Other

• Work with others in the CS Financial Services team on special projects.
• Serve as back up for critical activities and cross-train with other team members, as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Working Conditions

• Work is performed in an office setting
• Work format: Hybrid

Additional Information

The health of our workforce is a priority for Harvard University. With that in mind, we strongly encourage all employees to be up-to-date on CDC-recommended vaccines.