Senior Accountant

Posting Details

Position Information Title Senior Accountant Department Accounting Office Regular or Temporary Regular Hours Per Week 40 FLSA Determination Exempt Weeks Per Year 52 Open Date 03/21/2025 Open Until Filled Yes Full or Part Time Full Time Position Summary Trinity is a highly selective, independent, nonsectarian liberal arts institution located in the capital city of Hartford, Connecticut. The college maintains a rigorous academic profile complemented by a vibrant co-curricular program. With more than 2,100 full-time undergraduate students, representing forty-three states and ninety-one countries, we consider our location in a culturally and socioeconomically diverse capital city to be among Trinity’s most distinctive assets; and we cultivate strong connections with our surrounding neighbors and with institutions and organizations throughout Hartford and the region. As a preeminent liberal arts college in an urban setting, Trinity College prepares students to be bold, independent thinkers who lead transformative lives.

The Senior Accountant role is required to perform complicated accounting functions and procedures in accordance with GAAP for a non-profit institution of higher education to help maintain the College’s audit, accounting, reporting functions and responsibilities. This position assists the VP for Finance, the AVP for Finance, Controller, and Assistant Controller in carrying out the policies and procedures for the overall accounting functions of the College. This position will work jointly with other members of the Accounting team to provide coverage across all areas and have opportunities for cross training.

Primary responsibilities for the position include:

• Support timely month-end close processes by completing reconciliations
• Review and post journal entries to the General Ledger related to accounts payable, benefits, fund transfers, banking activities, gifts, tuition payments, and other transactions
• Calculate the payments to be processed, process voids, review cleared checks when requested
• Oversee accounts payable functions, ensuring timely and accurate processing of invoices and collaboration with other departments
• Support accounting for endowment transactions related to investment managers, endowment draw calculations and tracking, and creation of new endowments
• Calculate month-end/year-end allocation entries
• Assist in routine System Upgrades/Testing
• Assist in annual 1099 tax reporting and PCI compliance
• Serve as a liaison to other departments across campus including Development, Athletics, Office of Study Away
• Perform other related duties as assigned and based on departmental need.

Qualifications Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree, preferred majors include Accounting, Finance, or Business
• 3 years of work experience
• Accounting skills
• Good time management skills with the ability to prioritize work
• Excellent customer service skills
• Ability to perform data entry with a high degree of accuracy
• Ability to evaluate information, interpret, and analyze data
• Ability to uphold a professional code of ethics and maintain confidentiality

Preferred:

• 5 or more years of work experience
• Experience with Fund Accounting or Higher Education Accounting
• Experience with PeopleSoft or Oracle Cloud