Reporting to the Director of Accounts & Analytics, the Staff Accountant is a key member of the Student Accounting Services team and maintains a lead role in the activity analysis and reconciliation in Boston University's cash, liability, student receivable, and clearing accounts, totaling more than $2B.

 

Major duties of this position include:

Responsible for general ledger clearing accounts and student receivable reconciliations and audit requests using Excel, third party reporting tools, and the SAP Business Warehouse. Identifies business process improvements and/or system enhancements that can reduce uncleared/unmatched items and improve data quality and reporting. Creates metrics to be used to analyze processes and procedures to improve efficiency. Documents, communicates, and trains staff involved in the reconciliation process.