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Bellarmine University Office of Business Affairs has an opening for a Staff Accountant.  This is a regular, full-time position with normal working hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, although evening and weekend hours may be necessary depending on work demands.  This position will be responsible for various account reconciliations, tracking of restricted funds and performing year-end audit procedures.  The duties include, but are not limited to:

• Review and record daily bank transactions via journal entry including utilizing third-party websites, initiate electronic bank wires and ACHs; Banking responsibilities will encompass approximately 1/3 of the total work load
• Manage university gift accounts
• Track and approve financial expenditures of gifted funds in compliance with donor restrictions
• Report on endowed funds annually, and other gift funds as requested
• Develop and administer a system for providing direction to appropriate personnel re: funding & spending activities of gifted funds
• Coordinate accounts in the financial accounting system
• Research and recommend solutions for accounting issues as needed
• Prepare and input journal entries and reconciles accounts
• Assist with year-end close and external audit work

This position requires a bachelor's degree in accounting or finance.  One to two years of experience in accounting or related field is preferred.  The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate their ability to analyze data and communicate clearly.  The candidate must be able to work collaboratively and interact positively within a diverse, multi-cultural environment.  The candidate must also be proficient in the use of Microsoft Excel.

Bellarmine University is committed to core values of diversity, equity and inclusion and embraces diversity in our workforce among members of faculty, staff and administration. We remain committed to affirmative actions, policies, procedures and attitudes necessary to continue to build and retain a diverse and equitable workforce. We will demonstrate a fully realized and lived commitment to equity and inclusion, empowering all members of our increasingly diverse community and supporting them to achieve their full potential. As part of Bellarmine's commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, we will seek to ensure that all aspects of employment, including recruitment, selection, job assignment, training, compensation, benefits, discipline, promotion, layoff and termination processes remain free of discrimination based upon race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other protected class.

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About Bellarmine University

Bellarmine University is a dynamic, growing university with a strong liberal arts focus in the Catholic higher education tradition and a bold vision for the future. Bellarmine has undergraduate and graduate enrollment of nearly 4,000 students, and continues to add new academic programs while maintaining small class sizes and personal attention to students. Bellarmine is listed in the Princeton Review's Best 382 Colleges, is one of the top 15 Southern regional universities in U.S. News and World Report's 2018 college rankings, and is a top university in Forbes' list of America's best colleges. In a survey by The Princeton Review, students praised Bellarmine as a place that is "welcoming to every single person and makes an effort to include everyone." Bellarmine students, faculty and staff engage in more than 25,000 cumulative hours of service each year, in Louisville and around the nation and world. Bellarmine is located on a scenic 175-acre campus in the Highlands neighborhood of Louisville, KY, which Glassdoor recently recognized one of the nation's top 10 cities where pay goes the furthest, and National Geographic calls it a top 10 food city. ZipRecruiter calls Louisville a top 1...0 city for job seekers, thanks in part to its central location and low unemployment. Louisville is within a day's drive of two-thirds of the U.S. population. Bellarmine is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer and encourages applicants with diverse backgrounds to apply. Bellarmine University is committed to core values of diversity, equity and inclusion and embraces diversity in our workforce among members of faculty, staff and administration. We remain committed to affirmative actions, policies, procedures and attitudes necessary to continue to build and retain a diverse and equitable workforce. We will demonstrate a fully realized and lived commitment to equity and inclusion, empowering all members of our increasingly diverse community and supporting them to achieve their full potential. As part of Bellarmine's commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, we will seek to ensure that all aspects of employment, including recruitment, selection, job assignment, training, compensation, benefits, discipline, promotion, layoff and termination processes remain free of discrimination based upon race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected class.

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