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Accountant III Business Office

Position Number: 6544703
Location: Brockton, MA
Position Type: Business - Accounting

Accountant III Business Office

Location: Brockton, MA Category: Support Staff Posted On: Thu Sep 4 2025 Job Description:
Reporting directly to the Assistant Comptroller, the Accountant III will perform a variety of detail-oriented roles in support of the Business Office. This position is the primary Finance Department contact for grant accounting. This includes fiscal set-up of all new grant awards, oversite of non-financial aid grant expenditures and budgets. Provides advise to grant personnel at the College regarding available funds, budget guidelines, grant policies and allowable costs and fiscal reports documenting the use of grant funds. Assist the Assistant Comptroller in operations and troubleshooting issues that arise in the Business Office.

Responsibilities and Duties:

Implementation of fiscal set-up of all new grant awards.
Oversee the expenditures and budgets for all non-financial aid grants, including preparing budget feeds for Banner, reviewing employee related forms and reviewing and approval of purchase requests and invoices.
Provide expertise to grant personnel throughout the College regarding available funds, translation of budget guidelines, grant policies, allowable and unallowable costs associated with each grant.
Complete various fiscal reports documenting the use of grant funds including monthly cash reporting as needed.
Review grant accounting procedures to align with College internal control procedures.
Review budget for all grant funding and sign off on all grant PAF's and Direct Payment forms.
Receipt and tracking of Time & Effort forms to initiate re-classes as necessary for each grant. Complete JE's as necessary including accounts receivable, accounts payable, indirect costs, and corrections to grant records.
MMARS accounts payable entry and backup.
Perform various College general ledger account reconciliations.
Oversee the resolution of un-cashed checks. Initiate the return process for Financial Aid funds that are unclaimed. Performs the state reporting for unclaimed property sent to the Commonwealth of MA per state guidelines.
Maintain signature authorization for Accounts Payable.
Assist with questions regarding Business Office policies and procedures.
Train employees from various levels of the organization on Banner finance as it applies to their duties and responsibilities.
Create financial reports using Banner, Microsoft Excel and Argos reporting software.
Assist in the implementation of new technologies to improve administrative processes; assist in the drafting, reviewing, improving and implementation of accounting policies, procedures, and internal control processes.
Other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements:
Applicants must have at least (A) three years of full-time, or equivalent part-time, professional experience in accounting or auditing, of which at least (B) one year must have been in a supervisory, administrative or managerial capacity, or (C) any equivalent combination of the required experience and the substitutions below.

Substitutions:

I. An Associate's degree with a major in accounting, business administration or business management may be substituted for a maximum of one year of the required (A) experience. *
II. A Bachelor's degree with a major in accounting, business administration or business management may be substituted for a maximum of two years of the required (A) experience. *
III. A Graduate degree with a major in accounting, business administration or business management may be substituted for the required experience. *
*Education toward such a degree will be prorated on the basis of the proportion of the requirements actually completed.

Qualifications Required at Hire in All Levels in Series:

Knowledge of the principles and practices of accounting including terminology.
Ability to analyze and determine the applicability of accounting data, to draw conclusions and to make appropriate recommendations.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as financial reports, accounts and ledgers.
Ability to write concisely, to express thoughts clearly and to develop ideas in logical sequence.
Ability to perform mathematical calculations using formulae to solve accounting problems.
Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
Ability to maintain accurate records.
Ability to exercise discretion in handling confidential information.
Ability to work independently.
Ability to work in a team setting.

Preferred:

Experience with Ellucian's Banner system.
Demonstrated experience with computerized office systems, including; Microsoft Office applications such as Word, Access, Excel, Outlook, etc.; fluency in Excel preferred.
Excellent computer and customer service skills.
Experience with account reconciliations.
Strong planning, verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to work constructively with a diverse workforce.
Experience working in higher education.
Ability to interact with all sectors of the college community.
A Bachelor's degree or higher with a major in accounting.
Ability to integrate analytical thinking and creativity to continuously improve processes.

Applicants who do not meet the qualifications as stated above are encouraged to put in writing precisely how their background and experience have prepared them with the equivalent combination of education, training, and experience required for the responsibilities of this position.

Additional Information:
Position Status: AFSCME union position, full-time, state funded with benefits

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Salary: $2,422.89 bi-weekly, ($62,995.14 annually), Grade 18 Step 1

Worksite: Assignments will include all Massasoit sites.

Deadline to Apply: September 18, 2025

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