Position Detail - Accountant

Position Type: Staff Full-Time (Hybrid)

Hours per week: 37.5   

Weeks per year: 52

Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to 5:00 pm 

Department Summary & Job Purpose:

The College's Controller's Office expertly handles a range of financial responsibilities. These include accounts payable, accounts receivable (excluding student accounts), cashiering, purchasing, purchasing cards, trusts, estates, gift and grant accounting, and tax and financial reporting. The Accountant plays an important role in executing these general accounting duties.

Core Job Duties and Responsibilities: 

• The Accountant is responsible for carrying out the College's general accounting function. Areas of responsibility include tax reporting and withholding for foreign nationals, fixed asset accounting,
  sales, meals tax returns, and various account reconciliations. This position reports to the Controller.
• The Accountant will prepare and file monthly sales and meals tax returns and determine the tax status of foreign nationals, advise on appropriate withholding, and prepare required filings; prepare schedules and working papers for the various College audits; perform monthly reconciliations of various balance sheet accounts, including certain cash accounts, preparing various monthly and year-end journal entries, and working on other assigned projects as needed.
• We seek an individual who can work accurately under time pressures and deadlines and is detail-oriented with good analytical and quantitative skills. The candidate should be able to handle multiple
  projects, can work well independently and as part of a team with willingness and ability to learn new technologies and other skills. The candidate must possess excellent written and oral communication and interpersonal skills.

Qualifications: 

• We seek an individual with a Bachelor's degree in accounting or a related field who can work accurately under time pressures and deadlines, is detail-oriented with good judgment, and has analytical and quantitative skills.
• Two years of general accounting experience.
• Able to handle multiple projects, can work well independently and as part of a team with willingness and ability to learn new technologies and other skills.
• Must possess excellent written and oral communication skills and have effective interpersonal skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with micro and/or mainframe computer accounting applications; Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel and Access.
• Experience in tax reporting for foreign nationals is desirable.
• Experience with nonprofit accounting and Infor Lawson and/or OneSource Nonresident Alien Taxation software (Windstar) a plus.

License/Certifications:

• None required

Compliance Requirements: 

• Mount Holyoke College is committed to providing a safe and secure environment supported by qualified employees that will allow all its students, faculty, staff, and associated with them to carry out its mission successfully. The College will conduct appropriate background checks for all new hires as a condition of employment. Mount Holyoke has designated the Office of Human Resources as the office responsible for ensuring that background checks (CORI, SORI, Credit History, & Driver Credential) are completed and utilized in the hiring process and Five College Office of Compliance and Risk Management as the office responsible for facilitating background checks as articulated in this policy.

Physical Demands: 

• Sedentary work

Working Conditions: 

• This is an administrative/office job, and the employee is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions.  

Background Checks:

Mount Holyoke College is committed to providing a safe and secure environment, supported by qualified employees that will allow all its students, faculty, staff, and associated with them to carry out its mission successfully. The College will conduct appropriate background checks for all new hires as a condition of employment. Mount Holyoke has designated the Office of Human Resources as the office responsible for ensuring that background checks (CORI, SORI, Credit History, & Driver Credential) are completed and utilized in the hiring process and Five College Office of Compliance and Risk Management as the office responsible for facilitating background checks as articulated in this policy.

Special Instructions for Applicants: 

Apply online; application materials must include:

1. A cover letter summarizing interests and qualifications
2. A complete resume or curriculum vitae
3. Contact information for 3 professional references

Mount Holyoke College is a women’s college that is gender diverse. The College is committed to providing all employees and students equal access and opportunity in employment and education. In compliance with state and federal law, Mount Holyoke College does not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, color, genetic information, sex, national or ethnic origin, religion, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, ancestry, veteran or military status, or any other legally protected status under federal, state or local law. The College does not discriminate based on gender in recruiting and admitting students to its graduate program.

Mount Holyoke College is an Equal Opportunity Employer.