5083 - Accountant

POSITION SUMMARY:
This position reports to the Senior International/Tax Financial Analyst and is responsible for providing financial and administrative support (such as, gathering and in loading of financial and budget data) in the management of SEI International Operations such as Q-CERT and SEI-Europe and the Research, Technology, and System Solutions (RTSS) Program.  The duties include: advise and assist with budgets and financial planning; develop, formulate, and maintain financial summary, trends and variance reports; collect, organize, and in-load budget data; perform budget and forecast analysis; handle monthly account reconciliation; determine accounting errors and process and track payroll redistributions and journal entries; review accounts for sufficient funding  for  purchase and travel requests; assist in the development and improvement of financial reporting processes and with Quarterly Financial Reviews, Internal Reviews, and Project Management Reviews.

This position also supports the preparation of all necessary information required for the filing of various international and domestic tax returns. This position will assist the Senior International/Tax Financial Analyst in the gathering of data and the preparation of reports for SEI and CMU management regarding the SEI’s international business activities.  This position will also assist in the gathering of financial and physical presence data by city and country to be used in the preparation of international and domestic tax returns.  This position will be responsible for assisting the Senior International/Tax Financial Analyst with the maintenance of excel databases that support the SEI’s international business activities and its international/domestic tax filing requirements.


Education/Training:
The qualified candidate must have
•Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business Administration or related field, or equivalent combination of training and experience
•Familiarity with databases (i.e. Oracle or Hyperion), word processing packages (i.e. Microsoft Word), and spreadsheets (i.e. Microsoft excel)

Licenses:
None.

Experience:
The qualified candidate must have minimum two years experience working in a budget or financial planning office (preferably in a fast-paced technical environment that includes interactions with internal and external customers) and working knowledge of financial reporting methods, budgets, and financial practices and procedures.  The candidate should also have a skilled, in-depth usage of spreadsheets (Excel), databases and word processing packages.

Skills/Abilities:
The qualified candidate must be able to maintain and understand complex spreadsheets and accept responsibilities for accuracy.  The qualified candidate must also have the ability to pay close attention to detail plus strong analytical skills.

The qualified candidate must be able to:

•Work closely with all levels of personnel including senior management inside and outside the SEI
•Ability to enhance communication flow regarding financial matters through the institute
•Excellent verbal and written communication skills
•Work independently and on teams
•Willingly take on new tasks and assume responsibility

The qualified candidate must also be skilled in:

•Maintaining interpersonal relationships and communication
•Have strong organizational, analytical, reasoning, and problem solving skills
•Prioritizing work and handling multiple tasks simultaneously
•Use of databases, spreadsheets (i.e Microsoft Excel), and word processing packages

Mobility:
The candidate must be able to work in a normal sedentary position with some mobility (e.g. accessing internal SEI offices).

Environmental Conditions:
The candidate must be able to work in a normal office setting in close contact with a CRT.

Mental:
The qualified candidate must have the ability to work under pressure with frequent interruptions, while maintaining the ability to focus on detail and produce high-quality accurate information.

Other:
The candidate must be able to work outside of normal business hours due to workload fluctuation.


ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
(1) Assists with monthly processing of  SEI’s International Operations and the  Research, Technology, and System Solutions Program financial and account receivable data and preparing financial reports, summaries, trends and variance reports.  Correct accounting errors and determine which accounts and projects, tasks and awards should be charged. Complete, process and track payroll redistributions and journals entries.  Prepare reports and analysis for internal and external reviews in support of International Operations and Research, Technology, and System Solutions Program.

(2) Gather, review and verify budget information and in-load the data into the SEI’s planning  system; perform budget and forecast analysis; and  run and verify Hyperion (budget/forecasting system) reports.

(3) Assists in the preparation of all necessary information required for the filing of various international and domestic tax returns.

(4) Works directly with Senior International/Tax FA for high-level project assistance and assists with quarterly financial reporting and reviews, budgets and forecasts, etc. for the SEI international activities.

(5) Reviews accounts for sufficient funding for purchase and travel requests.

(6) Other duties as required.


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