Staff Accountant

RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES

• Provide accounting support for General Ledger and reconciliation process; reconcile accounts on a daily, weekly and monthly basis. This may include, but is not limited to: Cash, Accounts Payables and all student Accounts Receivable activity
• Prepare and maintain fixed assets and inventory reports
• Maintain and update tuition revenue reasonableness spreadsheet for each fiscal year by term and troubleshooting variances
• Assist in preparing monthly Board financial package
• Assist with the year-end audit
• Assist in the development of relevant financial reports to be used by the Institute
• Work using ad hoc reporting tools (i.e Access) to create reporting that will streamline various processes including fixed assets and external reporting
• Assist in developing, maintaining, updating and clearly communicating relevant policies, regulations and procedures related to accounting and cashiering functions
• Process Accounts Payable
• Work on special projects as needed
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Business Administration or Finance

Experience:  

• At least six to eight years work experience as an accountant or related position in an educational or government business office; experience using online electronic/computer financial information systems and spreadsheets, ability to read, analyse, interpret data; ability to write reports, ability to work with numbers accurately.

BTVI is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from qualified individuals across The Bahamas and the wider Diaspora.