Accountant II

Make a difference at one of Florida’s premier institutions for education in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). Florida Polytechnic University, ranked the No. 1 public college in the region by U.S. News and World Report, offers a unique working environment that encourages faculty and staff to be part of a culture that prizes collaboration, innovation, and the willingness to go above and beyond to ensure our students and University succeed. Florida Poly offers a small campus academic environment where students form connections with their faculty and peers as they pursue high-value degrees in engineering and applied sciences. The University is equipped with cutting-edge facilities and equipment and two award-winning, architecturally distinct academic buildings. Its evolving curriculum, designed to meet the needs of industry and provide a life-long educational foundation for students, has helped the institution grow in prominence since its opening in 2014. Florida Poly’s deliberately small classes, affordability, and outstanding graduate outcomes have helped it earn recognitions such as being named a top value school, in the top 25 nationally for affordability, and in the top five best universities in the South for tech students. Accredited by ABET and SACSCOC, Florida Poly is educating some of the brightest minds in Florida and attracting standout talent from across the nation.     JOB TITLE     Accountant II     JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY     The Accountant II performs advanced accounting functions for Florida Polytechnic University and the Florida Polytechnic University Foundation, Inc., including reconciliations, monitoring, analysis, budgeting, and financial reporting. The position reviews and posts routine and non-routine journal entries; prepares and reviews account reconciliations, financial statements, audit schedules, and management reports; and helps ensure transactions are valid, complete, accurate, properly authorized, classified, and recorded in the appropriate period. The position supports Foundation financial operations and institutional accounting for grants and contracts, financial aid, and accounts receivable, while providing responsive guidance to university stakeholders. This position reports to the University Controller, with a dotted line to the Chief Development Officer.     JOB DESCRIPTION     Responsibilities: Foundation Accounting - 40% Perform general Foundation accounting functions, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, general ledger activity, adjusting journal entries, monthly bank reconciliations, payroll deductions, and donation-related fees. 10% Coordinate and support year-end financial audit activities and preparation or filing of IRS Form 990; prepare audit schedules, reconciliations, supporting documentation, and responses to auditor inquiries. 10% Prepare, review, and analyze Foundation financial statements and monthly or quarterly financial reports for the…