General Accountant

Overview

This position is based at our Virginia Beach, VA campus location.

Transform your Career at ECPI University

Since 1966, ECPI University’s employees have been dedicated to helping students achieve their academic and career goals through our unique education model.  Our culture is to prioritize our students’ success through the support of our dynamic team and industry focused curriculum. 

ECPI University provides a stable work environment, with professional growth opportunities, and competitive benefits. If you are interested in joining us in making a difference in students’ lives, we would love to hear from you to discuss the opportunity.

Benefits of Employment

ECPI University provides comprehensive benefits, some of which are highlighted below:

• Tuition scholarship program available to full-time employees and their immediate family members after 90 days of employment
• Competitive compensation and medical/dental benefit plans
• 401(k) participation with possible employer contributions

We are seeking a General Accountant to update and maintain financial records to student accounts, analyze information to prepare reports, balance sheet reconciliations, cash account reconciliations, interact with other members of the University administrative staff and campuses to ensure accounting processes and procedures are being followed. 

Responsibilities

• Maintenance and reconciliation of student account ledgers
• Perform reconciliation of banking activity
• Process and reconcile payments from multiple sources
• Execute data entry and reconciliation for bank accounts
• Prepare audit schedules as required for multiple 3rd parties (DOE, external auditors, banking information, etc.)
• Work on select sub-systems (both internal and external) as needed for monthly reconciliation
• Interact with 3rd parties regarding student payment information

Qualifications

Education / Work Experience:

• Bachelors degree preferred or relevant work experience
• Work experience to include general ledger accounting for multiple locations including, but not limited to, journal entries, bank reconciliation, and deposit reconciliation, two years preferred
• Previous experience in Microsoft General Dynamics (Great Plains) system a plus

Skills / Abilities:

• Ability to quickly master new concepts, programs and computer applications
• Highe proficiency with MS Office, specifically Excel
• Ability to organize and prioritize work flow
• Ability to work efficiently with high level of accuracy
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Ability to work with minimal supervision

ECPI University is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.