Accounting and Tax Specialist (SAL 09)

Accounting and Tax Specialist (SAL 09)

Minimum Qualifications Required: (please be specific and respond to every question; indicate none if not applicable)

Education required to ensure success in this position:
•    Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related area, required

Experience required to ensure success in this position:
•    Three or more years related experience, with substantive knowledge and experience across a wide variety of accounting functions.
•    Excellent interpersonal skills, diplomacy, ability to develop positive working relationships.
•    Eagerness to participate in continuing education.

Special skills, knowledge and abilities:
•    Interact with integrated computerized financial system;
•    Work independently and collaboratively;
•    Establish priorities;
•    Work under pressure of deadlines, and excellent follow-up skills.
•    Strong analytical skills.
•    Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel.
•    Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
•    Ability to write clearly and effectively, editing work for spelling and grammar.
•    Able to present numerical data effectively.
•    Able to foster an environment of strong ethics and integrity.
•    Knowledge base of non-profit accounting with a working knowledge of accounting and operational issues.
•    Practical knowledge of a wide range of business processes is highly desirable.
License, certification, or registration necessary:
•    Valid Driver’s License
•    Required background checks
•    CPA preferred            

Physical requirements:
•    Ability to navigate campus/public buildings and grounds
•    Sedentary work in office setting

Environmental conditions:
•    Work is in an interactive office environment

Ability to operate the following vehicles or equipment:
•    Standard office equipment: computer, fax, phone, etc.
•    Calculator
Brief summary of this position:
Assists the Controller with New Markets Tax Credit administration and compliance.  Oversees non-resident alien, payroll, and accountable plan tax compliance.  Maintains the Banner grant module.  Coordinates annual Retirement Plan audit and Single Audit under Uniform Guidance.  Assists with hydro project and planned giving administration and accounting.

Primary duties and responsibilities:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Regular and predictable attendance is essential. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  
•    Assists Controller with New Markets Tax Credit administration and compliance.
•    Oversees non-resident alien, payroll, and accountable plan tax compliance.
•    Reviews the preparation of annual IRS Form 990, 990-T, and 990-PF.
•    Reviews and approves all payroll tax returns, i.e. Form 941, various state and local payroll returns.
•    Completes and files annual IRS Forms 1042 and 1042-S.
•    Coordinates annual Retirement Plan Audit and IRS Form 5500 preparation.
•    Maintains grant module in Banner.
•    Assists with year-end grant reporting and preparation of annual Schedule of Federal Expenditures.
•    Coordinates annual Single Audit under Uniform Guidance.
•    Assists Controller with hydro project administration and accounting.
•    Assists with planned giving administration and accounting.
Other roles/duties will be assigned as necessary to assist the College in the attainment of the goals set forth and the enhancement of a positive, respectful learning environment for all staff, faculty and students.

Founded in 1855, Berea College achieved national
distinction as the first coeducational and interracial college in the South.
Berea has a longstanding commitment to interracial education and is one of the
most racially diverse private liberal arts colleges in the United States. With
an emphasis on service to Appalachia and beyond, Berea enrolls 1,600 students
from 43 states and U.S.
territories and more than 70 countries. Berea
College admits students who are unable to afford tuition and provides all of
them a no-tuition promise, valued at more than $178,000. Berea’s
students excel in the College’s supportive yet demanding academic environment,
and many are the first in their families to attend college. As one of only nine
federally recognized Work Colleges, all Berea students are expected to work
10-12 hours weekly in various positions across campus. Berea College was again
named one of the nation’s “Best Institutions for Undergraduates to Earn their College
Degree” in the 2022 edition of The Princeton Review’s book, The Best 387
Colleges. Berea also appeared on four other lists within the publication:
Best Colleges in the Southeast; Best Value Colleges; Best Green Colleges; and
Tuition Free Schools. Berea College is ranked #148 by The Princeton Review –
the highest-ranked Kentucky college, and the #3 “Best Value College” in the
nation. Berea is one of only two private institutions ranked in the Top 10 for Value
in the Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education (THE) 2022 College
Rankings. The Washington Monthly ranks Berea College #13 among
the nation’s liberal arts colleges, recognizing Berea for maintaining
“consistently high rankings thanks to their economic diversity, relatively
strong graduation rates, and commitment to meeting students’ financial need.” U.S.
News and World Report Rankings lists Berea as #30 among National Liberal
Arts Colleges, including ranking Berea #1 in Service Learning, #2 for Most
Innovative Schools, #3 in Co-ops/Internships, #4 in First-year Experiences, and
tied for #13 in Best Undergraduate Teaching.

Located where the Bluegrass Region meets the Cumberland Mountains,
the town of Berea (pop. 16,000) lies forty miles south of Lexington and is
approximately two hours from Cincinnati, Louisville, and Knoxville. More information
about Berea College is available at www.berea.edu.

Berea College, in light of its mission in the tradition
of impartial love and social equality, welcomes all people of the earth to
learn and work here.

Berea College is always looking for talented, self-motivated individuals to join our team. If you think you are ready to be a part of an exciting team, then we encourage you to continue with this applicant friendly, online job application!

Berea College is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.

Note to Prospective Employees:

Each year, Berea College Public Safety publishes an annual report to the campus to make public crime statistics, policies, and procedures for Berea College.  This Annual Security Report, required by the Jeane Clery Act, Minger Act, and the Student Right To Know Act is now available for review.  For a full, printable version of the ASR, you can click here: https://www.berea.edu/public-safety/annual-security-report-2019/

For a policy-by-policy version that is easier to read and browse, please visit Public Safety’s website here: https://www.berea.edu/public-safety/annual-security-report-2019/