Working at MIT offers opportunities, an environment, a culture – and benefits – that just aren’t found together anywhere else. If you’re curious, motivated, want to be part of a unique community, and help shape the future – then take a look at this opportunity.

STAFF ACCOUNTANT, ACCOUNTS PAYABLE, Office of the Vice President for Finance (VPF)-Accounts Payable (AP), to provide support for AP’s daily operations.  Will provide excellent customer service to the MIT community for AP-related issues for account feeds and processes. Responsibilities include performing month-end close activities for assigned accounts; serving on the customer service team and ensuring that telephone calls and emails are handled in a timely manner; researching issues, determining the cause of problems, and resolving or escalating as appropriate; analyzing data in financial reports and summarize findings; verifying and entering invoices and ensuring accuracy in accordance with VPF policies and procedures; informing members of the MIT community on accounting policies and procedures; serving as a back-up for the AP team in order to issue fast turnaround checks, payment runs, electronic requests for payment, file feeds and outgoing wire payments; and handling other duties and special projects as assigned. 

A full description is available at https://vpf.mit.edu/about-vpf/jobs-at-vpf.

Job Requirements

REQUIRED: bachelor’s degree; at least one year of experience in financial operations, preferably in accounting or account reconciliation; ability to pay close attention to details while manage multiple tasks under strict deadlines; demonstrated collaborative, interpersonal, and written and verbal communication skills; initiative and self-motivation; and adaptability/flexibility. Seek a proactive, customer-service oriented individual who is able to exercise good judgment, work as part of and add value to a team, identify and escalate problems/issues as they arise, manage assigned workload with minimal supervision, take ownership of and responsibility for tasks, and deliver assignments on time.

PREFERRED: general knowledge of accounting rules, experience in higher education accounting, and experience with SAP and database applications. Job #18670-6

MIT is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, ancestry, or national or ethnic origin.

MIT considers equivalent combinations of experience and education for certain jobs. All candidates who believe they possess equivalent experience and education are encouraged to apply.