Staff Accountant

Lycoming College is hiring a Staff Accountant to join our Business Office team

Lycoming College, one of the nation’s oldest residential liberal arts and sciences colleges, invites candidates for its  Staff Accountant role. This is a full-time year-round position that is benefits eligible.


Who We Are:

Founded in 1812, Lycoming College is one of the nation’s oldest and most respected liberal arts colleges. Today, our community of 1,200 active learners from 26 states and territories and 13 countries comprises a student body that is 31 percent domestic students of the global majority or international, all of whom work with our renowned scholars to craft customized combinations of market-driven majors, minors and concentrations across our 52+ academic programs. Students compete in 20 NCAA Division III sports, participate in faculty-driven research, thrive in a robust program of internship experiences, and study abroad in more than two dozen countries. Lycoming College has one of the highest endowment-per-student ratios in the country. The institution is a member of the Annapolis Group of Liberal Arts Colleges and is recognized by U.S. News as a top 100 National Liberal Arts College and the No. 21 Best Value School. Lycoming College is dedicated to providing a high-quality liberal arts and sciences education for all students. Learn more at 

The College proudly celebrates and values the principles of inclusive excellence. In its 2021 Strategic Plan, Lycoming College committed to recruiting more faculty and staff from historically underrepresented groups. The community works to foster an inclusive campus community and to support the success of all faculty, staff and students. The College recognizes that a community formed of a wide range of backgrounds and experiences benefits all its members and serves to advance Lycoming’s goal of preparing graduates to become ethical, informed, and engaged individuals

Lycoming College is an equal opportunity employer.

What will I do in this role?

• Purchasing Card Administration: Coordinate the College purchasing card program, including cardholder setup and closure, transaction review, receipt and documentation tracking, coding, monthly reconciliation, policy compliance, user support, and follow-up on outstanding or disputed items.
• Account Reconciliations: Prepare timely reconciliations of assigned general ledger, bank, clearing, and subsidiary accounts; research variances; document reconciling items; and coordinate corrective action through resolution.
• Student Club and Organization Accounting: Maintain accounting records for student clubs and organizations, review deposits and expenditures, monitor balances and activity, assist advisors and student leaders with financial procedures, and help ensure transactions are appropriately authorized, documented, and recorded.
• Journal Entries: Prepare, verify, enter, and retain support for recurring and nonrecurring journal entries, allocations, accruals, reclassifications, and corrections in accordance with established approval procedures.
• Daily Financial Monitoring: Monitor assigned accounts, interfaces, transaction queues, exception reports, and cash or clearing activity; identify unusual or incomplete transactions; and escalate significant concerns to the Controller.
• Month-End and Year-End Close: Complete assigned close tasks, confirm cutoff and posting accuracy, reconcile supporting schedules to the general ledger, and provide documentation needed for audit and financial reporting.
• Internal Controls and Compliance: Follow and help maintain sound internal controls, separation of duties, record-retention practices, and College financial policies; promptly report control gaps, policy exceptions, or suspected irregularities.
• Campus Support: Respond to routine accounting inquiries, explain Business Office procedures, provide training or guidance to cardholders and student organization representatives, and collaborate with campus departments to obtain complete and accurate documentation.
• Business Office Window Support: Provide professional, service-oriented coverage at the Business Office window; assist students and other customers with routine student account questions; receive and process student account and College rental payments; issue or maintain appropriate payment documentation; and refer complex account matters to the appropriate Business Office staff member.
• College-Owned Rental Property Administration: Coordinate the administrative and financial processes for College-owned rental properties, including preparing and tracking leases and renewals, maintaining tenant and property records, generating billing, receiving and recording rent payments, monitoring outstanding balances, and coordinating with Human Resources when vacancies or occupancy changes occur. Ensure rental activities comply with applicable laws, College policies, lease terms, approval requirements, and record-retention standards; maintain complete, accurate, and audit-ready documentation of leases, renewals, tenant communications, payments, balances, vacancies, inspections, and other property-related transactions.
• Systems and Records: Maintain complete electronic and paper records, update procedures and desk documentation, and use the College’s financial, purchasing card, banking, and related systems accurately and securely.
• Continuous Improvement: Recommend practical improvements to reconciliation, P-Card, student account, and transaction-monitoring processes to strengthen efficiency, consistency, and service.
• Accounts Payable and Banking Backup: Provide backup support for accounts payable and banking functions as assigned, including transmitting payroll files to the College’s banking institution, initiating or processing transfers between accounts, preparing wire transfers, maintaining required supporting documentation, and following established authorization, security, and internal control procedures.

What are we looking for?

Required Experience and Qualifications:
Educational:
Associate degree in accounting, business administration, finance, or a related field required; bachelor’s degree preferred. A comparable combination of education and directly related accounting experience may be considered.

Qualifications:

• Two or more years of accounting, bookkeeping, accounts payable, purchasing card, or general ledger experience preferred; experience in higher education or a similarly complex organization is desirable.

• Working knowledge of basic accounting principles, account reconciliation, journal entries, transaction coding, and financial documentation.
• Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, sound judgment, and the ability to manage recurring deadlines while maintaining accuracy.
• Demonstrated ability to investigate discrepancies, analyze transaction activity, document conclusions, and follow issues through resolution.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft 365 applications; experience with enterprise financial systems, purchasing card platforms, and document-management tools preferred.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills and the ability to explain financial processes clearly to individuals with varying levels of accounting knowledge.
• Commitment to confidentiality, data security, ethical conduct, customer service, and inclusive collaboration with a diverse campus community.
• Ability to work independently, exercise appropriate initiative, and collaborate effectively within the Business Office and across the College.

What We Offer!
Lycoming College has an excellent benefits package that includes:

Health & Wellness Benefits:

• Health insurance – Lycoming College offers a wide variety of health plan options available.
• Dental insurance, including orthodontia coverage.
• Vision insurance
• Flexible spending accounts for medical expenses and dependent care expenses
• Life & accidental death and dismemberment insurance
• Long-term disability insurance
• Short-term disability insurance
• Cancer insurance
• Personal accident insurance
• Wellness program
• Employee assistance program

Retirement Benefits:

• 403(b) retirement plan with up to 8% contributions from the College

Tuition Benefits:

• Free tuition for employees, spouses, and eligible dependents at Lycoming College
• Free tuition for eligible dependents at over 600 colleges nationwide through Tuition Exchange, Inc.
• Free tuition for employees, spouses, and eligible dependents at the Pennsylvania College of Technology

Paid Leave Benefits:

• Generous paid time off (PTO)
• Paid Parental Leave
• 14 holidays per year
• Summer hours

Employee Perks:

• 15% discount at the campus bookstore, excluding textbooks and snacks
• Reduced rates for meal packages for on-campus dining facilities
• Use of the campus recreations center and gym facilities for employees and household family members
• Use of the campus Library

How do I Join the Warrior Team?
Please submit a cover letter, Resume/CV, and a list of three references with contact information. Candidates will be evaluated on their ability to illustrate how their experience and skills connect to the qualifications of this position. Candidate who submits application materials by October 30, 2026, will receive priority consideration. 


Compensation details will be shared with applicants who are invited to the first-round interview.