Staff Accountant, BAEC

Position Overview

The primary purpose of this role is to act as a strategic financial liaison between the Finance & Administration team and the Butler Arts & Events Center (BAEC). The position balances technical accounting rigor, including month-end close and data integrity management within Oracle Employee and Financials, with proactive business partnering to enhance the financial literacy of leadership and ensure resources are aligned with the University’s operational goals.

Responsibilities 

• Develop effective working relationships with key members of the Finance & Administration team as well as the Butler Arts & Events Center, providing support on financial matters to deliver the best outcome for the University.

• Supervise BAEC Business Manager

• Assist with timely payments to artists. 

• Complete settlements of shows on a timely basis. 

• To prepare annual budgets, project budgets, and project cost statements for the Butler Arts & Events Center, partnering leaders by presenting options and helping to identify solutions.

• Monitor Butler Arts & Events Center budgets on a routine basis.

• To support managers with their use of the Oracle Employee & Financials (OEF), ensuring that finances are effectively managed.

• To assist in the development of BAEC team’s financial management skills, including assisting in finance training as needed.

• To assist with the development and maintenance of systems, processes and procedures that enable the smooth and efficient running of the university’s finances, commensurate with its size and anticipated growth or contraction. 

• Processing interface and journal entry uploads, verifying accuracy of data, resolving issues, and confirming data integrity with campus departments as needed.

• Preparing journal entries and monthly/quarterly reconciliations.
• Managing the internal financial reporting distribution, processes, and setting up new operating departments, accounts, and programs. 
• This position will be involved in the month-end close and quarterly financial statement preparation. 
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications 

• Minimum of two years’ experience in accounting in not-for-profit environment
• Advanced Excel experience
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related specialty

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in Oracle preferred

• University experience preferred

BU Benefits and Perks  

Please check out Butler’s Total Rewards website to learn more about our benefit offerings, which include: 

• Paid Time Off and Holidays:  
  • 20 days of paid time off (vacation and PTO days) per Fiscal year 
  • 8 Paid Holidays 
    • In addition, a paid Winter Break between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day 
  • Paid Parental Leave (after 1 year of full-time employment) 
• Health:  
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans including disability and life insurance programs 
• Retirement:  
  • 10% employer contribution after 1 year of full-time employment 
• Tuition Assistance:  
  • Tuition Exchange Program for Dependents 
  • Remission of tuition for classes taken at Butler for employees, spouses, and dependent children.  
    • Eligibility after 9 months of full-time employment 
    • Employees & spouses- undergraduate/graduate degrees 
    • Dependents (under age 26)- undergraduate degree 
    • Covers tuition only 
• Butler Facilities Access, Discounts and Perks:  
  • Access to Butler’s on-site fitness facility and libraries for full-time staff and faculty 
  • LinkedIn Learning Courses 
  • Free premium subscription to the Calm App 
  • Free subscription to the WSJ, The Economist, and NYT 
  • Discount at the College Bookstore 
  • Discount on select Athletic and Arts/Events Center Performances