Operational Accountant

The Panther Group is seeking an experienced Operational Accountant for a consulting opportunity supporting a leading university environment in Boston, MA. This role focuses on fixed assets, capital projects, financial reporting, and Workday Finance support within a collaborative and fast-paced accounting team.

This is an excellent opportunity for an accounting professional with experience in capital assets, financial analysis, and ERP systems who enjoys working cross-functionally with multiple departments and stakeholders.

What You’ll Do

Fixed Assets & Capital Projects

• Manage the full lifecycle of capital assets within Workday and related systems
• Review and identify capital purchases from:
• Requisitions
• Purchase orders
• Invoices
• Change orders
• Assign and verify accounting information including:
• Spend categories
• Worktags
• Asset locations
• Depreciable life
• Asset descriptions
• Process asset accounting transactions including:
• Cost adjustments
• Transfers
• Reclassifications
• Impairments
• Reinstatements
• Disposals

Financial Reporting & Analysis

• Prepare and reconcile financial reports and asset-related reporting
• Support management reporting and external audit requests
• Assist with preparation of financial statements and annual audit activities
• Analyze large volumes of financial and operational data with accuracy and attention to detail

Workday & Cross-Functional Support

• Serve as a Workday Finance subject matter expert for university stakeholders
• Track CIP (Construction in Progress) phases and coordinate capitalization activities
• Maintain the Capital Project Workbench in partnership with facilities and operations teams
• Participate in weekly PP&E status meetings and support ongoing team initiatives
• Collaborate closely with accounting, finance, operations, and facilities teams

Team Support & Operations

• Supervise co-op and part-time student staff
• Support hiring, onboarding, training, and regular team check-ins
• Contribute to process improvements, documentation, and operational best practices

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field preferred
• Experience in operational accounting, fixed assets, or capital project accounting
• Strong financial reporting and reconciliation experience
• Ability to manage and analyze large data sets with high attention to detail
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Ability to work independently while contributing to a team-oriented environment
• Strong Microsoft Excel and ERP system experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Workday Finance experience strongly preferred
• Higher education or university accounting experience
• Grant accounting or grant management experience
• Experience supporting audits and financial statement preparation
• Experience with fixed asset accounting and PP&E processes

What Makes You Stand Out

• Strong understanding of capital asset lifecycle management
• Ability to work cross-functionally with multiple stakeholders
• Excellent analytical and organizational skills
• Comfortable balancing independent work with collaborative teamwork
• Self-motivated and detail-oriented approach

Pay up to $40 per hour DOE

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Skills

Accounting, Analysis Skills, Asset Management, Best Practices, Billing, Business Operations, Capital Accounting, Capital Project, Change Requests/Orders, Communication Skills, Construction, Consulting, Cross-Functional, Customer Support/Service, Data Analysis, Data Sets, Detail Oriented, Documentation, ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning), External Audit, Finance, Financial Analysis, Financial Audit, Financial Operations, Financial Reporting, Financial Statements, Fixed Asset Management, Fixed Assets, Grant Administration/Management, Higher Education, Management Reporting, Microsoft Excel, Onboarding, Operational Support, Organizational Skills, Process Improvement, Purchase Orders, Reconciliation, Team Player, Transaction Processing/Management

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The Panther Group

The Panther Group is minority owned and certified, making diversity, equity and inclusion core components of our mission.

With our commitment to respecting and empowering our employees as individuals, diversity is a competitive advantage in the marketplace.

The Panther Group has a proven track record of connecting quality talent with the right position. We believe in a hands-on approach, with a focus on building lasting relationships with our Employees and our Clients. Our Employees find flexibility and growth to reach their career goals.

The Panther Group celebrates 25 years of recruitment and workforce solutions expertise.

Company Size

20 to 49 employees

Industry

Staffing/Employment Agencies

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Website

http://thepanthergrp.com