Accountant 3, Construction

University of Miami; Avenue (MD); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Tuition remission

Job summary

The University of Miami is seeking an Accountant 3 (Full Time) to manage project accounts for UHealth Facilities Operations & Planning and to maintain accurate financial records on the Medical Campus. Responsibilities include preparing complex financial statements, conducting variance analysis, and ensuring compliance with accounting standards.

The role mentors junior staff and collaborates with project managers to track budgets and costs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field.
• Minimum 5 years of accounting experience; construction accounting preferred.
• Knowledge of generally accepted accounting procedures and principles.
• Knowledge of budget control methods, policies, and procedures.
• Ability to prepare financial and accounting records and communicate results concisely.

Responsibilities

• Maintains financial records and ensures that financial transactions are properly recorded.
• Safeguards the accuracy of entries to ledger accounts and reconciles subsidiary ledger accounts to the general ledger.
• Prepares complex balance sheets, profit and loss statements, and other financial reports.
• Analyzes costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations to predict future revenues and expenses.
• Oversees, mentors, and assists lower-level accountants.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

Budgeting

Financial reporting

Ledger reconciliation

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Accountant 3 (Full Time)

The University of Miami/UHealth department of Facilities has an exciting opportunity for a Full Time Accountant 3 to work at the UHealth Medical Campus.

Responsibilities

• The Accountant 3 (H) maintains financial records and ensures that financial transactions are properly recorded.
• This position safeguards the accuracy of entries to ledger accounts and reconciles subsidiary ledger accounts to the general ledger.
• Prepares complex balance sheets, profit and loss statements, and other financial reports.
• Analyzes current costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations incurred to predict future revenues and expenses.
• Oversees, mentors, and assists lower-level accountants.
• Avoids legal challenges by complying with legal requirements.
• Protects organization's value by keeping information confidential.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities, reading professional publications, maintaining personal networks, and participating in professional organizations.
• Prepares and records asset, liability, revenue, and expenses entries by compiling and analyzing account information.
• Creates financial reports for taxes, regulatory agencies, and stockholders.
• Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.

Department Specific Functions

The Accountant 3 (H) is responsible for applying principles of accounting to manage project accounts for UHealth Facilities Operations & Planning, with a primary focus on Integrated Project Delivery capital projects.

• Responsibilities include reviewing purchase orders, invoices, supplier contracts, progress payment requests, and change orders.
• Act as a liaison between vendors, contractors, UM Purchasing, UM Accounts Payable, client financial representatives, and project managers to ensure all financial activities related to projects are accurate at all times.
• Accurately process project-related invoices in a timely manner.
• Verify the accuracy of invoice details, including amounts, coding, and project references.
• Ensure proper approval and authorization of invoices before processing.
• Resolve any discrepancies or issues related to invoices in coordination with vendors and project managers.
• Review purchase orders and change order requests for accuracy, completeness, and compliance with company policies.
• Verify that all necessary approvals and supporting documentation are in place.
• Conduct regular one‑on‑one meetings with project managers to review project financials.
• Provide insights and updates on project budgets, expenditures, and financial performance.
• Address any financial concerns or questions from project managers.
• Reconcile project accounts to ensure all transactions are accurately recorded.
• Assist project managers and their project assistant in close out process by maintaining the internal financial reports, preparing, and posting journal entries.
• Identify and resolve any discrepancies or variances in project financials.
• Prepare detailed reconciliation reports and present findings to management.
• Ensure all project‑related financial activities are in compliance with accounting standards.
• Manage the financial closeout process for projects, ensuring all financial obligations are met.
• Coordinate with project managers and other stakeholders to ensure all project costs are accounted for.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.

CORE QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience; construction accounting preferred.
• Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes: Knowledge of generally accepted accounting procedures and principles.
• Knowledge of budget control methods, policies, and procedures.
• Ability to prepare financial and accounting records.
• Ability to analyze, consolidate, and interpret accounting data.
• Ability to compile, organize, interpret, and communicate accounting data and results concisely.
• Ability to manage a budget and work within the constraints of that budget.
• Any relevant education, certifications and/or work experience may be considered.

The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.

UHealth-University of Miami Health System, South Florida's only university-based health system, provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine.

As an academic medical center, we are proud to serve South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean.

Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties, and have more than one million patient encounters each year.

Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching, research and patient care.

We're the challenge you've been looking for.

The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.

Job Status: Full time Employee Type: Staff

The mission of the University of Miami is to transform lives through education, research, innovation, and service.

A vibrant and diverse academic and healthcare community, the University of Miami and the University of Miami Health System ("UHealth") have rapidly progressed to become one of the nation’s top research universities and academic medical centers in the nation.

The University comprises 12 schools and colleges serving undergraduate and graduate students in more than 350 majors and programs.

Visit welcome.miami.edu/about-um to learn more about our points of pride.

The University ranks No. 55 on U.S. News & World Report’s 2022 Best Colleges list and ranked No. 49 in the 2022 Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings.

Bascom Palmer Eye Institute is ranked the #1 eye hospital in the USA and offers some of the nation's premiere eye doctors to treat every eye condition for adults.

Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer, part of the Miller School of Medicine, received the prestigious National Cancer Institute designation in 2019.

The University of Miami and UHealth have also ranked among the Forbes Best Employers and Best Employers for Women on several occasions, most recently in 2022.

With more than 17,000 faculty and staff, the University strives for excellence, and is driven by a powerful mission to transform and impact the lives of its students, patients, members of the community, and people across the globe.

The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.