Accountant I- Dunn Behavioral Sciences Center

UTHealth Houston; Houston (TX); Híbrido; USD 52 000 - 70 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Paid medical premiums

Generous time off

Longevity pay

Retirement plan

Resumo da oferta

UTHealth Houston is seeking an Accountant I to support financial operations in a dynamic behavioral health environment. You will prepare financial statements, reconcile ledgers, process journal entries, and monitor revenues and expenditures to ensure accurate reporting.

The role offers a hybrid schedule after training, with 2–3 remote days per week, and a comprehensive rewards package including paid medical premiums and generous time off.

Qualificações

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or equivalent with at least 24 hours of college-level accounting coursework.

Responsabilidades

• Prepare financial statements and reports.
• Reconcile departmental ledgers and accounts.
• Process journal entries and fund transfers.
• Monitor revenues and expenditures for accuracy.
• Assist departments with budgets and financial records.

Conhecimentos

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Analytical skills

Formação académica

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or equivalent with 24 hours accounting credit

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Join the Dunn Behavioral Sciences Center as an Accountant I and support the financial operations of a dynamic behavioral health environment. In this role, you will prepare and review financial statements and reports, reconcile accounts and departmental ledgers, process journal entries and fund transfers, monitor revenues and expenditures, and assist departments with maintaining accurate financial records and budgets.

The ideal candidate will bring strong attention to detail, organization, and analytical skills, with the ability to apply accounting principles to ensure financial information is accurate and timely.

Hybrid Work Opportunity: Following successful completion of training, this position will be eligible for a hybrid work schedule with the opportunity to work remotely 2–3 days per week.

What we do here changes the world. UTHealth Houston is Texas’ resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care. That’s where you come in.

Once you join us you won't want to leave. It’s because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits you’d expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.), plus:

• 100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees
• Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time – all of which equates to around 37-38 days per year)
• The longer you stay, the more vacation you’ll accrue!
• Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)
• Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan!

We take care of our employees! As a world-renowned institution, our employees’ wellbeing is important to us. We offer work/life services such as...

• Free financial and legal counseling
• Free mental health counseling services
• Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs
• Other employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.
• Resources for child and elder care
• Plus many more!

Position Summary: Performs accounting assignments involving the preparation of financial statements and reports. Applies accounting principles and procedures to ensure that financial reports and records are accurate and timely.

Position Key Accountabilities:

• Consolidates monthly revenue and expense figures to produce monthly financial statements so that departments may operate with accurate financial information.
• Balances departmental ledgers with those of the Accounting or State Comptroller's Office by comparing the two and initiating adjustments so that accurate accounting records may be maintained.
• Ensures that journal vouchers be prepared and transfers of funds be made so that monies and expenses are allocated to correct accounts in order to maintain accurate information for the departments.
• Maintains accurate cash clearing accounts by comparing records of accounting and Medical Service Research and Development Plan (MSRDP), checking for accuracy, and reconciling discrepancies.
• Maintains departmental budgetary restraints by auditing deficit expenditures, notifying the department of same, and assisting the department with account reconciliation so as to prevent deficit spending by a department.
• Sets up and administers accounts. Ensures the accuracy and timeliness of the data
• Prepares financial statements and reports. Provides professional accounting skills to prepare financial statements and reports by applying accounting principles to the analysis of department revenues and expenditures. Monitors departmental revenues and expenditures and provides reports to departmental administrators and managers.
• Interprets departmental financial statements and reports. Audits journal and/or spreadsheet entries and vouchers for errors, balances revenues and expenditures, reconciles accounts, and advises departments of deficit accounts.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Certification/Skills: None

Minimum Education: Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or its equivalent with at least twenty-four (24) hours of college level accounting credit required Minimum Experience: None Physical Requirements: Exerts up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds frequently and/or a negligible amount constantly to move objects. Security Sensitive: This position is a security-sensitive position pursuant to Texas Education Code 51.215 and Texas Government Code 411.094. To the extent that a position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Texas Business and Commerce Code 117.001(2), the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired for and to continue to be employed in that position. Personnel in such positions, and similarly situated state contractors, will be routinely reviewed to determine whether things such as criminal history or continuous connections to the government or political apparatus of a foreign adversary might prevent the applicant, employee, or contractor from being able to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure. A foreign adversary is a nation listed in 15 C.F.R.

• 51.215 and Texas Government Code
• 411.094. To the extent that a position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Texas Business and Commerce Code 117.001(2), the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired for and to continue to be employed in that position. Personnel in such positions, and similarly situated state contractors, will be routinely reviewed to determine whether things such as criminal history or continuous connections to the government or political apparatus of a foreign adversary might prevent the applicant, employee, or contractor from being able to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure. A foreign adversary is a nation listed in 15 C.F.R.
• 791.4. Residency Requirement: Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.