Accountant II - NC ROOTS

UNC Health Care; Morrisville (NC); Hybrid; USD 46,921,056 - 57,115,296; Full time

Job summary

UNC Health Care in Morrisville, NC is seeking a finance professional to support ROOTS Hub activities within the State’s Rural Health Transformation Program. The role emphasizes journal entries, intercompany transactions, and monthly/annual financial reporting across multiple entities.

The candidate will ensure GAAP and GASB compliance, perform reconciliations, and deliver regulatory and managerial reports. Proficiency in Excel and experience with Lawson or Infor are preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field required.
• Masters degree preferred.
• CPA certification strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare journal entries across multiple entities.
• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations and investigate discrepancies.
• Create Excel workbooks to support journal entries and intercompany postings.
• Interface with department managers and accounting staff for guidance.
• Maintain process documentation and propose improvements.
• Support ACFR completion, annual audits, and other projects.

Skills

Strong accounting skills

Excel pivot tables

VLOOKUP

Communication & collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Lawson

Infor

Job description

Description

Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well‑being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.

Summary

This position supports UNC Health's participation in the North Carolina Rural Organizations Orchestrating Transformation for Sustainability (ROOTS) Hub as part of the State's Rural Health Transformation Program. UNC Health has been selected to serve as the NC ROOTS Region 4 Hub Lead by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS), collaborating with community organizations, healthcare providers, and regional partners to improve the health and well‑being of rural populations across Region 4 and throughout North Carolina. This role contributes to initiatives that strengthen rural health infrastructure, advance community partnerships, improve access to care, and support sustainable solutions that address the unique needs of rural communities. The position is responsible for researching and analyzing data from multiple sources in order to support the recording of journal entries, often involving multiple legal entities, and for providing a variety of financial, regulatory and managerial reports. Other duties include, but are not limited to, preparing, maintaining, reconciling and analyzing financial information on a monthly and annual basis, including the reconciliation of assigned balance sheet accounts and the timely resolution of reconciling items.

Responsibilities

• Prepares journal entries, including more advanced journal entries and intercompany transactions across multiple entities.
• Prepares and creates Excel spreadsheets and other documentation to support the journal entries recorded.
• Ensures accounting transactions comply with GAAP and GASB accounting standards.
• Prepares balance sheet reconciliations and investigates and resolves discrepancies. Ensures that intercompany balance sheet accounts reconcile between companies.
• Communicates with department managers and their team members as well as other accounting staff to provide guidance with accounting questions and assist with any issues.
• Prepares documentation of the processes and updates the documentation as the processes change. Makes recommendations for process improvement.
• Serves as a resource and provides assistance in a variety of areas including but not limited to projects, Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) completion, and annual audits.
• Other responsibilities as defined by the department.

Other Information

Education Requirements

• Requires a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Accounting or related field.
• Masters degree preferred.

Licensure/Certification Requirements

• Current CPA certification strongly preferred.

Professional Experience Requirements

• If Masters Degree, no prior experience required.
• If Bachelor's Degree, requires two (2) years of accounting experience.
• If an Associate's degree, six (6) years of experience in accounting.

Knowledge / Skills / and Abilities Requirements

• The successful candidate will routinely interact with other financial, non‑financial and clinical departments across the organization including staff, department managers, business development, executive leadership etc. The successful candidate will have strong accounting and financial skills that are complemented by great communication and collaboration skills that enable them to explain and discuss financial concepts to both financial and non‑financial personnel.
• This role is actively involved in many complex financial matters within a large, growing organization. A strong technical accounting background is required.
• The successful candidate will be able to work independently. Help from an expert may be required and is expected from time to time, but this position is expected to be able to perform assigned responsibilities independently with appropriate review and feedback from the manager.
• Demonstrated use of Excel. Must be comfortable with pivot tables, VLOOKUP and other advanced Excel features.
• Strong demonstrated software systems experience. Lawson / Infor preferred.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks or projects simultaneously.
• Detail oriented with excellent organizational, planning and prioritizing skills with the ability to adapt to a variety of work situations.
• Exemplifies UNC Health System Values.

Job Details

• Legal Employer: NCHEALTH
• Entity: Shared Services
• Organization Unit: NC ROOTS Grant
• Work Type: Full Time
• Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00
• Salary Range: $28.87 - $41.50 per hour (Hiring Range)
• Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity.
• Work Assignment Type: Hybrid
• Work Schedule: Day Job
• Location of Job: US:NC:Morrisville
• Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: Yes

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.

UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email [e-mail] if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.