Accountant II - NC ROOTS

UNC Health; United States; Hybrid; USD 60,050 - 86,320; Full time

Job summary

UNC Health, a leading health system in North Carolina, seeks a qualified accounting professional to support the ROOTS Hub as Lead for region 4. You will analyze data from multiple sources, prepare journal entries across entities, and generate detailed financial and regulatory reports.

Hybrid work arrangement in NC is offered. The role emphasizes strong Excel skills, intercompany balance sheet reconciliation, and collaboration with department managers and clinical teams to ensure accurate

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in Business Administration, Accounting or related field.
• Master's degree preferred for advanced roles.
• Strong accounting knowledge and GAAP/GASB familiarity.

Responsibilities

• Prepares journal entries including intercompany transactions across multiple entities.
• Prepares and analyzes Excel-based documentation to support journal entries.
• Ensures accounting transactions comply with GAAP and GASB.
• Performs balance sheet reconciliations and resolves discrepancies across entities.
• Interacts with managers and staff to answer accounting questions and provide guidance.
• Documents processes and suggests improvements; supports audits and ACFR.

Skills

Pivot tables

Vlookup

Advanced Excel

Collaboration

Accounting knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, 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. This 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.
• Ensure 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

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

• With 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 advance Excel features.
• Strong demonstrated software systems experience. Lawson / Infor preferred.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks or projects simultaneously.
• Detailed oriented with excellent organization, 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
• This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Health Care System, in a department that provides shared services to operations across UNC Health Care; except that, if you are currently a UNCHCS State employee already working in a designated shared services department, you may remain a UNCHCS State employee if selected for this job.
• 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.