Accounting Analyst - UHealth Accounting

University of Miami; Florida; Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental insurance

Tuition remission

Job summary

The University of Miami is seeking an Accounting Analyst for UHealth Accounting to support department-specific close activities and financial reporting. You will prepare journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, and analyses to aid strategic decision making and ensure accuracy across the general ledger.

You will work with cross-functional teams to obtain supporting information, review variances, and assist in preparing reports for management and external auditors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field preferred.
• Minimum 2 years of relevant experience.
• Healthcare, academic medical center, or not-for-profit environments a plus.
• Experience with month-end close processes, journal entries, reconciliations preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, review, and submit assigned journal entries, accruals, and month-end accounting deliverables accurately and by established deadlines.
• Prepare monthly balance sheet and general ledger reconciliations for assigned accounts, departments, projects, or worktags and assist with follow-up on reconciling items as needed.
• Prepare monthly variance analyses for assigned accounts and assist in researching and explaining significant fluctuations.
• Support monthly and fiscal year-end close activities, including schedules and audit requests.
• Maintain organized working files and provide clear support for journal entries, reconciliations, analyses, and requests.

Skills

Month-end close

Reconciliations

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

Tools

Excel

Pivot tables

Lookups & formulas

Job description

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.

SUMMARY

The Accounting Analyst - UHealth Accounting, holds an important role in the periodic financial reporting activities. The Accounting Analyst - UHealth Accounting, analyzes financial activities, prepares financial reports, audits requests, and any ad-hoc reports needed for strategic decision making.

CORE JOB FUNCTIONS

• Prepares and enters month-end journal entries.
• Extracts data for analysis and interpretation.
• Reviews material of account variances.
• Prepares monthly general ledger/balance sheet reconciliations.
• Supports the preparation of financial reporting deliverables on a periodic, quarterly, and annual basis.
• Prepares reports for management and other departments, utilizing report writing capabilities.
• Prepares documentation for external auditors and provides assistance, as needed.
• Conducts quantitative and qualitative analysis on a broad array of issues across disciplines, projects, and functional areas.
• Structures and executes analysis independently.
• Analyzes and monitors financial data, trends, and indicators.
• Supports understanding of business processes, goals, and strategy to provide analysis and interpretation to management.
• Conducts research on identified key business issues.
• Assists in developing and maintaining advanced excel spreadsheets for a variety of applications.
• Defines and documents policy and procedures to meet established accounting and company standards.
• Works with existing data resources and develops/refines those resources to constantly improve the accuracy of financial reporting.
• Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.

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

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field preferred.
• Experience: Minimum 2 years of relevant experience.
• Two years of accounting, finance, or related experience preferred.
• Experience with month-end close processes, journal entries, reconciliations preferred.
• Experience in healthcare, academic medical center, or not-for-profit environments is a plus.
• Learning Agility: Ability to learn new procedures, technologies, and protocols, and adapt to changing priorities and work demands.
• Teamwork: Ability to work collaboratively with others and contribute to a team environment.
• Technical Proficiency: Skilled in using office software, technology, and relevant computer applications.
• Communication: Strong and clear written and verbal communication skills for interacting with colleagues and stakeholders.
• Understanding of general ledger accounting, accruals, reconciliations, and month-end close processes.
• Ability to review financial information, identify discrepancies, and research transaction activity.
• Intermediate Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, formulas, filtering, sorting, and maintaining organized supporting schedules.
• Attention to detail and ability to maintain accurate accounting records and supporting documentation.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet established deadlines.
• Willingness to learn new processes, systems, and accounting concepts.
• Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team and support cross-training initiatives.

DEPARTMENT SPECIFIC JOB SUMMARY

The Accounting Analyst - UHealth Finance supports the Accounting team with department-specific accounting activities, with a primary focus on Miller School of Medicine (MSOM)-related month-end close responsibilities.

The role assists with the preparation of assigned journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, and variance analyses, and works with departments and team members to obtain supporting information as needed.

The position also supports financial reporting, month-end close activities, and cross-training efforts within the accounting team.

DEPARTMENT SPECIFIC JOB FUNCTIONS

• Prepare, review, and submit assigned journal entries, accruals, and month-end accounting deliverables accurately and by established deadlines.
• Prepare monthly balance sheet and general ledger reconciliations for assigned accounts, departments, projects, or worktags and assist with follow-up on reconciling items as needed.
• Prepare monthly variance analyses for assigned accounts and assist in researching and explaining significant fluctuations.
• Review general ledger activity and supporting documentation to ensure the accounting information accuracy and on time.
• Coordinate with internal departments and business partners to obtain supporting documentation, clarify transaction activity, and follow up on missing or delayed information needed for close.
• Support monthly and fiscal year-end close activities, including the preparation of schedules, supporting documentation, and other financial reporting deliverables.
• Maintain organized working files and clear support for journal entries, reconciliations, analyses, and audit requests in accordance with department expectations.
• Participate in team cross-training and support backup coverage for assigned accounting processes during peak periods, absences, or transition periods.

Equivalent combination of education and relevant accounting or finance experience may be considered.

BENEFITS

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

EMPLOYMENT TYPE

Job Status: Full time. Employee Type: Staff.

ABOUT US

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.

DEI STATEMENT

Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.

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