Remote Senior Technical Accountant — GAAP & Audit

University of Miami; Coral Gables, Northern (FL, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Miami is seeking a Senior Reporting Accountant to manage complex accounting and financial reporting within the Financial Reporting & Accounting function. You will research, interpret, and apply U.S.

GAAP and FASB guidance to significant nonroutine matters, prepare analyses, reconciliations, and journal entries, and support year-end statements and external audits. The role emphasizes technical accounting expertise, collaboration with auditors, and cross-functional teams to ensure

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or other relevant field required.
• Master’s degree preferred; CPA a plus.

Responsibilities

• Researches, interprets, and applies U.S. GAAP to complex, significant, unusual, or nonroutine accounting matters.
• Prepares technical accounting analyses, memoranda, and supporting documentation for management and external audit.
• Supports annual financial statements, financial statement disclosures, and external audit processes.
• Identifies accounting matters needing technical research and develops recommendations with appropriate documentation.

Skills

Technical accounting knowledge

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance/Business

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Workday

Job description

University of Miami is seeking a Senior Reporting Accountant to manage complex accounting and financial reporting within the Financial Reporting & Accounting function. You will research, interpret, and apply U.S.

GAAP and FASB guidance to significant nonroutine matters, prepare analyses, reconciliations, and journal entries, and support year-end statements and external audits. The role emphasizes technical accounting expertise, collaboration with auditors, and cross-functional teams to ensure