Senior Accountant

Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Retirement

PTO for community service

Wellness programs

17 paid holidays

Job summary

Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science in Los Angeles, CA, seeks a Senior Accountant in the Finance department. The role supports daily, weekly, and monthly financial reporting, balance sheet maintenance, and accuracy of Income Statement accounts.

Ideal candidates have 3–5 years in senior accounting, university experience, and CPA-eligibility. The position offers comprehensive benefits and onsite work with occasional flexibility.

Qualifications

• Regionally Accredited bachelor’s degree in accounting (minimum)
• CPA license (preferred)
• Grant accounting experience in a university setting is valued

Responsibilities

• Perform weekly deposit review with Cash Manager.
• Prepare Monthly Journal Entries including payroll accruals and depreciation.
• Conduct monthly balance sheet reconciliations and other reconciliations as assigned.
• Support annual audit activities and provide documentation as needed.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Time management

Multitasking

Education

Bachelors in Accounting

Tools

Great Plains

Access

eRequester

Job description

Mission Driven, Community Focused About | Charles R.Drew University of Medicine and Science (cdrewu.edu)
Charles R. Drew University is located in the Watts-Willowbrook area of south Los Angeles and was founded in 1966 in the wake of the Watts uprising. CDU was founded to address inadequate medical care in the region and to provide equitable medical education opportunities for under-represented students.
CDU offers the only historically black Doctor of Medicine program west of the Mississippi, and is strongly invested in the local and regional community. The university leads multiple partnerships and programs to provide equitable healthcare resources in a variety of south Los Angeles neighborhoods.
TITLE: SENIOR ACCOUNTANT
DEPARTMENT: Finance
JOB CODE: ACSR
DATE: 3/24/2026
REPORTS TO: Accounting Manager
GRADE: PS-9
DLSE STATUS: EXEMPT
Under the general direction of the Accounting Manager, the Senior Accountant will play an integral role in supporting departments across the business in all financial matters relating to daily, weekly, and monthly review and maintenance of reports, balance sheets, and Income Statement Accounts. This role will apply a high level of financial and accounting knowledge to create, review, analyze, and evaluate policies, procedures, systems, and reports relating to company finances.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Perform weekly deposit review with Cash Manager.
• Perform monthly balance sheet reconciliation.
• Bank Reconciliations
• Petty Cash Reconciliations
• All Other Balance Sheet Reconciliations

Prepare Monthly Journal Entries, Including

• Payroll accrual & reversal.
• Recognition of deferred revenue
• Expense accruals: utility bills, insurance, SWAP interest
• Prepaid expense amortization
• Construction in Progress (CIP transfer from capital equipment 8001)
• Willowbrook Apartments (monthly subsidiary JE)
• Bond cost amortization
• Wells Fargo bond payment account
• Fixed asset additions and depreciation
• Fixed Asset Inventory Count
• Amex travel expense reallocation
• Employee Health Insurance Adjustments
• Cost Share Receivable
• Vivarium expense transfer
• Investments
• Fringe Benefits
• Indirect Cost (IDC)
• Accounts Receivable & Revenue

Other Duties And Responsibilities

• Annual audit support (prepared by client list)

Education

• Regionally Accredited bachelor’s degree in accounting (minimum)
• CPA license (preferred)

Experience

• Two (2) or more years of grant accounting experience; accounting in a University setting; Great Plains general ledger maintenance and smart-list report creation; eRequester payment request management systems including account set up and maintenance; and Access database, desired.
• Three (3) to five (5) years senior accounting experience (preferably non-profit)
• ERP or systems implementation experience.

Skills

• Communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Work well with others.
• Manage time well and able to meet deadlines.
• Able to manage dueling priorities.
• Willing to work overtime as needed.
• Able to take and follow directions well.

Complexity

• The ability to perform highly detailed work with sustained attention and care while providing/obtaining information on numerous inquiries is paramount to success in this position.

Physical Demands

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Occasional stooping. Frequent standing. Constant walking, sitting, climbing, reaching high/low levels, finger movement, feeling, speaking clearly, hearing conversationally, and seeing far and near.

Work Environment

• This position is onsite unless otherwise authorized by the manager.
• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Occasionally required to work in confined space.

Mental Demands

• The mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Frequent variety of unrelated tasks. Constant calculating, interrupted work, a variety of interrelated tasks, and use of sustained concentration, reasoning, judgment, resourcefulness, analytical ability, and ingenuity.

Special Requirements

• Ability to work effectively with a diverse community.
• As a health professions institution of higher education, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science seeks to protect the health and safety of the University community. As a condition of enrollment and employment, students, faculty, and staff must comply with the current CDU Covid-19 requirements as described on the CDU Covid-19 webpage. Please visit the CDU Return to Campus website https://www.cdrewu.edu/covid-policy/ or email the Campus Nursing Office at [e-mail].

Excellent benefits: Medical, dental, vision, retirement plan, vacation accrues on first day of employment, wellness programs, 17 paid holidays per year, up to 16 hours of paid time off to participate in community service and much more.
Full Time
EEO Statement: Charles R. Drew University is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity. Applicants will be considered without regard to gender, race, age, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, marital status, disability or covered veteran status.
Fair Chance Statement: Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science will consider qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with state and local “Fair Chance” laws.