Senior Accountant — Financial Planning & Reporting

University of Miami; United States; On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Miami is seeking an Accountant 3 to maintain financial records, prepare complex balance sheets, and ensure that ledger entries are accurate. You will oversee, mentor, and assist lower-level accountants while ensuring compliance with university policies and safeguarding assets.

The role also involves developing budgets and forecasts, creating financial reports for taxes and regulatory agencies, and delivering analytical insights to senior management to support strategic decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field is required.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience required.
• Learning Agility: ability to learn new procedures, technologies and adapt to changing priorities.
• 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 for interacting with colleagues and stakeholders.
• Any appropriate combination of relevant education, experience and/or certifications may be considered.

Responsibilities

• Prepares complex balance sheets, profit and loss statements, and other financial reports.
• Analyzes current costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations to predict future revenues and expenses.
• Oversees, mentors, and assists lower-level accountants.
• Avoids legal challenges by complying with legal requirements.
• Protects organization's value by keeping information confidential.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities and professional organizations.
• Prepares and records asset, liability, revenue, and expenses entries by analyzing account information.
• Creates financial reports for taxes, regulatory agencies, and stockholders.
• Adheres to University and unit-level policies and safeguards assets.
• Analyzes clinical provider productivity and deployment.
• Creates pro formas for faculty recruits and assists with retention packages.
• Participates in development of the departmental budget for submission to the Dean's Office.
• Works with leadership on new initiatives in infrastructure and workflow.
• Develops, prepares, coordinates documentation of financial analysis projects.
• Identifies trends and makes recommendations to senior management.
• Reviews payroll adjustments for funding changes.
• Provides analytical evaluation for forward-looking projects.
• Develops forecasting and reconciliation of accounts.
• Reviews reports to ensure accuracy and compare with plans.

Skills

Learning Agility

Teamwork

Technical Proficiency

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant field

Job description

University of Miami is seeking an Accountant 3 to maintain financial records, prepare complex balance sheets, and ensure that ledger entries are accurate. You will oversee, mentor, and assist lower-level accountants while ensuring compliance with university policies and safeguarding assets.

The role also involves developing budgets and forecasts, creating financial reports for taxes and regulatory agencies, and delivering analytical insights to senior management to support strategic decisions.