Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. UNC Health is a healthcare organization serving communities across North Carolina. The Accountant II researches and analyzes financial data, prepares journal entries and reports, and maintains, reconciles, and analyzes financial information. The role also supports audits, process improvements, and accounting guidance across multiple entities.
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
Skills
- ● Requires a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Accounting or related field
- ● 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
- ● 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 organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks or projects simultaneously
- ● Detailed oriented with excellent organizational, planning and prioritizing skills with the ability to adapt to a variety of work situations
- ● Exemplifies UNC Health System Values
- ● Masters degree preferred
- ● Current CPA certification strongly preferred
- ● Strong demonstrated software systems experience. Lawson / Infor preferred
Benefits
- Remote work
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