Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Michigan Medicine is seeking a Financial Analyst Intermediate to join its Accounting Operations area within Financial Operations. The role supports university departments with daily accounting and reporting responsibilities, including preparing financial reports and analyses, reconciling accounts, reviewing transactions for compliance, and responding to accounting policy inquiries.
Responsibilities
- Review transactions to ensure compliance with contracts, gift agreements, governmental regulations, accounting standards and university policies, including capitalization of capital assets and establishment of endowments
- Reconcile accounts and follow-up to resolve any specific accounting or supporting documentation issues
- Prepare and present a variety of financial reports and analyses, including those related to fund, department or project grant activity
- Analyze variances for management financial reports
- Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual schedules to support external audit, donor and regulatory needs
- Prepare journal entries and appropriate supporting documentation
- Answer phone calls and emails from schools, colleges and units about accounting policies and procedures, including proper use of accounts and processing of transactions
- Special projects, including ad-hoc reports and analysis
Skills
- A cover letter is required for consideration for this position and should be attached as the first page of your resume. The cover letter should address your specific interest in the position and outline skills and experience that directly relate to this position
- This is a remote role, but you may need to travel to the office for work activities occasionally
- Bachelor's degree in business administration with a major specialization in accounting (or similar education and experience); a minimum grade point average of 3.0 is necessary
- Experience working with spreadsheets, query tools and software to model and analyze data
- Ability to work with a variety of individuals of varying backgrounds
- Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team and contribute to a positive work environment
- Experience working with complex financial and administrative information systems (Oracle PeopleSoft helpful)
- Analyze large amounts of complex information to present simple and concise material to the appropriate audience
- Candidates for this position must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position
Benefits
- Generous time off
- A retirement plan that provides two-for-one matching contributions after one year with immediate vesting
- Many choices for comprehensive health insurance
- Life insurance
- Long-term disability coverage
- Flexible spending accounts for healthcare and dependent care expenses
- This is a remote role, but you may need to travel to the office for work activities occasionally.
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