Operations Accountant (Finance Professional 3-Finance Generalist)

Job Duties/Responsibilities

The Finance Professional 3 is a member of the Clinical Neuroscience Administrative Center's finance team which collectively supports the departments of Neurology, Neurosurgery, PM&R and Psychiatry. This position will be the subject matter expert providing financial accounting and analytical expertise in operational aspects of a single assigned department. The following are the core areas of responsibility:

Unit Forecasting, Budgeting, and Reporting (50%)

• Refine and maintain the non-sponsored chart of accounts to allow for a comprehensive funds picture for assigned department.
• Prepare regular and ad hoc monthly, quarterly, annual and ad hoc reports that include projections for non-sponsored departmental and faculty chart strings. Assist with the interpretation of these reports, identify areas of concern, and provide possible solutions to departmental staff.
• Develop University budgets including planning, preparing, compiling, and reviewing while interfacing with a variety of business partners
• Assist assigned unit with external reporting requirements as necessary.
  
  

Transaction Oversight, Compliance, and Processes (30%)

• Be viewed by department staff as a knowledgeable, helpful source of policy and procedure interpretation related to purchasing, travel, justification preparations, p-card usability, and other financial regulatory activities.
• Monitor, audit and approve/deny expenditures on assigned sponsored and non-sponsored accounts based on administrative requirements of the University.
• Monitor spending activity on non-sponsored chart strings and reconcile activity regularly.
• Resolve accounting issues identified during regular review via journal entries, payroll distribution changes, billing, etc.
• Monitor, audit, and update changes to faculty distribution for changes to clinical effort.
  
  

Resource Contact (10%)

• Communicate regularly with department administrators, faculty, and other staff regarding a variety of non-sponsored financial and compliance matters.
• Coordinate with Med School financial administration as necessary to support assigned department.
• Communicate with Clinical Analyst to monitor, audit, and update changes to faculty distribution for changes in clinical effort.
• Maintain positive working relationships with department staff.
  
  

Responsibilities not included above (10%)

• Attend applicable training and general finance meetings to stay abreast of evolving practices and policies
• Assist Finance Director and Finance Manager with ad-hoc reporting and other duties as assigned.
• Provide exceptional customer service to assigned department.
• Represent the Center on various committees to share expertise, aid in decision-making, and communicate information back to the team.
• Continue professional development by engaging with relevant courses, workshops, seminars, and training opportunities to stay abreast of evolving practices and policies.
  
  

This position will be 100% remote with the possibility of rare on site events.

Work schedule will be Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

All required qualifications must be included in the application materials

Required Qualifications

• BA / BS with major in accounting, finance or business admin, at least four years of experience; or a combination of related education and work experience to equal eight years;
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel (formulas, Power Pivot, Power Query, tables)
• Monthly reporting, forecasting and variance analysis experience
• Experience with information management including the ability to gather, organize and present data in a meaningful way.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work with a variety of stakeholders
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Willingness to learn and take on challenges
• Strong customer service orientation
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with University systems such as PeopleSoft HRMS, EFS, UM Reports & Analytics
• Experience analyzing and reconciling data across multiple systems
• Experience working with databases, including an ability to extract and manipulate data to support critical analysis and decision making
• Ability to work simultaneously on multiple projects with fixed deadlines
• Current or past grant-related work in an academic setting
• Understanding of federal and University regulations governing research
  
  

Pay Range: $68,000-$81,000; depending on education/qualifications/experience

Time Appointment: 75%-100% Appointment

Position Type: Civil-Service & Non-Faculty Labor Represented Staff

Please visit the Office of Human Resources website for more information regarding benefit eligibility.

The University Offers a Comprehensive Benefits Package That Includes

• Competitive wages, paid holidays, and generous time off
• Continuous learning opportunities through professional training and degree-seeking programs supported by the Regents Tuition Benefit Program
• Low-cost medical, dental, and pharmacy plans
• Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• University HSA contributions
• Disability and employer-paid life insurance
• Employee wellbeing program
• Excellent retirement plans with employer contribution
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) opportunity
• Financial counseling services
• Employee Assistance Program with eight sessions of counseling at no cost
• Employee Transit Pass with free or reduced rates in the Twin Cities metro area
  
  

Applications must be submitted online. To be considered for this position, please click the Apply button and follow the instructions. You will be given the opportunity to complete an online application for the position and attach a cover letter and resume.

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