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Description
Take on a key leadership role within a world-class, award-winning health system. Ensure the efficient delivery of award-winning patient care. Take your career in an exciting new direction. You can do all this and more at UCLA Health.
We are seeking a detail-oriented and experienced Senior Accountant to support the Assistant Director of Accounting with both technical and general accounting functions.
Key responsibilities include:
Ensure proper internal controls are established and maintained.
Overseeing the monthly financial close process, preparing journal ledger entries, identify and analyze variances of financial data, maintenance, consolidation and reconciliations of financial records.
Preparing financial reports
Managing the annual budgeting process
Conducting monthly budget analysis and reconciling accounts
Maintaining reconciliations of cash collections to the general ledger and accounts receivable systems
Reconciliation of other various accounts and subsidiary systems
Additionally, may be assigned the responsibility of providing training, guidance, and assistance to other employees.
Handling special projects as needed
Salary Range: $83,800 - $179,400/Annually
Qualifications
We're seeking a detail-oriented and self-directed individual who has:
Seven years or more of extensive knowledge and understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, a working knowledge of fund accounting and healthcare accounting required
CPA and MBA preferred
Skill in managing the maintenance of accounting systems and in producing financial reports
Ability to analyze accounting processes and practices and recommend necessary changes to improve accuracy, compliance and efficiency
Demonstrated working knowledge of computerized general ledger and subsidiary systems with an understanding of the flow of information and the ability to recommend enhancements and modifications as necessary
Skill in utilizing spreadsheets and word processing applications to prepare reports and presentations, to analyze financial data and prepare communications to various university personnel
Skill in analyzing information, practices or systems to identify problems, identify patterns, trends and relationships, formulate logical and objective conclusions, recognize alternatives and their implications, and prepare reports
Demonstrated competence in accounting and business practices to advise department personnel regarding pertinent issues
Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with staff within the Accounting department, with other office personnel and with outside departments
Ability to evaluate impact on workload of projects and to meet specified deadlines
Ability to work independently in setting priorities to ensure that responsibilities are carried out in an accurate and timely fashion
Ability to adjust working hours and, if necessary, work overtime to meet the needs of the office and reporting deadlines
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