Accountant

UNC Health is an inclusive organization with over 40,000 teammates dedicated to improving health and well-being in their communities. The Accountant role involves ensuring accurate financial data coding, recording, and reporting, while monitoring accounting activities for budget adherence and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Develops and implements fiscal strategies to achieve goals and objectives
• Prepares financial analyses for departmental and institutional planning
• Manages specific funds including preparing all reports, explanations, and schedules
• Monitors compliance with policies and procedures and make recommendations for changes as appropriate
• Monitors accounting transactions for accuracy and consistency
• Reconciles data from subsidiary systems to General Ledger
• Monitors and analyzes revenues and actual expenditures in relation to budget and makes changes to plans as appropriate
• Participates in the planning and establishment of budgets, goals and objectives
• Prepares and maintains accurate accounting records to ensure compliance with state and federal regulatory agencies as well as GAAP, GASB and FASB
• Participates in System-wide initiatives to improve operational efficiencies Processes journal entries including approval and correction of entries
• Assists with annual audit with supervision
• Assist with ACFR with supervision

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Finance; or equivalent combination of education, training and experience
• If a Bachelor's degree: No prior experience required
• If an Associate's degree: Four (4) years of experience in accounting
• If a High School diploma or GED: Eight (8) years of experience in accounting
• Strong analytical skills

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