intermediate accountant - Birmingham, United States - UAB

Description

Under minimal supervision, produces and distributes financial and/or statistical reports. Processes budget information. Monitors and reviews assigned accounts within a specialized area in accordance with state and federal guidelines as applicable. Responsible for accounting activities to include preparing journal entries, maintaining ledgers, reconciling/analyzing specific account ledgers, preparing financial reports and analyses, reviewing budgeted versus actual performance. Conducts special analysis and projects as assigned. Communicates with various departments to address questions surrounding the assigned accounts. May recommend action(s) to be taken to resolve specific issues.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

1. Monitors and reviews assigned accounts with a specialized area in accordance with State and
Federal Guidelines as applicable.
2. Gathers data, conducts analysis and prepares reports to ensure compliance with established UAB
accounting policies and procedures.
3. Interprets accounting data, analyzes reports and may recommend action to be taken.
4. Responsible for moderately complex accounting activities to include preparing difficult journal
entries, maintaining complex ledgers and reconciling/analyzing specific account ledgers.
5. Communicates with various departments to address questions surrounding the assigned accounts.
6. Provides assistance as needed to management and other staff within the department as requested.
7. Performs other duties as assigned.

Preference would be to have prior finance/accounting experience in a higher education setting. This is preferred, but not required.

Annual Salary Range: $47,665 - $49,094

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or a related field and two (2) years of related experience required. Work experience may NOT substitute for education requirement.

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