General Accountant 3

University of California- Davis Health

United States, California, Sacramento

December 10, 2022

The General Accounting Dept. is one of five departments reporting to the Health System Controller.

Job Summary

Closing Date	12/30/2022 (interview may be held at any time)
Salary Range	2,272.03 -$4,310.34 , Grade 21
Salary Frequency	Biweekly
Appointment Type	Career
Number of Positions	1
Percentage of Time	1.0
Shift Hour	08
Location	Broadway Building
City	Sacramento
Union Representation	No
Benefits Eligible	Yes

We offer exceptional employment benefits including medical, dental, and vision plans, generous paid vacations and holidays, excellent retirement savings and investment plans, continuing education, and reduced fee and scholarship programs.

THIS IS NOT AN H1- B OPPORTUNITY

Responsibilities

Under supervision, the Accountant 3 performs professional accounting and financial duties for the Health System. Plans, develops and coordinates moderately complex professional financial analysis in an independent manner and have broad knowledge of general ledger and budgetary systems, accounting, and healthcare financial practices. Prepares financial analyses and reports including variance analysis reports, financial statements, and other ad-hoc financial reports for presenting to various levels of personnel, from departmental staff to senior management. Provides support to improve finance processes.
Acts as a general accounting liason to various departments on an assortment of multifaceted projects, including system implementations, process designs and redesigns, and financial system training. Prepares workflows and recommendations to assist the organization in improving Health System general accounting recording and reporting.

Required Qualifications

Thorough knowledge of accounting function and assignment
Thorough knowledge of financial transactions and financial systems
Thorough knowledge of GAAP theories and practices and analysis of moderate accounting projects
Excellent MS Office including Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint and Visio. Intermediate to advanced skill set in Microsoft Excel, including (but not limited to) Pivots, Sumifs, IFs, and Vlookups
Demonstrated professional level of analytical, statistical and mathematical skills to conduct complex financial analyses
Experience with general ledger accounting transactions
Proven project management skills with the ability to contribute to or lead part of a multi-functional team and to assume responsibility for coordination and completion of complex projects requiring interactions with many individuals
Effective written and verbal communication skills
Proficiency in use of common desktop/web applications

Preferred Qualifications

CPA license or CPA candidate
Bachelor's degree in Accountancy or related field and/or equivalent experience and training desired
3-5 years accounting experience

Special Requirements

This position may be subject to a criminal background investigation, drug screen, Live Scan fingerprinting, medical evaluation clearance, and functional capacity assessment.

The University of California has implemented a SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Vaccination Program covering all employees. To be compliant with the policy, employees must submit proof of vaccination or a University-approved exception or deferral.

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