University of Minnesota · 3 days ago
Operations Accountant
Minneapolis, MN
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
4+ years expThe University of Minnesota is a large public research university, and they are seeking an Operations Accountant to join the Clinical Neuroscience Administrative Center's finance team. This role involves providing financial, accounting, and analytical expertise for assigned departments, focusing on budgeting, reporting, and compliance processes.
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Responsibilities
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
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
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
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
Qualification
Required
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
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
Company
University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota is an educational institution that offers master's and doctoral degrees in medicine, law, and engineering fields.
10001+ employees
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Funding
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Late StageTotal Funding
$97.08MKey Investors
American Academy of Orthopaedic SurgeonsNational Science FoundationU.S. Environmental Protection Agency
2023-12-01Grant· $0.03M
2023-05-04Grant· $20M
2023-04-13Grant· $10M
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