Accountant I, Psychiatry

UT Southwestern Medical Center • Dallas, TX

15d

About The Position

UTSW is seeking an Accountant I to join the dynamic growing Department of Psychiatry, on our Financial Affairs team. In this important role, you will lend financial support to approve research related expenses, reconcile assigned accounts, and assist with invoicing various award sponsors. Additionally, you will interface with several departments, i.e. SPA, accounting, cash management, and other departments. Our ideal candidate has excellent communication skills both written and verbal, with the ability to adjust depending on the circumstances. If you enjoy challenging, fast-paced work and enjoy working with top medical leaders with an opportunity for growth this is the position for you.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree with no experience; or
• Associate's Degree or
• High School Diploma Or equivalent
• No experience with Bachelor's Degree or
• 2 years Of accounting related experience with Associate's Degree or
• 4 years Of experience in governmental and/or commercial accounting or auditing with High School Diploma

Responsibilities

• Posts and maintains ledger accounts.
• Reconciles salary reports, bank statements, and general ledger trial balances.
• Prepares deposit slips and maintains cash control records, basic profit and loss statements, and trial balances of subsidiary ledgers and reconciling discrepancies.
• Calculates unit cost information and monthly billings for reimbursement of expenditures.
• Assists in preparing more complex financial records and operating reports, preparing less complex special reports, and analyzing accounting data for planning estimates and other similar items.
• May assist accounting clerks by clarifying work problems, such as allocation of income and expense, closing, correcting or adjusting journal entries, preparation of special exhibits and schedules, and other similar items.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• 100%25 coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level