General Accountant III SOM

UCSF•San Francisco, CA

1d•$72,000 - $100,000

About The Position

The Analyst is a key member of the finance team, tasked with performing accounting functions, including payroll and general ledger preparation and reconciliation for all funds managed and overseen by the Dean’s Office. The analyst must understand and interpret complex accounting practices, organizational policies, and procedures to analyze and prepare reports for administrators and managers. It is crucial that ledgers are verified on a timely basis to answer questions and coordinate resolutions of issues with departments and functions. Ledger verification is an important financial control that helps detect and prevent erroneous or inappropriate transactions. As a major key control, the analyst: performing ledger verification takes on the responsibility of providing reasonable assurance that financial transactions are valid and properly classified is tasked with the responsibility and ownership of creating and processing all journal entries for the Dean’s Office, utilizing all types of PeopleSoft online journals, including payroll expense transfers, to ensure accuracy and compliance with all policies and procedures set forth for each type of journal The Analyst also monitors and executes all procurement and expense payment activities for the Dean’s Office. This includes reimbursement requests, travel and entertainment requests, invoice processing, and speedchart/type setups. The Analyst may participate in implementing any new systems related to accounts payable functions for the Dean’s Office. Other duties include: Performing fiscal management of intramural award projects Partnering with units to prepare and submit recharge proposals to Control Point or Recharge Review, and providing monthly recharge financial support Supporting fiscal year closing activities Providing financial administrative support to the Accounting and Operations Manager

Requirements

Experienced professional with in-depth understanding of the professional field.
Ability to independently perform the full range of responsibilities within the function.
Possesses broad job knowledge.
Ability to analyze problems/issues of diverse scope and determine solutions.
Understanding and interpretation of complex accounting practices, organizational policies, and procedures.
Proficiency in PeopleSoft online journals.
Knowledge of accounts payable functions.
Experience with fiscal management of award projects.
Experience preparing and submitting recharge proposals.
Experience supporting fiscal year closing activities.
Experience providing financial administrative support.

Responsibilities

Analyzing, monitoring, preparing, and reconciling financial information to reflect the condition of the organization and provide financial and other statistical data to control operations.
Preparing financial reports to meet internal and external reporting requirements.
Developing, implementing, and monitoring accounting systems, policies, and procedures.
Performing payroll and general ledger preparation and reconciliation for all funds managed and overseen by the Dean’s Office.
Analyzing and preparing reports for administrators and managers based on complex accounting practices, organizational policies, and procedures.
Verifying ledgers on a timely basis to answer questions and coordinate resolutions of issues with departments and functions.
Creating and processing all journal entries for the Dean’s Office, utilizing all types of PeopleSoft online journals, including payroll expense transfers.
Monitoring and executing all procurement and expense payment activities for the Dean’s Office, including reimbursement requests, travel and entertainment requests, invoice processing, and speedchart/type setups.
Participating in implementing any new systems related to accounts payable functions for the Dean’s Office.
Performing fiscal management of intramural award projects.
Partnering with units to prepare and submit recharge proposals to Control Point or Recharge Review, and providing monthly recharge financial support.
Supporting fiscal year closing activities.
Providing financial administrative support to the Accounting and Operations Manager.