Senior Accountant

The University of Kansas Health System•Lenexa, KS

About The Position

Considered expert and lead for Workday Banking Module. Downloads and reports on cash activity from multiple bank accounts on a daily basis. Reconciles bank activity to general ledger for all cash and investment accounts. Initiates book transfers between bank accounts. Oversees the review and routing of all other income activity in lockbox. Coordinates efforts to identify and report unclaimed property to the state of Kansas. Maintains corporate credit cards and card rebate programs for vendors. Reconciles card activity and troubleshoots errors. Handles special projects and other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Bachelors Degree in Accounting or related business field (Equivalent: one year of work experience will equate to one year of college).
3 or more years general accounting experience.

Nice To Haves

Experience in healthcare environment.

Responsibilities

Demonstrates competence in the areas of critical thinking, interpersonal relationships, and technical skills.
Manages his/her organizational responsibilities in a way that supports the achievement of unit/team goals.
Skillfully administers, directs, and allocates all organizational resources.
Uses appropriate interpersonal styles and methods to develop a unit/team-wide spirit and intra-team and inter-team cooperation.
Stays focused on all key stakeholders and supports the unit/team ability to deliver on all valid stakeholder expectations.
Identifies areas for improvement and proactively addresses problems within scope of responsibility, while escalating issues to leadership as needed.
Takes a leading role in recommending process improvements and upon approval implements suggestion to conclusion with little direction.
Ability to take a lead in assigned projects, seeing project through from beginning to end with little or no direction to a successful conclusion.
Prepares and processes assigned journal entries.
Reconciles assigned general ledger accounts with supporting schedules.
Assists with the Month End close process.
Cross trains for duties assigned to the other positions in the Finance Department to fill in as needed.
Prepares other financial schedules, performs data analyses, coordinates report distribution and does miscellaneous projects as requested.
Initiates book transfers between bank accounts.
Oversees the review and routing of all other income activity in lockbox.
Reconciles all other income activity to the bank.
Coordinates efforts and follows up on issues with Cashiering.
Downloads and reports on cash activity from multiple bank accounts on a daily basis.
Communicates with bank to request stop payments and provides copies of cancelled checks when needed.
Reconciles bank activity to General Ledger for all cash and investment accounts: Operating, Sweep, Payroll, Controlled Disbursement, Board Designated Investments, and Short-Term Bond Funds.
Considered expert and lead for Workday Banking Module.
Coordinates efforts to identify and report unclaimed property to State of Kansas.
Coordinates the establishment and maintenance of corporate credit cards and card rebate programs for vendors.
Reconciles card activity to ensure that vendors take their payments.
Troubleshoots errors with credit card activity for corporate card accounts.
Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.