1. Financial Analysis and Reporting: Analyzes information and creates accurate and timely reports that add value to the management of University operations. Applies GAAP to report out on financial conditions. Ensures financial reporting meets the compliance needs of internal and external users. Extracts data from multiple sources. 2. Financial Methods and Systems: Recommends methods to improve practices, processes and systems. Works with internal and external contacts to carry out department objectives. Provides a high level of service that cultivates and maintains strong working relationships and effectively communicates information; takes ownership and accountability for timeliness, accuracy and relationship management. 3. Accounting and Reconciliation: Accurately records enterprise or subsystem transactions to balance sheets, income statements, and other financial records. Performs reconciliations; navigates through systems and reporting tools to independently resolve routine and non-routine discrepancies. Applies entries to the general ledger or subsystems and ensures adherence to GAAP, regulatory requirements and financial reporting considerations. Communicates effectively to unit leadership. 4. Strategic Resource: Translates unit finance objectives into priorities. Reports financial issues and risks and makes recommendations. Contacts appropriate stakeholders to include in communications and approvals. 5. Compliance and Risk Management: Establishes, implements and/or maintains strong internal controls in areas of assigned responsibility to provide reasonable assurance of effective and appropriate resources use, accurate financial information, and adherence to contractual obligations and agreements, policies, procedures, and external regulatory requirements. 6. May perform other duties as assigned.

Required Skill/ability 1:  Working knowledge of and ability to read and interpret federal, state and sponsor funding regulations, policies and procedures

Required Skill/ability 2:  Working knowledge of PC-based tools including Microsoft Office Suite, database administration and other related software.

Required Skill/ability 3:  Outstanding organizational skills, exceptional attention to detail, well-developed analytical and problem-solving skills, demonstrated superior customer service orientation and outstanding time management skills.

Required Skill/ability 4:  Demonstrated ability to research and resolve detailed financial transaction errors and work with multiple data sources for compilation.

Required Skill/ability 5:  Demonstrated problem solving skills and initiative to identify solutions to critical issues and communicate to management.

Preferred Education:  Knowledge of clinical research and contracting process from proposal development through award closeout. Demonstrated experience with federal and foundation funding process. Familiarity with electronic clinical research databases and industry clinical trials accounting.

Work Week:  Standard (M-F equal number of hours per day)

Posting Position Title:  Accountant 2

University Job Title:  Accountant 2- Clinical Research

Preferred Education, Experience and Skills:  Knowledge of clinical research and contracting process from proposal development through award closeout. Demonstrated experience with federal and foundation funding process. Familiarity with electronic clinical research databases and industry clinical trials accounting.

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business, Economics or Finance and two years of related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Demonstrated application of financial, accounting and economic concepts.

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