Director - Accounting
- The University of Mississippi Medical Center
- Jackson, MS
- Full Time
- 15 days ago
Salary
N/A
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Job Requisition ID:
R00036139 Job Category:
Professional and Technical Organization:
Financial Reporting and Accounting Location/s:
Central Billing Office-Clinton, Jackson Medical Mall Job Title:
Director - Accounting Job Summary:
The Director–Accounting is responsible for the general oversight of the assigned accounting functions including financial statement preparation and reporting, internal and external audit, overseeing financial close, journal entries, and account reconciliations. Education & Experience
Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field and seven (7) years of accounting experience.
Certifications, Licenses or Registration Required: NA
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Knowledge of standard accounting principles, concepts, and procedures. Supervisory skills to include organizing workflow and delegating authority. Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail. Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Ability to act with integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality. Attention to detail with excellent accuracy, completeness, and consistency.
Responsibilities:
- Recruit, hire and manage team members that build upon the strong culture, core values, and working relationships of UMMC.
- Serve as a leader who emphasizes a focus on continuous quality improvement.
- Knowledge of accounting standards applicable to assigned work area including research and updating of policies and procedures.
- Supervise and evaluate team member performance through review of completed work assignments.
- Cultivate strong partnerships with Accounting, Finance, Department of Information Systems, and other functions.
- Reconcile all assigned balance sheet accounts on a monthly basis.
- Manage the monthly close process including review of associated journal entries for assigned work area.
- Remain up to date with industry issues and developments with may have direct impact on the department or the organization as a whole.
- Participate in the development and implementation of accounting systems or processes when and where requested.
- The duties listed are general in nature and are examples of the duties and responsibilities performed and are not meant to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Management retains the right to add or change duties at any time.
Physical and Environmental Demands
Requires occasional working hours significantly beyond regularly scheduled hours, occasional travelling to offsite locations, occasional activities subject to significant volume changes of a seasonal/clinical nature, occasional bending, occasional lifting and carrying up to 10 pounds, occasional crouching/stooping, occasional driving, occasional kneeling, occasional pushing/pulling, occasional reaching, constant sitting, frequent standing, frequent twisting, and frequent walking. (occasional-up to 20%, frequent-from 21% to 50%, constant-51% or more)
Requires occasional working hours significantly beyond regularly scheduled hours, occasional travelling to offsite locations, occasional activities subject to significant volume changes of a seasonal/clinical nature, occasional bending, occasional lifting and carrying up to 10 pounds, occasional crouching/stooping, occasional driving, occasional kneeling, occasional pushing/pulling, occasional reaching, constant sitting, frequent standing, frequent twisting, and frequent walking. (occasional-up to 20%, frequent-from 21% to 50%, constant-51% or more)
Time Type:
Full time FLSA Designation/Job Exempt:
Yes Pay Class:
Salary FTE %:
100 Work Shift:
Benefits Eligibility:
Grant Funded:
Job Posting Date:
04/18/2024 Job Closing Date (open until filled if no date specified):
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