[Remote] Staff Accountant

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. University of Vermont Health is seeking a System Staff Accountant to provide support and guidance to its network partners. The role involves preparing journal entries, conducting financial analyses, and ensuring the accuracy of financial records.

Responsibilities

• Provide support through training and assistance as well as guidance to all UVM Health Network partners
• Confident, articulate and professional written and verbal communication skills
• Preparing a variety of recurring and non-recurring journal entries, reports, and analyses related to the financial statements, intercompany activity, and other sub ledger activity and schedules
• Performing detailed analyses of various general ledger accounts and department cost centers. Reviewing financial activity for accuracy, completeness, and reasonableness, interpreting trends or deviations and making recommendations for corrective action
• Preparing in depth analyses of revenue and expense variances, providing management with explanations for current and prior year changes, variances from budget and projected impact for future
• Preparing monthly journal entries for assigned accounts, ensuring all activity is recorded, adjustments are calculated, and corrections are made. Ensuring all assigned accounts are reconciled
• Performing balance sheet account reconciliations on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis, in preparation for all audits
• Performing a variety of accounting related duties such as bank account reconciliations, proofreading of financial documents and participating in special projects. Taking initiative to improve processes and efficiencies as opportunities are identified
• Maintaining all supporting documentation/electronic records in accordance with department/hospital standards, for review by external auditors
• Performing detailed analyses of various general ledger accounts and department cost centers. Reviewing financial activity for accuracy, completeness, and reasonableness, interpreting trends or deviations and making recommendations for corrective action
• Working knowledge of many areas of the Balance Sheet

Skills

• Provide support through training and assistance as well as guidance to all UVM Health Network partners
• Confident, articulate and professional written and verbal communication skills
• Preparing a variety of recurring and non-recurring journal entries, reports, and analyses related to the financial statements, intercompany activity, and other sub ledger activity and schedules
• Performing detailed analyses of various general ledger accounts and department cost centers. Reviewing financial activity for accuracy, completeness, and reasonableness, interpreting trends or deviations and making recommendations for corrective action
• Preparing in depth analyses of revenue and expense variances, providing management with explanations for current and prior year changes, variances from budget and projected impact for future
• Preparing monthly journal entries for assigned accounts, ensuring all activity is recorded, adjustments are calculated, and corrections are made. Ensuring all assigned accounts are reconciled
• Performing balance sheet account reconciliations on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis, in preparation for all audits
• Performing a variety of accounting related duties such as bank account reconciliations, proofreading of financial documents and participating in special projects. Taking initiative to improve processes and efficiencies as opportunities are identified
• Maintaining all supporting documentation/electronic records in accordance with department/hospital standards, for review by external auditors
• Performing detailed analyses of various general ledger accounts and department cost centers. Reviewing financial activity for accuracy, completeness, and reasonableness, interpreting trends or deviations and making recommendations for corrective action
• Working knowledge of many areas of the Balance Sheet
• Must possess a Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field
• No prior experience is required if the individual possesses a four-year Accounting degree
• Tax return preparation experience is helpful

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