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Analyst,Financial III
Job Number: 2018-31774Category: Accounting & Finance
Location: Charlestown, MA
Shift: Day
Exempt/Non-Exempt: Exempt
Business Unit: ForHealth Consulting
Department: Commonwealth Medicine - CHCF Financial Management - W407631
Job Type: Full-Time
Salary Grade: 45
Num. Openings: 1
Post Date: Dec. 25, 2018
GENERAL SUMMARY OF POSITION:
Under the general direction of the Manager of Grant Accounting and Compliance performs a variety of complex financial, accounting, analytical and system related tasks with a focus on management, quarterly, and annual financial reports.
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Assumes full responsibility for quarterly and annual financial reporting for restricted funds.
- Identify, prepare and document all closing, adjusting and accrual journal entries.
- Prepare audit work schedules and reconciliations for audit team and senior staff.
- Serve as primary liaison to general accounting staff for financial reporting issues related to School's research enterprise, and provide systems support for data collection and verification.
- Ability to interact and communicate effectively with external audit team during annual financial and A-133 audits. Serve as contact for issues concerning statement preparation and accounting data for restricted funds.
- Plays a lead role in grants management systems maintenance, development and enhancements including participating in financial/grant systems design, specifications, evaluations, and testing.
- Serves as the analytical and reporting resource for restricted funds for senior management (standard & ad hoc)
- Provides support for the oversight, reconciliation, and management of the federal letter of credit process.
- Liaison to the Office of Sponsored Programs for award processing, and initial transfer of responsibility from pre-award to post award. Including providing backup in setting up new accounts.
- Ability to work in a fast paced, growing, and changing environment, with the ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks.
- Keep current on development and changes in restricted accounting environment including attending formal training, seminars and discussion groups.
- Formulates (both independently and collaboratively) institutional policy related to research enterprise, and assists in communicating the results to academic and administrative community.
- Assists managers, administrators and principal investigators with financial reporting requirements, interpreting external and institutional policies, and comprehending financial and accounting data.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field, or equivalent.
- 5 years of progressively responsible experience in Accounting related field.
- Must be highly proficient in PC based applications including spreadsheet, database, word processing, and presentation software.
- Strong organizational and interpersonal skills, with demonstrated success at working well with all levels of an organization.
- Manual dexterity, visual acuity; no unusual physical requirements.
- Must be able to carry out essential functions of the position, with reasonable accommodation if disabled.