Fund Accountant

We are seeking a Fund Accountant who will monitor and ensures compliance to the fund accounting, balance sheet management, and philanthropic funds processes for the School of Medicine. Specific Duties & Responsibilities Coordinates Monitor all fund types to ensure appropriate and accurate accounting, balance sheet management, including philanthropic restricted funds. Advise fund deployment opportunities and fund balance by source for spend opportunities. Monitor balance sheet fund reconciliations to ensure deficits across funds do not exist. Applies Apply understanding of JHU and SOM policy as well as GASB regulations around fund management. Creates/Prepares/Develops Prepare financial statements and balance sheet reconciliations. Assist with budgeting, forecasting, long-range plans, and 'what-if' scenarios as needed. Analyzes/Interprets Analyze financial statements and fund performance to inform fund balance and deployment decisions and perform reconciliations, report preparation, and analyses. Manages Manage the fund accounting, balance sheet management, and philanthropic funds processes. Prepare balance sheet fund reconciliations, perform funds maintenance, prepare financial reports, and conduct analyses. Problem Solving Ensure compliance to laws, regulations, and policies around funds management. Alert leadership of potential fund balance issues and offer remediation strategies. Thinking Critically Identify spend opportunities and provide fund balance and fund deployment advice for leadership. Suggest and implement enhancements to funds management and policies based on knowledge of the process and relevant compliance and other issues. Trains/Communicates Ensure relevant stakeholders are aware of SOM and JHU policy as well as laws and regulations around fund management. Collaborates Partner with Manager of Business Ops; FP&A colleagues; Faculty Practice Colleagues; research colleagues; Department Directors, Administrators, and Staff; University Controller; JHHS/JHM colleagues Additional Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities Understanding of and commitment to the Johns Hopkins Medicine mission. Minimum Qualifications Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Business, Finance or related field with no experience OR Bachelor's degree in unrelated field with two years of progressively responsible related experience. Additional education (related Master's degree) may substitute for required experience if bachelor's degree is in an unrelated field, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula. Preferred Qualifications A minimum of two years of progressively responsible financial and business operations experience, preferably in a large and complex organization. Proven communication, organizational, and analytic skills in a complex organization. Classified Title: Accountant Job Posting Title (Working Title): Fund Accountant Role/Level/Range: ATP/03/PB Starting Salary Range: $45,700 - $80,000 Annually ($63,000 targeted; Commensurate with experience) Employee group: Full Time Schedule: 37.50 Exempt Status: Exempt Location: School of Medicine Campus Department name: "‹"‹"‹"‹"‹"‹"‹SOM Admin Finance Operations Personnel area: School of Medicine Equal Opportunity Employer: Johns Hopkins University is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other occupationally irrelevant criteria. The university promotes affirmative action for minorities, women, disabled persons, and veterans.

Created: 2024-11-05