Johns Hopkins University
Fund Accountant
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21276
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
CoordinatesMonitor 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.
AppliesApply understanding of JHU and SOM policy as well as GASB regulations around fund management.
Creates/Prepares/DevelopsPrepare financial statements and balance sheet reconciliations.Assist with budgeting, forecasting, long-range plans, and 'what-if' scenarios as needed.
Analyzes/InterpretsAnalyze financial statements and fund performance to inform fund balance and deployment decisions and perform reconciliations, report preparation, and analyses.
ManagesManage 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 SolvingEnsure 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/CommunicatesEnsure relevant stakeholders are aware of SOM and JHU policy as well as laws and regulations around fund management.
CollaboratesPartner 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 QualificationsBachelor'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 QualificationsA 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: AccountantJob Posting Title (Working Title):Fund AccountantRole/Level/Range: ATP/03/PBStarting Salary Range: $45,700 - $80,000 Annually ($63,000 targeted; Commensurate with experience)Employee group: Full TimeSchedule: 37.50Exempt Status:ExemptLocation:School of Medicine CampusDepartment name: SOM Admin Finance OperationsPersonnel area: School of Medicine
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
CoordinatesMonitor 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.
AppliesApply understanding of JHU and SOM policy as well as GASB regulations around fund management.
Creates/Prepares/DevelopsPrepare financial statements and balance sheet reconciliations.Assist with budgeting, forecasting, long-range plans, and 'what-if' scenarios as needed.
Analyzes/InterpretsAnalyze financial statements and fund performance to inform fund balance and deployment decisions and perform reconciliations, report preparation, and analyses.
ManagesManage 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 SolvingEnsure 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/CommunicatesEnsure relevant stakeholders are aware of SOM and JHU policy as well as laws and regulations around fund management.
CollaboratesPartner 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 QualificationsBachelor'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 QualificationsA 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: AccountantJob Posting Title (Working Title):Fund AccountantRole/Level/Range: ATP/03/PBStarting Salary Range: $45,700 - $80,000 Annually ($63,000 targeted; Commensurate with experience)Employee group: Full TimeSchedule: 37.50Exempt Status:ExemptLocation:School of Medicine CampusDepartment name: SOM Admin Finance OperationsPersonnel area: School of Medicine