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UCSF

Public health sciences university in San Francisco

Financial Services Analyst

Full-Time
$95k - $115k
Mid
Bachelor's
San Francisco, CA, USA
In Person
AccountingFinancial Accounting

About the job

Requirements
  • A bachelor's degree in a related area, such as business administration, accounting, or finance, and/or equivalent experience or training.
  • At least 3 years of work experience in business administration, accounting, finance, financial reporting, general ledger reconciliation, or another related area.
  • Thorough knowledge of financial processes, policies, and procedures.
  • Thorough knowledge of financial data management and reporting systems.
  • Strong proficiency in spreadsheet and database software.
  • Strong interpersonal, analytical, and service-orientation skills; active listening; critical thinking; attention to detail; ability to multitask in a high-volume environment; organizational skills; effective verbal and written communication; sound judgment and decision-making; and ability to develop original ideas to solve problems.
  • Ability to function effectively as a member of a team.
  • Ability to adapt to changing priorities and multitask.
  • Thorough knowledge and understanding of internal control practices and their impact on protecting University resources.
  • Thorough understanding of budgeting and reporting concepts and principles.
Responsibilities
  • Prepare and update monthly financial reports as directed by the Assistant Director of Finance.
  • Review and verify general ledger transactions using the GLV tool monthly to ensure entries are appropriate.
  • Review general ledger activity for appropriateness and adherence to budget.
  • Resolve and clear payroll suspense entries each month using UC Path or journal entries.
  • Manage receivables and billings associated with Professional Service agreements.
  • Prepare One Time Payments for faculty and prepare funding changes and salary cost transfers using PCMA and UC Path tools.
  • Serve as equipment custodian for department capital assets.
  • Deposit department checks and manage cash journals.
  • Prepare journal entries to record cash transfers as needed.
  • Prepare complex financial data transactions, including monthly Moonlighting calculations involving variable shift-differential pay rates and volume, annual Clinical Incentives, time-sensitive Direct Retro payroll transfers, and Weekend retrieval payments.
  • Manage department-wide transfer journal entries, One Time Payments, and standard routine journals; execute faculty and staff funding changes; and review and verify monthly general ledger activity.
  • Reconcile general ledger activity for appropriateness and adherence to budget.
  • Conduct and administer fund change management, accounts receivable, and inventory management.
  • Manage and reconcile professional services agreements, follow up with hospitals regarding outstanding payments, and oversee collections.
  • Manage payroll, investigate payroll shortages or overpayments, and maintain the department-wide physical inventory of capital equipment.
  • Resolve issues by correcting general ledger transactions, prepare business process procedures and account reconciliations, and prepare and update monthly financial reports.
  • Provide reports and analyses for complex budgetary, financial, and resource projects, including indirect cost recovery, human resources allocation, RMS allocation, Grand Rounds, and Professional Service Agreements.
  • Manage and monitor finances of assigned faculty research accounts and initiate or supervise accounting transactions to maintain account integrity.
  • Meet regularly with principal investigators to support their participation in portfolio management.
  • Analyze ledgers; create budget projections and forecasts; provide status reports to the chief, division administrator, and principal investigators; prepare interim budget reports and re-budgeting actions; and draft sponsor correspondence.
  • Manage and resolve general ledger posting errors, research and investigate data discrepancies, and provide concise recommendations.
  • Research and resolve funding and payroll errors, troubleshoot root causes of entry errors, and manage relations among impacted parties in a timely manner.
  • Work with the Foundation office to resolve discrepancies in gift postings and investigate donor-related issues.
  • Work with department and Shared Services Human Resources, the Controller's Office, and the Dean's Office to resolve questions beyond the scope of Financial Services Analyst positions, including complex payroll errors and funding changes.
  • Work with RMS to initiate correspondence, including no-cost extension and carry-forward requests, and submit proposals; communicate the need for subcontracts on managed prime awards; obtain and check subcontractor and consultant invoices; send relevant subcontract information to CGA; and maintain timely, effective communication with relevant parties throughout the post-award process.
  • Notify the supervisor of resulting issues.
  • Provide guidance to less experienced team members on financial processing, including journal entries, cash deposits, One Time Payments, recharges, gift accounting, and funding changes; perform other projects as assigned.
Desired Qualifications
  • At least 5 years of financial reporting or general ledger reconciliation experience.
  • Provide guidance, coaching, and mentoring to professional and support staff.

About the company

UC San Francisco is a public research university in San Francisco focused solely on health sciences, combining professional education with biomedical research and patient care. Its schools of dentistry, medicine, nursing and pharmacy train clinicians and scientists, while teams investigate cancer, immunology, genomics and neuroscience. UCSF Medical Center and Benioff Children's Hospitals connect clinical care with faculty research and training, and university clinics serve patients across Northern California. Founded in 1864, UCSF is the University of California campus dedicated to graduate and professional education and biomedical research, based in San Francisco.

Company Size

10,001+

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Founded

1864

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