Job Title: Accountant 1
Location: Augusta University
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Full/Part Time: Full-Time
Job ID: 234946
Responsibilities Under the supervision of the Clinical Trials Regulatory Manager, this position is responsible for ensuring invoicing for accounts payable and receivable of the Georgia Cancer Center research trials accounts. The duties include, but are not limited to:

• Audits and processes payments; Determines what action should be taken to resolve accounting discrepancies and irregularities; Ensure accurate and appropriate recording and analysis of revenues and expenses; Develop, maintain and analyze budgets, preparing periodic reports that compare budgeted costs to actual costs; Establish tables of accounts and assigns entries to proper accounts; Post and maintains records of receipts and disbursements and prepare journal entries; Train new post-award personnel in the above. Monitoring projects and tracking to ensure withdrawals are not occurring. Prepare reports for all PI's and Sub investigators within a respective time frame. Reconcile all assigned accounts. Prepare review of all expenses for each project ID and ensure that proper management is notified if an extension is required for project.
• Prepares monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements. Compile and analyze financial information to prepare financial statements including monthly/quarterly and annual accounts; Prepare financial management reports; Prepare reports for various projects. Ensure all financial reporting deadlines are met to include accurate and timely monthly, quarterly, and year-end close. Analyze and advise on business operations including revenue and expenditure trends, financial commitments and future revenues. Assist with the preparation of the annual financial report and various other special reports as needed. Ensuring proper CFC's are being utilized in all charges from our departments. Managing shipping and ensuring proper CFC's are being utilized for charging. Train new post award personnel in the above.
• Analyze financial information to recommend or develop efficient use of resources and procedures, provide strategic recommendations and maintain solutions to business and financial problems. Analyze business operations, trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments and obligations to project future revenues and expenses or to provide advice. Report to management regarding the finances of establishment. Educate department administrators and principal investigators concerning compliance issues and assist them in managing the sponsored funds in accordance with state and federal regulations for grants accounting. Have meetings with the PI's of the studies to inform them where the studies are currently at financially and what might need to be done to correct any outstanding issues. Help educate administrators and faculty about compliance for all of our sponsored projects. Having meetings with CRO's about patient needs when there might need to be a budget amendment. Train new post-award personnel in the above.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual financial statement. Compile and analyze financial information to prepare financial statements including monthly/quarterly and annual accounts. Prepare financial management reports. Ensure all financial reporting deadlines are met to include accurate and timely monthly, quarterly and year end close. Analyze and advise on business operations including revenue and expenditure trends, financial commitments and future revenues. Assist with the preparation of the annual financial report and various other special reports as needed. Prepares a variety of financial statements showing receipts, disbursements, and balances; carries out assigned steps in an accounting analysis. Train new post-award personnel in the above. Maintain process documentation, seek efficiencies and contribute to process flow improvement. Assist in creation of post award SOP's and ensures the process is followed through. Ensuring projects do not reach term expiration date, and that payments flow fully.
• Assist financial coordinators with obtaining information for budgets. Provides training to clinic staff on study billing grid as needed. Administrative tasks such as setting up meetings, etc. Other duties as assigned. Collaborate on budgets with pre-award staff in order to help create more working and flowing SOP's. Individually reach out and contact sponsors as PI's request in order to make changes or amendments to contracts or budgets. Open and close studies at PI's requests in order to make changes and add additional feedback to a study based off of sponsors requests, or PI's request, after study has previously been closed. Ensuring ilab is being billed correctly and to the correct financial manager and being paid within the time frame for patients insurance to accept charges if a bounce back occurs. Perform all other related duties/tasks as assigned.

Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or related field and relevant experience.
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Associate's degree in Accounting, Finance or related field and three years of relevant experience.Preferred Qualifications Prefer experience in a university, academic or health setting.Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities Ability to maintain confidentiality and work independently
Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
Ability to complete work in a timely manner and meet deadlines
Proficient in Microsoft Office and other computer software/databases
Detail-oriented with strong organizational, critical thinking, problem-solving, prioritization, analytical and multi-tasking skills
Knowledge of accounting, Excel including formulas and pivot tables to achieve management and understanding of large amounts of financial dataShift/Salary/Benefits Shift: Days/M-F Pay Grade: 12 Salary: $15.06/Hourly Salary to be commensurate with qualifications of selected candidate within the established range (generally minimum-midpoint) of the position Recruitment Period: Until FilledConditions of Employment All candidates are required to successfully pass a Background Check review prior to starting with Augusta University.

All employees are responsible for ensuring the confidentiality, availability, and integrity of sensitive [patient, student, employee, financial, business, etc.] information by exercising sound judgment and adhering to cybersecurity and privacy policies during the course of their employment and beyond.Credit Check This position will require the acquisition of a P-Card and/or handle cash, credit or other sensitive information and will require a satisfactory Consumer Credit check as a condition of employment.Equal Employment Opportunity Augusta University is proud to be an equal opportunity employer welcoming applicants from underrepresented groups, including individuals with disabilities and veterans.Other Information This position is also responsible for promoting a customer friendly environment and providing superior service to our patients, students, faculty, and employees. "Augusta University is a patient-and family-centered care institution, where employees partner everyday with patients and families for success."

Augusta University is a tobacco free environment and the use of any tobacco products on any part of the campus, both inside and outside, is strictly prohibited.