Accountant I

With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued employees. Ranked as the number 1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth according to U.S. News & World Report, we invest in you with opportunities for career growth and development to align with your future goals.

About the role

Works under general supervision to perform professional work, which requires little or no experience and involves performance of detailed assignments in posting, balancing and recapitulating, receiving, and disbursing financial transactions.

Responsibilities

• Posts and maintains ledger accounts.
• Reconciles salary reports, bank statements, and general ledger trial balances.
• Prepares deposit slips and maintains cash control records, basic profit and loss statements, and trial balances of subsidiary ledgers and reconciling discrepancies.
• Calculates unit cost information and monthly billings for reimbursement of expenditures.
• Assists in preparing more complex financial records and operating reports, preparing less complex special reports, and analyzing accounting data for planning estimates and other similar items.
• May assist accounting clerks by clarifying work problems, such as allocation of income and expense, closing, correcting or adjusting journal entries, preparation of special exhibits and schedules, and other similar items.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree with no experience; or
• Associate's Degree or High School Diploma or equivalent

Qualifications

• No experience with Bachelor's Degree; or
• 2 years of accounting related experience with Associate's Degree; or
• 4 years of experience in governmental and/or commercial accounting or auditing with High School Diploma

Benefits

UT Southwestern is proud to offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. Our benefits are designed to support your overall wellbeing, and include:

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage (100% coverage for preventive healthcare—no copay)
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer

Schedule

• Full-time
• Day shift

Primary work location: Texas-Dallas-5323 Harry Hines Blvd