Accountant II - NC ROOTS

About the Role

This position supports UNC Health's participation in the North Carolina Rural Organizations Orchestrating Transformation for Sustainability (ROOTS) Hub as part of the State's Rural Health Transformation Program. UNC Health has been selected to serve as the NC ROOTS Region 4 Hub Lead by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS), collaborating with community organizations, healthcare providers, and regional partners to improve the health and well-being of rural populations across Region 4 and throughout North Carolina. This role contributes to initiatives that strengthen rural health infrastructure, advance community partnerships, improve access to care, and support sustainable solutions that address the unique needs of rural communities.

This position is responsible for researching and analyzing data from multiple sources in order to support the recording of journal entries, often involving multiple legal entities, and for providing a variety of financial, regulatory and managerial reports. Other duties include but are not limited to preparing, maintaining, reconciling and analyzing financial information on a monthly and annual basis, including the reconciliation of assigned balance sheet accounts and the timely resolution of reconciling items.

Responsibilities

• Prepares journal entries, including more advanced journal entries and intercompany transactions across multiple entities.
• Prepares and creates Excel spreadsheets and other documentation to support the journal entries recorded.
• Ensure accounting transactions comply with GAAP and GASB accounting standards.
• Prepares balance sheet reconciliations and investigates and resolves discrepancies.
• Ensures that intercompany balance sheet accounts reconcile between companies.
• Communicates with department managers and their team members as well as other accounting staff to provide guidance with accounting questions and assist with any issues.
• Prepares documentation of the processes and updates the documentation as the processes change.
• Makes recommendations for process improvement.
• Serves as a resource and provides assistance in a variety of areas including but not limited to projects, Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) completion, and annual audits.
• Other responsibilities as defined by the department.

Education Requirements

• Requires a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Accounting or related field.
• Master's degree preferred.

Licensure/Certification Requirements

• Current CPA certification strongly preferred.

Experience Requirements

• With Master's Degree, no prior experience required.
• If Bachelor's Degree, requires two (2) years of accounting experience.
• If an Associate's degree, six (6) years of experience in accounting.

Required Skills & Abilities

• The successful candidate will routinely interact with other financial, non-financial and clinical departments across the organization including staff, department managers, business development, executive leadership etc.
• The successful candidate will have strong accounting and financial skills that are complemented by great communication and collaboration skills that enable them to explain and discuss financial concepts to both financial and non-financial personnel.
• This role is actively involved in many complex financial matters within a large, growing organization. A strong technical accounting background is required.
• The successful candidate will be able to work independently. Help from an expert may be required and is expected from time to time, but this position is expected to be able to perform assigned responsibilities independently with appropriate review and feedback from the manager.
• Demonstrated use of Excel. Must be comfortable with pivot tables, Vlookup and other advanced Excel features.
• Strong demonstrated software systems experience. Lawson / Infor preferred.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks or projects simultaneously.
• Detail oriented with excellent organizational, planning and prioritizing skills with the ability to adapt to a variety of work situations.
• Exemplifies UNC Health System Values.

Schedule & Work Environment

• Full Time, 40.00 hours per week.
• Day Job.
• Hybrid Work Assignment.
• Location: US:NC:Morrisville.

Compensation

• Hiring range: $28.87 - $41.50 per hour.
• Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity.
• Exempt from Overtime: Yes.