Business Analyst
University of Mississippi Medical Center · Jackson, MS · 1 wk ago
AnalystFull-time
Job Summary
Maintains and reconciles departmental accounts.
Makes recommendations for correcting errors in accounts.
Monitors and audits operational activities in areas like human resources, finance, facilities management, and research.
Prepares and monitors departmental budgets.
Prepares routine operational and statistical reports.
Coordinates invoice preparation, payables, and receivables.
Education & Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, or related field
- One (1) year of related experience
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- Verbal and written communication skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Computer skills (Microsoft Office products and database software)
- Analytical and organizational skills
Responsibilities
- Aids in budgetary activities such as preparing departmental budgets, researching, monitoring, and investigating account balances.
- Aids in personnel-related activities such as creating and updating labor distributions for salaries and wages, initiating and tracking personnel actions, resolving payroll issues, and monitoring and auditing timekeeping and leave reporting processes.
- Maintains and reconciles departmental contracts.
- Captures and balances deposits, audits check requests for accuracy, conducts initial reconciliation of bank statements, audits divisional petty cash accounts, assists in month and year end close of private practice financials.
- Works with division on private practice accounts payable issues and trains new employees on practice accounting software.
- Aids in overseeing physical facilities and equipment assigned to the department.
- Plans and manages maintenance of over 700,000 square feet of space assigned to the department.
- Oversees renovation projects and acquisition of new equipment.
- Coordinates and maintains supply chain processes for the department and resolves supply issues.
- Participates on operations team to improve cost containment, increase productivity, and meet operational demands.
- Develops monthly, annual, and ad hoc reports for financial reports and analysis.
- Aids in post award management of departmental based grants.
Physical and Environmental Demands
- Occasional exposure to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environments such as high noise levels, exposure to heat and cold, seasonal/clinical activities, precise measures of quantity and quality, bending, lifting and carrying up to 25 pounds, crouching/stooping, kneeling, reaching, sitting, standing, twisting, and walking.
Benefits
- No benefits eligibility