Accounting Tech - FP Financial Services

Description

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Summary:
Performs a variety of moderately complex bookkeeping and accounting support functions within a department or centralized accounting office. Positions located in departments typically monitor and maintain the departmental budget, advise and make recommendations to the supervisor, or manage large billing or purchasing functions and report to department heads. Positions located in centralized accounting offices code, record and report financial data, research and analyze accounts, investigate and resolve variances and report to higher level accounting staff.

Responsibilities:
1. Communicates with vendors, patients and other Healthcare System personnel in both verbal and written form to respond to inquiries, create reports and investigate variances.
2. Compiles data for reporting, billing and collection from various information systems. Provides supporting documentation to substantiate data reported.
3. Maintains various databases for information received from sources throughout the Healthcare System. Investigates variances using subsidiary reports, contacting data managers to correct processing system errors and investigating erroneous data entry.
4. Monitors and maintains departmental budget. Transfers funds to balance accounts. Researches and analyzes fiscal information. Makes recommendations to supervisor regarding budget. May manage large billing or purchasing functions.
5. Posts journal entries, processes payments, verifies information, reconciles accounts and balances ledgers. Secures and provides supporting documentation to comply with accounting or regulatory requirements. Prepares and processes a variety of accounting forms and documents, checking for accuracy and completeness.
6. Prepares reports supporting compliance with regulatory agency requirements and UNCHCS policies and procedures. Ensures that appropriate criteria have been incorporated in report calculations.

Education Requirements:
* Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Finance or related field; or equivalent combination of education, training and experience
Licensure/Certification Requirements:
* No licensure or certification required.
Professional Experience Requirements:
* If a Bachelor's degree: No prior experience required.
* If an Associate's degree: Two (2) years of experience in an accounting support role.
* If a High School diploma or GED: Four (4) years of experience in an accounting support role.
Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:

Legal Employer: STATE

Entity: UNC Faculty Physicians

Organization Unit: FP Financial Services

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Salary Range: $18.20 - $25.86 per hour (Hiring Range)

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type: Hybrid

Work Schedule: Day Job

Location of Job: US:NC:Chapel Hill

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No

This is a State position employed by UNC Health Care System.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email applicant.accommodations@unchealth.unc.edu if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.