Financial Analyst / Senior Research Accountant

Are you an experienced Financial Analyst or Research Accountant looking to join a large healthcare organization that is based on excellence and love?

ChristianaCare is one of the country's most dynamic healthcare organizations, centered on improving health outcomes, making high-quality care more accessible, and lowering healthcare costs. ChristianaCare includes an extensive network of outpatient services, home health care, urgent care centers, three hospitals (1,299 beds), a free-standing emergency department, a Level I trauma center and a Level III neonatal intensive care unit, a comprehensive stroke center and regional centers of excellence in heart and vascular care, cancer care, and women's health. It also includes the pioneering Gene Editing Institute and was rated by IDG Computerworld as one of the nation's Best Places to Work in IT. ChristianaCare is a nonprofit teaching health system with more than 260 residents and fellows. It is continually ranked by U.S. News & World Report as the Best Hospital. With the unique CareVio data-powered care coordination service and a focus on population health and value-based care, ChristianaCare is shaping the future of health care.

ChristianaCare Offers

• Full Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, etc.
• Two retirement planning offerings, including 403(b) with company contributions
• Generous paid time off with annual roll-over and opportunities to cash out
• 12-week paid parental leave
• Incredible Work/Life benefits including annual membership to care.com, access to backup care services for dependents through Care@Work, retirement planning services, financial coaching, fitness and wellness reimbursement, and great discounts through several vendors for hotels, rental cars, theme parks, shows, sporting events, movie tickets and much more!

About This Position

ChristianaCare is looking for a Financial Analyst / Senior Research Accountant to provide post award accounting functions for sponsored program grants and contracts. This position will ensure post award activities are being conducted in accordance with Federal, State, contractual and institutional requirements and also provide financial information and maintain communication with senior leadership, department chairs, principal investigators and frontline staff. This role will also spearhead month end financial closing duties for sponsored programs. Some responsibilities include:

• Completes month end financial closing tasks related to sponsored programs within established timeframe. Month end closing tasks include completing revenue entries, processing approved payment transfers, reconciling research bank accounts, processing pharmacy charges, and completing other journal entries as needed.
• Performs monthly account reconciliations for general ledger accounts related to sponsored program cash, revenue, and receivables.
• Reconciles fixed monthly close schedules for revenue and account receivables.
• Codes sponsored program checks.
• Collaborates with Treasury, Accounting, Patient Financial Services, and Frontline departments to investigate receipt of payments that do not include sufficient identifying information.
• Manages post award aspects of the Workday Grants module for assigned department portfolio.

Desired candidates will hold a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business Management, Finance or related field with a minimum of 3 years of experience in Accounting/Finance. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted.

Christiana Care Health System is an equal opportunity employer, firmly committed to prohibiting discrimination, whose staff is reflective of its community, and considers qualified applicants for open positions without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.