What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr. Staff Accountant - 117539 position at The Johns Hopkins University?
Requisition ID: 117539
Sr. Staff Accountant
The School of Medicine (SOM) Financial Operations team is seeking a Sr. Staff Accountant who is a key contributor in producing GAAP and monthly close financial statements in accordance with the timelines set forth by Johns Hopkins University and the SOM. This key role engages regularly with University, SOM Central Finance, and Department finance leaders to ensure clarity and accuracy around financial reporting in accordance with GAAP accounting standards and University policies. This role will report to Associate Director of Financial Reporting.
Specific Duties & Responsibilities
Thinking Critically
- Identifies opportunities and suggests enhancements to the current and future state month-end close process, financial reporting, and funds management.
- Responsibility for key areas of the financial close variance analysis process.
- Enforces funds management policies, uses knowledge of account structure, and maintains internal controls around new non-sponsored financial master data requests for the School of Medicine.
- Identifies accounting and master data issues and recommends strategies to leadership.
- Subject matter expert in reconciling, researching, and analyzing key financial transactions.
- Conducts monthly close analysis and reporting.
- Coordinates key strategic projects when identified and requested by SOM Central Finance leadership.
- Meets with University and SOM colleagues to ensure two-way communication, knowledge transfer, and a shared understanding around the preparation of SOM financial statements and schedules.
- Incorporates knowledge on GAAP, the close process, SOM operations, and other accounting and financial concepts to complete financial statement budget variance analysis.
- Assists in the review and approval of all non-sponsored master data requests, and partner with departments to provide training to new master data requestors.
- Creates monthly journal entries for timely posting, and review of other preparers’ entries.
- Applies the funds management and first dollar principle assists with the University’s annual closeout process.
- Understanding of and commitment to the Johns Hopkins mission.
- Prepares monthly close analyses, reporting, and budget variance reporting on revenue and expense line items.
- Identifies prepaid expense opportunities.
- Develops trended data reports and presentations as requested.
- Assists in the creation the SOM’s quarterly projection estimates.
- Analyzes and prepares what-if scenarios and other required analyses as part of the GAAP and monthly close statements process.
- A key contributor for providing financial information that can be used for managerial reports, financial statements, strategic planning and decision making.
- Contributor to the management in producing accurate and timely GAAP and monthly close statements.
- Partners with other members of the Financial Operations team in the management and oversight of the SOM’s master data request process.
- Ensures that School and department colleagues are familiar with internal controls and adherence to them.
- Provides training to colleagues around new master data requests.
- Establishes partnership with Associate Director of Financial Reporting and other Financial Operations colleagues; FP&A colleagues; Faculty Practice colleagues; Research colleagues; University Controller; JHHS/JHM Finance colleagues; Clinical and Academic Department Finance Staff and Directors.
- Utilizes communication, organizational, and analytic skills required to achieve goals in a complex organization.
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Business, Finance or related field.
- Three years of progressively responsible financial and business operations experience, preferably in a large and complex organization.
- If bachelor's degree is in unrelated field, four years of progressively responsible experience is required.
- Additional education may substitute for experience to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.
- Advanced Excel skills, with demonstrated knowledge of pivot tables, formulas, and other functions.
- Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
- Experience in preparing financial statements across multiple units.
- Working knowledge of SAP system.
- Experience with other data reporting tools, such as Tableau.
Job Posting Title (Working Title): Sr. Staff Accountant
Role/Level/Range: ATP/04/PD
Starting Salary Range: $62,900 - $110,100 Annually ($86,500 targeted; Commensurate w/exp.)
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: Mon-Fri, 8.30am-5.00pm
FLSA Status: Exempt
Location: Hybrid/School of Medicine Campus
Department name: SOM Admin Finance Operations
Personnel area: School of Medicine
Total Rewards
The referenced base salary range represents the low and high end of Johns Hopkins University’s salary range for this position. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. Exact salary will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, market conditions, education/training and other qualifications. Johns Hopkins offers a total rewards package that supports our employees' health, life, career and retirement. More information can be found here: https://hr.jhu.edu/benefits-worklife/.
Education and Experience Equivalency
Please refer to the job description above to see which forms of equivalency are permitted for this position. If permitted, equivalencies will follow these guidelines: JHU Equivalency Formula: 30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience. Additional related experience may substitute for required education on the same basis. For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required for the respective job.
Applicants Completing Studies
Applicants who do not meet the posted requirements but are completing their final academic semester/quarter will be considered eligible for employment and may be asked to provide additional information confirming their academic completion date.
Background Checks
The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check. Johns Hopkins is committed to hiring individuals with a justice-involved background, consistent with applicable policies and current practice. A prior criminal history does not automatically preclude candidates from employment at Johns Hopkins University. In accordance with applicable law, the university will review, on an individual basis, the date of a candidate's conviction, the nature of the conviction and how the conviction relates to an essential job-related qualification or function.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Johns Hopkins University values diversity, equity and inclusion and advances these through our key strategic framework, the JHU Roadmap on Diversity and Inclusion.
Equal Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
EEO is the Law
https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf
Accommodation Information
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Vaccine Requirements
Johns Hopkins University strongly encourages, but no longer requires, at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The COVID-19 vaccine does not apply to positions located in the State of Florida. We still require all faculty, staff, and students to receive the seasonal flu vaccine. Exceptions to the COVID and flu vaccine requirements may be provided to individuals for religious beliefs or medical reasons. Requests for an exception must be submitted to the JHU vaccination registry. This change does not apply to the School of Medicine (SOM). SOM hires must be fully vaccinated with an FDA COVID-19 vaccination and provide proof of vaccination status. For additional information, applicants for SOM positions should visit https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/coronavirus/covid-19-vaccine/ and all other JHU applicants should visit https://covidinfo.jhu.edu/health-safety/covid-vaccination-information/.
The following additional provisions may apply, depending upon campus. Your recruiter will advise accordingly.
The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office.
Hybrid: On-site 3-4 days a week
Salary : $62,900 - $110,100
