Accounting Technician (Marlow)

20-25 hours per week, 3-4 days per week (Mon-Fri)

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Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education and research.

Patient care: We promote health and provide superb clinical care while maintaining our strong tradition of reaching underserved populations and reducing health disparities across North Carolina and beyond.

Education: We prepare tomorrow`s healthcare professionals and biomedical researchers from all backgrounds by facilitating learning within innovative and integrated curricula and team-oriented interprofessional education to ensure a highly skilled workforce.

Research: We develop and support a rich array of outstanding health sciences research programs, centers and resources. We provide infrastructure and opportunities for collaboration among disciplines throughout and beyond our university to support outstanding research. We foster programs in the areas of basic, translational, mechanistic and population research.

UNC Genetics Department is seeking an Accounting Technician. The primary duties of the Accounting Technician are to be responsible for managing and overseeing research and supporting funds for the assigned groups or teams within the department of Genetics. The position completes monthly account reconciliation and billing, manages receivables, performs collection activities, and supply expenditures, and provides support for various projects and reporting responsibilities as needed.

Duties include, but may not be limited to:
-Preparation and review of monthly reconciliation reports to verify appropriateness of expenditures and ensuring compliance with university policy.
-Managing invoice collections and preparing accounts receivable aging reports to facilitate collection activities.
-Overseeing administrative duties needed by the assigned research or funding projects including ordering supplies and overseeing maintenance contracts for equipment.
-Developing action plans to address deficiencies and facilitate improvement to promote effective and efficient processes.

This position also serves as specialist in fiscal knowledge, such as payroll, contract/grants, and related accounting services. Technical accounting work includes independent responsibility for maintaining accounting records. This position's responsibility is to analyze data for accuracy, to problem-solve, and to interpret regulations as well as reverses errors. They are accountable for accuracy of entries and reconciliation of data and information. They coordinate and make recommendations for system changes and test new processes.

* Knowledge of University financial systems and procedures.
* Demonstrated experience with monitoring and managing financial accounts for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with accounting standards and regulations and/or program
laws and regulations.
* Demonstrated ability to manage reporting of complex financial area or program(s), including preparation and analysis of financial statements and reports.
* Ability to develop and implement procedure changes.
* Working knowledge of the department's function, organization structure, division of responsibility and staffing.

If you experience any problems accessing the system or have questions about the application process, please contact the Office of Human Resources at (919) 843-2300 or send an email to employment@unc.edu

Please note: The Office of Human Resources will not be able to provide specific updates regarding position or application status.

The University is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all to apply without regard to age, color, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.