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When you work at St. Jude, you'll join a highly-collaborative work culture that inspires you every day to be your best. With opportunities for learning and growth, you can shape a career path that is right for you while also enjoying all the benefits and stability of working for a world-class institution. This includes work-life balance with generous paid time-off and on-campus conveniences that make life a little easier. Join us and you'll quickly see why St. Jude is consistently ranked by our employees on Glassdoor as a "Best Place to Work."
The Sr Accountant is responsible for overseeing and managing accounting operations within at St. Jude. This position involves leading operational accounting activities, ensuring accurate financial reporting, and collaborating with various departments to support operational efficiency.
This is a hybrid position. Candidate should be able to come into office two to three times per week.
Job Responsibilities:
- Reconcile and analyze accounts in compliance with departmental policy while adhering to established deadlines.
- Lead development and maintenance of analytical & departmental reports including journal entries and account reconciliations.
- Implement and monitor compliance with current accounting standards, policies, procedures and regulatory guidelines.
- Contribute to the various grant accounting operational processes (e.g., federal grant cash collection, reconciliation, reporting processes).
- Account for grants and contracts in accordance with internal policies and procedures, as well as external regulations.
- Actively contribute to the development of policies and procedures within own area(s) of responsibility.
- Identify opportunities and provide inputs to improve efficiency/ automate current processes.
- Perform other duties as assigned to meet the goals and objectives of the department and institution.
- Maintains regular and predictable attendance.
Minimum Education and/or Training:
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, auditing, finance, or related field of study required.
Minimum Experience:
- Minimum Requirement: 4+ years of accounting experience working with a general ledger and related financial information systems.
- Deep understanding and experience with accounting standards and regulations (e.g., IRS, US GAAP, Uniform Guidance, hospital regulations) within specific area.
- Some experience working with cross-functional teams.
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office applicants preferred.
- Experience with more advance Excel skills preferred ( data filtering, VLOOKUP and Pivot Tables).
- Experience with accounting for grants and contracts, general ledger and accounting computer systems preferred.
- Proven performance in earlier role.
- Professional certification (e.g. Certified Public Accountant (CPA)/Certified Research Accountant (CRA)/Certified Management Accountant (CMA)) preferred.
Compensation
In recognition of certain U.S. state and municipal pay transparency laws, St. Jude is including a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. This is an estimate offered in good faith and a specific salary offer takes into account factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the salary range and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current salary range is $70,720 - $126,880 per year for the role of Senior Accountant( Treasury).Explore our exceptional benefits!
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital has a diverse, global patient population and workforce, built on the principles of diversity, equity and inclusion. Our founder Danny Thomas envisioned a hospital that would treat children of the world-regardless of race, religion or a family's ability to pay. Learn more about our history and commitment.
Today, we continue the mission to advance cures and means of prevention for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research and treatment. As we accelerate this progress globally, we believe our legacy of diversity, equity and inclusion is foundational to success. With the commitment of leaders at all levels of the organization, we strive to ensure the St. Jude culture, leadership approaches and talent processes are equitable and culturally responsive. View our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Report to learn about the hospital's roots in diversity, equity and inclusion, where we are today and our aspirations for an even better future.
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