Make a difference in people’s lives every day. When you join UCLA Health, you’ll be working at an institution that provides leading-edge care to the people of L.A. and throughout the world. We provide our team members with the environment and support to do amazing work, because each and every one of them plays a vital role in our commitment to care.
Support the financial integrity and operational accuracy of one of the nation’s leading academic health systems. Reporting to the Senior General Accounting Manager within Medical Center Financial Services, the Accounting Analyst 3 performs experienced-level accounting and financial services work across a hospital system with over $4 billion in annual operations. This role ensures reliable general ledger activity, strengthens subsystem reconciliations, and delivers timely financial reporting to support regulatory compliance, external audits, and enterprise decision-making.
In this role, you will:
- Review general ledger activity to identify, research, and resolve transactions posted to suspense or error accounts, ensuring accurate and timely financial records.
- Prepare and maintain subsystem reconciliations to verify accurate interfaces between financial systems and the general ledger, coordinating with Information Technology to resolve posting and interface issues.
- Maintain the monthly close calendar and support timely financial close activities across hospital operations.
- Generate scheduled and ad hoc general ledger and financial reports to support monthly management reporting, year-end external audits, and quarterly and annual OSHPD submissions.
- Review financial data for accuracy, completeness, and compliance with applicable reporting requirements and internal control standards.
- Create and maintain accounts, sub-accounts, and cost centers within the hospital enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, coordinating with Campus Finance and Budget teams to ensure alignment across financial structures.
- Document procedures related to financial structure, chart of accounts maintenance, and reporting processes.
- Administer banking activities as the department’s primary liaison with financial institutions, including processing weekly check runs, managing positive pay entries, and handling fraud claim submissions through bank portals.
- Maintain check stock templates and ensure proper authorization, documentation, and approval standards across all disbursement activities.
Salary Range: $70,900 to $145,200 annually
Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- Minimum 5 years of progressively responsible experience in financial services, accounting, or related functions.
- Working knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and internal control practices.
- Demonstrated proficiency with enterprise financial systems and accounting structures.
- Advanced spreadsheet and reporting skills with the ability to analyze and present complex financial data.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to identify discrepancies and recommend solutions.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills for conveying financial information to diverse stakeholders.
- Ability to interpret financial policies, procedures, and internal control requirements.
- Ability to manage multiple concurrent assignments in a deadline-driven environment with sound judgment and strong organizational skills.
Preferred
- Experience supporting external audits or regulatory reporting processes.
- Experience with Workday or comparable ERP systems.
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