Fixed Asset Accountant Specialist (Hybrid, Days) Job at The University of Chicago Medicine
Job Description:
HYBRID REMOTE OPPORTUNITY
Job Summary
This includes understanding capital project scope and corporate capital policy qualifications for capital assets. Create accounting for transactions, journal entries, account analysis and exceptions including managing interface files for import of miscellaneous capital transactions to capital projects. Perform maintenance to assets that are moved or transferred to other departments and locations. Confirm activation/in use/turnover dates with end uses, project managers, clinical engineering services, Trimedx and other departments leaders to ensure that assets are created and placed in service both accurately and timely. Capture all necessary asset descriptions, identifications, tag numbers and locations for all created assets Verifies asset information, transaction details, and accounting entries through inquiry and reports.
Required Qualifications
Position Details
The University of Chicago Medical Center is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, civil union status, parental status, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status and other legally protected characteristics.
Join
UChicago Medicine as a
Fixed Asset Accountant Specialist in our Burr Ridge and Hyde Park office.
HYBRID REMOTE OPPORTUNITY
Job Summary
The Fixed Asset Accountant Specialist is responsible maintaining the day-to-day aspects of the accounting for fixed assets within the Oracle Cloud PPM ERP Module and the Fixed Asset ERP Module including processing the capital project transactions as an end to end process to identify capital transactions for final asset creation, tracking of existing assets, recognition of depreciation expense and full accounting for retirement and disposition of assets.
This includes understanding capital project scope and corporate capital policy qualifications for capital assets. Create accounting for transactions, journal entries, account analysis and exceptions including managing interface files for import of miscellaneous capital transactions to capital projects. Perform maintenance to assets that are moved or transferred to other departments and locations. Confirm activation/in use/turnover dates with end uses, project managers, clinical engineering services, Trimedx and other departments leaders to ensure that assets are created and placed in service both accurately and timely. Capture all necessary asset descriptions, identifications, tag numbers and locations for all created assets Verifies asset information, transaction details, and accounting entries through inquiry and reports.
Collaborate with various departments (Purchasing, Accounts Payable, Capital Project Management Teams, Department Leaders, and Budget Office) on end-to-end capital process.
Essential Job Functions
- Monitor and analyze capital projects transactions in PPM module for all capital projects. This includes new constructions, renovations, leasehold improvements, land, land improvements and equipment. Ensure all capital projects and purchases meet the GAAP/Capital Policy requirements.
- Interfaces capital transactions from PPM project to Fixed Asset module when ready for asset creation. Performs asset transactions including additions, adjustments, transfers, and retirements, gains/losses on disposals ensuring accuracy and completeness
- Prepare monthly/quarterly/annual balance sheet account reconciliations for all fixed asset accounts which include property, depreciation expense, accumulated depreciation, gain/(loss) on asset disposed accounts, including researching, documenting and resolving account variances
- Work with outside 3rd party vendors on periodic physical counts of fixed asset inventories
- Assist with internal and external audits.
- Recommend capital policy changes and process improvements to management
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in Capital projects, capital budgets, capital fixed asset creation and maintenance
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to identify and resolve issues independently
- Strong GAAP knowledge, finance analytical skills, and problem-solving skills
- ERP knowledge such as Oracle Cloud, Oracle EBS, Lawson ERP
- Knowledge of AHA guidelines (Hospital Asset Guidelines)
- Understanding of US GAAP Guidelines
- Proficient at Excel, queries, and uploads
- High level analytical ability
Position Details
- Job Type: Full Time (1.0FTE)
- Shift: Days 8am-4:30pm M-F
- Location: Burr Ridge and Hyde Park (some work from home capacity available)
- Department: Financial Reporting
- CBA Code: Non-Union
Must comply with UCMC’s COVID-19 Vaccination requirement as a condition of employment. If you have already received the vaccination, you must provide proof as part of the pre-employment process. This is in addition to your compliance with the Flu Vaccination requirement as well. Medical and religious exemptions will be considered consistent with applicable law. Lastly, a pre-employment physical, drug screening, and background check are also required for all employees prior to hire.
Why Join Us:
We’ve been at the forefront of medicine since 1899. We provide superior healthcare with compassion, always mindful that each patient is a person, an individual. To accomplish this, we need employees with passion, talent and commitment… with patients and with each other. We’re in this together: working to advance medical innovation, serve the health needs of the community, and move our collective knowledge forward. If you’d like to add enriching human life to your profile, The University of Chicago Medicine is for you. Here at the forefront, we’re doing work that really matters. Join us. Bring your passion.
________
Bring your career to the next level at a hospital that is thriving; from patient satisfaction to employee engagement, we are at the Forefront of Medicine. Take advantage of all we have to offer and #BringYourPassiontotheForefront.
University of Chicago Medicine is growing; discover how you can be a part of this pursuit of excellence at:
www.uchospitals.edu/jobs
The University of Chicago Medical Center is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, civil union status, parental status, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status and other legally protected characteristics.
Please Note :
chrismaxcer.com is the go-to platform for job seekers looking for the best job postings from around the web. With a focus on quality, the platform guarantees that all job postings are from reliable sources and are up-to-date. It also offers a variety of tools to help users find the perfect job for them, such as searching by location and filtering by industry. Furthermore, chrismaxcer.com provides helpful resources like resume tips and career advice to give job seekers an edge in their search. With its commitment to quality and user-friendliness, Site.com is the ideal place to find your next job.