Administrative Fiscal Assistant

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Additional Links: This position is covered by the UHP Bargaining Unit; click here to review the current UHP Contract This position is in salary group UHP-05; click here to review the current UHP Pay Plan. Excellence, Teamwork, Leadership and Innovation. These values define UConn Health. We are looking for team members that share these same values. Our top-rated organization is looking to add an Administrative Fiscal Assistant to our growing Research Finance team. If you have a background in this field, we want to hear from you. The Administrative Fiscal Assistant will report to the Director of Research Finance, under the AVP of Research Finance, in the Office of the Vice President for Research. This position will provide financial and administrative support to the various units in the OVPR's office, at both Storrs and Farmington campuses, and will work alongside supporting the accounting team. The person in this role will be a key player for the OVPR in administering Internal Awards, tracking commitments, day to day procurement functions, and financial administration for the Technology Commercialization Services office. In addition to assigned roles and responsibilities, this position will be expected to be able to work on special projects and other duties as assigned. COMPREHENSIVE BENEFITS OFFERED:

• Industry-leading health insurance options and affordability, some offer no annual deductible and minimal co-pays
• Generous vacation and sick-time plans
• Multi-channel retirement options (pension and match options)
• Tuition waiver and reimbursement for employees and qualified family members
• Quick commute access from I-84, Route 9 and surrounding areas
• State of the art facility and campus environments
• Progressive leadership and educational development programs available

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES:

• Independently performs bookkeeping and basic accounting activities such as maintaining, balancing, and reconciling an interrelated group of accounts.
• Assists in the preparation of the annual department/hospital budget.
• May maintain hospital statistics including census.
• May update hospital fee schedule.
• May act as liaison with auditors.
• Performs internal audits on late charge review, billing, productivity.
• Independently accountable for an accounts receivable and accounts payable process including varied and complex procedures and activities.
• Prepares month end financial reports and statements.
• Ensures that expenditures plus encumbrances are within itemized budgets.
• Reviews routine expenditures for compliance with itemized budgets.
• Performs routine personnel/payroll functions.
• Acts as liaison with other department members in financial management and consultant role.
• Provides training in all aspects of budget, finance and monitoring to staff.
• Performs related duties as required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY:

• Knowledge of bookkeeping, financial record keeping and basic accounting principles and practices.
• Knowledge of basic procedures of budget preparation and control.
• Some knowledge of personnel/payroll procedures.
• Interpersonal skills.
• Oral and written communication skills.
• Computer skills.
• Organizational ability.
• Ability to review/analyze financial documents.
• Ability to understand and apply statutes and regulations.

EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING: General Experience: Four (4) years' experience in complex clerical work in one or more fiscal/administrative functions such as accounting, accounts examining, budget management, grant administration; payroll, personnel or purchasing. Substitutions Allowed: College training may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equaling one-half (l/2) year of experience to a maximum of four (4) years for a Bachelor's degree. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Strong Microsoft Excel skills.
• Experience with bookkeeping and other financial management tasks.
• Experience with procurement and purchasing activities.
• Experience working in a large organization supporting multiple units.

SCHEDULE: Full time, 40 hours per week, Monday - Friday, primarily 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 30-minute unpaid meal break. Why UConn Health UConn Health is a vibrant, integrated academic medical center that is entering an era of unprecedented growth in all three areas of its mission: academics, research, and clinical care. A commitment to human health and well-being has been of utmost importance to UConn Health since the founding of the University of Connecticut schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine in 1961. Based on a strong foundation of groundbreaking research, first-rate education, and quality clinical care, we have expanded our medical missions over the decades. In just over 50 years, UConn Health has evolved to encompass more research endeavors, to provide more ways to access our superior care, and to innovate both practical medicine and our methods of educating the practitioners of tomorrow.