Clinical Trials Accountant

Overview

UNMC is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, including an equal opportunity employer of protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Location Omaha, NE

Business Unit:
College of Medicine

Full-Time Regular

As directed by supervisor

Hybrid (part-time working on site, part-time working off-site)

Serves as a budgetary accounting resource responsible for managing and maintaining research specific billing and invoicing with an interdisciplinary team to continually optimize the system to deliver a product that makes efficient use of resources.

Conduct audits and analysis, collaborating with internal/external partners to ensure accuracy of all trials budgets revenue and expenses. Provides direction on financial policies and procedures needed to ensure efficiencies.

Responsible for developing fiscal reports to include maintaining and summarizing various sources of operational data to support financial reporting, cost accounting, budgeting and procurement.

Initial application review will begin on the date provided in the field above. Applications received prior to this review date will be considered. Applications received after the review date may be considered.

Required

Education:

• Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or related field.
• (Will consider additional related post high school education in lieu of required experience)

Required Experience

• 2 years
• Related accounting experience.
• (Will consider additional related post high school education in lieu of required experience)

Required License

• No required license

Required Computer Applications

• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Power Point
• Microsoft Outlook

Required Additional Knowledge,

Skills and Abilities

• Strong written, verbal and analytical skills
• Ability to become an avid and confident user of UNMC and NM accounting systems
• Knowledge of accounting rules and regulations
• Exceptional organizational skills, flexibility and the ability to work well under pressure
• Ability to interpret and apply sponsor, institutional and departmental policies
• Ability to manage high volume and complex transactions
• General business acumen and vision including judgment, negotiation skills, basic accounting, financial statement knowledge and the ability to forecast programmatic needs
• Advanced analytic reasoning and strategic planning to understand budgets and administrative policies
• Understanding of regulatory framework and internal controls and ability to apply them
• Ability to assess risk and solve problems to arrive at optimal solutions
• Participatory leadership fostering respect and collegiality, including conflict management and team building
• Working knowledge of enterprise systems and MS Office
• Ability to collaborate across multiple organizations
• Knowledge of and compliance with award-specific contract specifications
• Ability to interact with sponsors, subcontractors and collaborators
• A positive attitude

Preferred Education

• N/A

Preferred Experience

• Healthcare and/or Clinical Research related accounting experience

Preferred Computer Applications

• Microsoft Access
• SAP

Preferred Additional Knowledge,

Skills and Abilities

• Experience with all types of award mechanisms including grants, contracts, subcontracts and cooperative agreements
• Understanding pre-award budget preparation and related regulations such as Medicare Coverage Analysis and post-award administration

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

Accommodation:
Individuals who need accommodation during the online application or interview process may contact  or unmcstaffing to request an accommodation.