Finance and Accounting Analyst 2

Oregon Health & Science University is a public academic health center that focuses on patient care, research, and training healthcare professionals. The Finance and Accounting Analyst 2 role involves processing payroll expenditures, reconciling accounts, and ensuring high-quality service delivery within the Payroll Service Center department.

Responsibilities:

• Process payroll expenditures for posting to the general ledger and Oracle Grants Administration modules for OHSU and OHS Foundation
• Process specialized transactions in the Labor Distribution module
• Reconcile general ledger accounts for payroll including payroll taxes and vendor payments on a monthly basis
• Monitor and report on payroll suspense
• Process LD adjustments as needed, to ensure appropriate recording of payroll expenditures
• Collaborates with the ITG Oracle team and the ITG Business Intelligence team in developing, testing and implementing LD functionality, maintains LD related tables within the Oracle LD module
• Independent performance of payroll financial analysis and evaluation in cases of a complex or unusual nature, preparing presentations for and making recommendations to unit leaders
• Applies knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and interpretation of the applicable GASB / FASB standards to prepare payroll/LD journal entries and financial analysis of above average complexity
• Runs complex ad hoc data queries to analyze LD Payroll data of a complex nature
• May make modifications to the parameters within these queries
• Develops queries/reports for distribution to others
• Provide high quality customer service in assisting users to better understand transactions and available reports in the LD module
• Respond timely to customer questions and issues
• Develops policies and procedures
• Performs process reviews and recommends improvements
• Builds training materials and provides users with training and support on payroll LD items
• Responds to audit requests regarding payroll accounting and LD
• Attends classes and uses related resources to maintain current on payroll accounting, financial analysis, policies and procedures
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field from an accredited college or university
• Two years of experience in Payroll accounting
• Experience with payroll LD testing
• Experience processing payroll labor distribution accounting; experience with balance sheet account reconciliation
• Advanced spreadsheet skills, including complex functions, formulas, and formatting
• Experience with relational databases
• Understanding of financial reporting concepts such as cost accounting and net present value analysis
• CPA designation
• Experience with Oracle financial software and/or Oracle Payroll
• Prior Academic Health Center or relevant financial specific experience performing LD related functions