POSITION SUMMARY
Assists the CFO and is responsible for managing the accounting functions of the Biomedical Research Foundation.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Responsibilities include but not limited to:
• Prepares all financial statements, consolidating statements, variance analyses, budget reports, and supplemental reports for presentation to the Board, external entities, internal use, and others as directed by the CFO.
• Planning and coordinating the general accounting function including approval and/or preparation and posting of all general ledger transactions
• Prepares audit work papers, annual financial statements and footnote disclosures, and assists auditors with the annual audit and subsequent reports.
• Prepares agreed procedures for outside auditor use in review of transactions related to specific contracts.
• Prepares workpapers and assists tax preparer with the completion of 990, sales tax returns, and other tax related items (as necessary).
• Compiles and prepares annual budget for the organization and specific grants.
• Assists in reporting for grant activity.
• Supervises Staff Accountant and Accounting Clerks and monitors internal controls.
• Other tasks as directed.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
Bachelor of Science Degree and CPA license. Minimum of five years of accounting and management experience including at least three years at controller level, public accounting manager level or above. NetSuite and Federal Grant experience desirable.
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Able to demonstrate and apply effective analytical skills. Able to work accurately, paying attention to detail. Able to manage time effectively and handle multiple and/or changing priorities. Able to communicate effectively verbally and in writing. Ability to listen effectively and clarify information. Individuals must possess these knowledge, skills and abilities or be able to explain and demonstrate that the individual can perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation, using some other combination of skills or abilities and to possess the necessary physical requirements with or without the aid of mechanical devices to safely perform the essential functions of the job.
Degree of Physical Demand (Strength): Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.
Physical Demands: Positions: Standing, Sitting, Walking, Stooping. Weight/Force: Lifting, Pushing, Carrying, Pulling. Controls: Hand/Arm Foot/Leg: Motor Coordination, Finger Dexterity, Manual Dexterity, Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination.
Type of Physical Activity Required: Acuity, far- Clarity of vision at 20 feet or more. Acuity, near- Clarity of vision at 20 inches or less. Depth Perception – Three-dimensional vision. Ability to judge distance and space relationships so as to see objects where and as they actually are. Field of Vision – Observing an area that can be seen up and in a given point. Accommodation – Adjustment of lens of eye to bring an object into sharp focus. Color Vision – Ability to identify and distinguish colors. Climbing – Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles, and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Balancing – Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing, crouching, or running on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces. Stooping – Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. Kneeling – Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees. Crouching – Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine. Crawling – Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet. Reaching – Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction. Handling – Seizing, holding, grasping, turning, or otherwise working with hands. Fingers are involved only to the extent that they are an extension of the hand. Fingering – Picking, pinching, or otherwise working with fingers primarily (rather than with whole hand or arm as in handling.) Feeling – Perceiving attributes of objects such as size, shape, temperature, or texture by means of receptors in skin, particularly those of finger tips. Talking – Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Hearing – Perceiving the nature of sounds.
Working Conditions: Able to perform work in fast paced office environment. Able to adapt easily to changing priorities and able to work under pressure to meet deadlines.
Machines, Tool, Equipment and Work Aids: Requires the use of machines and/or tools specific to applicable position.
The job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required for the position. Assigned responsibilities and activities may be changed as needed.
