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Accounting Assistant-Pediatrics
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Position Number: 6042234
Location: Chattanooga, TN
Position Type: Business - Accounting

Accounting Assistant-Pediatrics
Memphis, TN, United States

Job Identification: 1853
Job Category: Financial
Posting Date: 02/28/2025
Job Schedule: Full Time
Locations: 920 Madison Avenue, Memphis, TN, 38163, US (On-site)

Job Description
Market Range: 07

Hiring Salary: $20.65/Hourly

THIS IS A GRANT FUNDED POSITION

JOB SUMMARY/ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: The Accounting Assistant provides support and day-to-day accounting and administrative duties including accounts receivable, accounts payable, accounts reconciliation, payroll, travel, ledgers, deposits, UT and Pediatrics inventory, purchasing and asset management. This position coordinates requests and issues for UT employees and faculty located at Le Bonheur Hospital.

Responsibilities
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Processes and approves purchase orders, UT Market Place orders, invoices, transfer vouchers, petty cash reimbursement, deposits, and other related forms for completeness and compliance with financial policies, procedures, and contractual requirements.
Processes vendor request and corresponds with vendors. Creates or updates vendor information in IRIS. Enters credit memos.
Reconciles, codes, and verifies procurement cards and ledgers in the department.
Trains and monitors new employees and employees with newly acquired DASH access to process transactions in DASH to support the divisions.
Assists with HR functions including personnel information forms, personal data forms, termination forms, position description questionnaires, monitor leave of absences, leave without pay; corresponds with HR regarding employees on FML, and other personnel duties.
Reviews expenditures determining sources of funding, maintains reconciliation of records and ledgers for federal, foundation, and privately sponsored grants and contract.
Prepares purchase requisitions for equipment. Processes and maintains non-competitive justification in IRIS for equipment, warranties and maintenance agreements for purchased equipment.
Processes travel requests and travel reimbursements and enters bi-weekly and monthly timesheets.
Processes moving expense allowance request in DASH for newly hired faculty. Processes travel requests and expenses when needed.
Acts as liaison between UT and Le Bonheur Telecommunication. Verifies, maintains, and updates telephone logs to ensure information is accurate for processing of telephone lease invoices.
Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

EDUCATION: Associate's Degree in a related field of study. (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED)

EXPERIENCE: Two (2) years of accounting experience reconciling grant and contract expenditures and preparing budget or expenditure reports in a university environment or related experience; OR an equivalent combination of related education and experience to equal four (4) years.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

Superior accounting and bookkeeping skills.
Ability to work with personnel of diverse backgrounds.
Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
Ability to prioritize and meet deadlines. Ability to organize.
Ability to communicate in a professional manner with a diverse level of people.
Ability to maintain a high degree of confidentiality.
Ability to follow standard operating procedures (SOPs) and learn new techniques.

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