General Accounting Manager

Job Function Summary

Involves accounting functions such as analyzing, monitoring, preparing and reconciling financial information to reflect the condition of the organization and provide financial and other statistical data to control operations. Also may involve preparation of financial reports to meet internal and external reporting requirements. May include activities relating to developing, implementing and monitoring accounting systems, policies and procedures.

The UCSF Controller's organization delivers full accounting services and related systems for faculty, staff and students, UCSF Foundation, all University departments and any outside entities who have a business relationship with the University. Services provided include General Ledger, Capital and Cash Accounting, Payroll, Student Loan Billing and Collections, Sponsored Research Accounting, and a Customer Service Center. The office uses sophisticated technology to account and report on UCSF financial activity.

The candidate should have a firm understanding of accounting systems in a large and complex environment.

The General Accounting unit is a major unit of the Controller's office. It is responsible for reporting UCSF consolidated financial results including Campus and UCSF Health, to the UC Office of the President. They are responsible for key internal controls, reporting and presenting consolidated financial results to UCSF leadership including analysis and explanation of results and variances to trend and/or plan.

Included in this responsibility is also the entire fiscal year-end close process including UCOP financial reporting deadlines and leading the external audit engagement. In addition, this unit participates in the development, implementation, and training for new systems or processes, and provides customer support to the UCSF community who utilize our services and systems, including People Soft General Ledger and interpretation of UC policies, procedures, and acceptable accounting practices.

• Provides guidance to subordinates within the latitude of established university policies
• Provides direction to accounting staff according to established policies and procedures
• Recommends changes to accounting processes, as appropriate, to increase efficiencies
• Management reviews work to ensure department objectives are being achieved according to standards and timelines
• Frequently interacts with subordinate supervisors and functional peer groups
• Regularly participates in interactions to gain cooperation of others, conducts presentations, and exchanges accounting-related information
• Provides supervision and guidance to staff
• Oversees analysis and policy development for issues and processes

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or related area
• 7 or more years of experience in an organization comparable to UCSF in terms of size, complexity, and scope of operation
• 4 or more years' experience in a leadership role in a large diversified and complex finance focused environment, requiring motivating and managing a diverse group of people towards a common goal
• Knowledge of large scale integrated ERP financial systems (e.g., People Soft, Oracle, Workday, SAP)
• Thorough knowledge of finance, accounting, business and systems operations and regulatory compliance requirements
• Thorough understanding and familiarity with all of GAAP, GASB, and FASB
• Proven ability to deliver results in a dynamic environment with multiple stakeholders
• Demonstrated experience with preparing monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements and related presentations, and detailed variance analysis
• Demonstrated experience with improving business processes and accounting policies, to ensure efficient and effective internal controls, data integrity and compliance with internal and external policies and requirements
• Demonstrated ability to analyze, interpret and document financial results trends and variances timely (on an ad hoc, monthly, quarterly, and annual basis)
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively in written and oral forms with executive, senior management, faculty, staff, managers and technical staff
• Demonstrated…