Finance Coordinator Ii - Family Medicine (Research/Grant Exp.)

Job Description
Winston-Salem, NC
The Finance Coordinator IIunder administrative review, provides financial assistance to research study investigators and/or departmental administrators. Prepares budgets for submission to granting agencies, performs daily grant and budget management activities, monitors the status of available grant funds and prepares a variety of reports and analyses for use by management. Supervises the work of Finance Coordinator I and others, as assigned.
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, or related area.
• (3) three years' grant related accounting experience; or, an equivalent combination of education and experience required.
• Computer skills and the ability to develop financial spreadsheets required.
• Experience related to research projects preferred.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Provides departmental administration and sections heads with detailed year-end reporting including trend analysis in research dollars and grant submissions.

Prepares financial analysis of departmental units and accounts, and other special projects as directed.

Supervises Finance Coordinator I and other personnel handling complex financial duties. May also oversee a group of clerical employees.

Monitors expenditures on numerous large grants and departmental accounts. Performs day-to-day budget management of assigned funds and prepares regular reports and analyses on the financial status of accounts.

Determines departmental fiscal requirements and prepares budgetary recommendations.

Reviews all reports from the Controller's Office for accuracy. Resolves any discrepancies or problems.

Maintains liaison with all levels of administration, faculty and outside organizations to coordinate departmental business, accomplish directives, negotiate contracts and facilitate the resolution of problems.

Establishes accurate financial projections by examining past and future expenditures to determine if adequate funds are available as needed. Reviews financial information with faculty investigators and/or departmental administrators to determine and implement distribution changes as appropriate.

Develops drafts of budgets for the submission of grants and contracts for faculty investigators. Reviews completed grant applications for accuracy and completeness.

Serves as a departmental liaison for grant and contract financial issues with the Controller's Office, Research Development, and other departments involved; establish a thorough understanding of the Medical School and granting agencies' rules and regulations to avoid inappropriate expenditures.

Provides sections with necessary information to complete merit process. Reviews merit increases for accuracy and sufficient funds.

Establishes and maintains financial databases and files.

Processes personnel change requests, personnel requisitions, purchase requisitions, payroll, accounts payable and other grant-related expenses.

Performs other related duties incidental to the work described herein.

SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS:

• Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills
• Computer skills including word processing and spreadsheet abilities

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Comfortable office work environment
  • Full-time onsite schedule

About Us
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is a pre-eminent academic health system based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is part of Advocate Health, which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, and is the fifth-largest nonprofit health system in the United States, created from the combination of Atrium Health and Advocate Aurora Health. Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist's two main components are an integrated clinical system - anchored by Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, an 885-bed tertiary-care hospital in Winston-Salem - that includes Brenner Children's Hospital, five community hospitals, more than 300 primary and specialty care locations and more than 2,700 physicians; and Wake Forest School of Medicine, the academic core of Atrium Health Enterprise and a recognized leader in experiential medical education and groundbreaking research that includes Wake Forest Innovations, a commercialization enterprise focused on advancing health care through new medical technologies and biomedical discovery.
Wake Forest Baptist Health, Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Atrium Health have joined forces in a strategic combination that will enhance care, transform medical education and create economic opportunity for countless lives in North Carolina and beyond. As a part of that combination, the two health systems will be integrating technology and platforms, including our career sites.
This means that although you are applying on the Wake Forest Baptist Health Career Site, you receive communications from the Atrium Health Recruitment Team. Please know that this is an expected process, and thanks in advance for your flexibility.
About the Team
Mission, Vision and Culture Commitments
Mission
To improve health, elevate hope and advance healing - for all.
Vision
To be the first and best choice for care.
Culture Commitments
We create a space where all Belong
We Work as One to make great things happen
We earn Trust in all we do
We Innovate to better the now and create the future
We drive for Excellence - always