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General Information

Work Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA
Onsite or Remote
Flexible Hybrid
Work Schedule
Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm PST
Posted Date
10/16/2025
Salary Range: $29.17 - 56.37 Hourly
Employment Type
2 - Staff: Career
Duration
Indefinite
Job #
26963

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

Join one of the nation’s most respected academic health systems and contribute your accounting expertise to a team that supports UCLA Health’s mission of excellence in patient care, education, and research. The Accountant 2 provides professional accounting support to the Assistant Director of Accounting within the Faculty Practice Group’s Finance Department. 

In this role, you will play a key part in ensuring the accuracy and integrity of financial data, performing month-end close activities, and preparing internal and external reports that support operational and strategic decision-making across the organization.
 
Key Responsibilities include:
  • Prepare and post journal entries to the general ledger for the month-end close process
  • Coordinate with internal departments and external partners to ensure timely and accurate data flow
  • Assist with monthly financial reporting and annual budget
  • Support the development of systems and processes to improve accounting accuracy and efficiency
  • Participate in special projects and ad hoc analyses as assigned

Salary Range: $29.17 - $56.37 Hourly

Job Qualifications

  • A bachelor’s degree with a major in accounting, business administration or closely related field or a combination of equivalent education, training and experience
  • Two years of progressively accounting experience or equivalent is required
  • Working knowledge of University accounting policies and procedures and ability to read and understand University ledgers is highly preferred
  • Government accounting experience is preferred
  • Possess a thorough understanding of generally accepted accounting principles
  • Working knowledge of fund accounting and healthcare accounting is preferred
  • Written communication skills to prepare clear and concise correspondence at a level appropriate for the intended audience
  • Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with staff within the Accounting department, with other office personnel and with outside departments.
  • Knowledge of management reporting and financial statement preparation.
  • Skill in keying data into the existing computer system accurately and quickly.
  • Ability to set and adjust priorities to meet recurring deadlines
  • Ability to work independently and follow through assignments
  • Demonstrated skill in financial analysis
  • Demonstrated ability to reconcile departmental records to system reports
  • Ability to comply with Departmental Financial Policies and Procedural manual