Financial Analyst – Fund Accounting

Job Description

Financial Analyst, Fund Accounting | Henry Ford Health

The Tone:
This is a full-time hybrid role at Henry Ford Health, located in Metro Detroit. Henry Ford Health is a 22,319-person organization dedicated to providing comprehensive health services and advancing medical research. This Financial Analyst position within the Fund Accounting department is crucial for the post-award administration of sponsored research projects, ensuring financial integrity, compliance, and accurate reporting for government grants, private agency funding, gifts, and internally-funded initiatives. The role directly contributes to the transparent financial management essential for supporting the organization’s mission and its stakeholders, including senior management and bondholders.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: Hybrid, Detroit, MI

• Team: Fund Accounting department, part of Corporate Services
• Mission: Responsible for the post-award administration of sponsored research projects to ensure accurate financial management and reporting.
• Tech Stack: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word

What You’ll Actually Do
• Administer: Administer comprehensive post-award financial activities for a diverse portfolio of sponsored research projects, encompassing government grants, private agency grants, gifts, and internally-funded initiatives.
• Analyze: Prepare, validate, and meticulously analyze detailed financial information across one or more business units to support accurate financial reporting.
• Journalize: Generate and process monthly, quarterly, and annual journal entries for various business units, ensuring timely and accurate financial record-keeping.
• Reconcile: Perform monthly reconciliations of general ledger account balances, identifying and resolving discrepancies to maintain data integrity.
• Report: Assist in the thorough review and editing of crucial quarterly and annual financial statements, preparing them for presentation to Senior Management and bondholders.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Experience: Minimum of 0-5 years of experience in Finance or a related field.
• Skills: Proficiency with Microsoft Office, specifically Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word.