About this role
Overview:
Job Description Summary:
Job Description:
Essential Functions:
- Manages the daily operations and workflow of the accounting department, ensuring all tasks are completed accurately and deadlines are met.
- Provides supervision, direction, and performance evaluation to assigned accounting staff. Mentors and supports team members in various accounting functions and problem resolution.
- Oversees the month-end close process and ensures all financial statements are completed on time.
- Develops and maintains accounting policies and procedures to ensure compliance with GAAP and other regulatory requirements. Ensures staff are trained on policy and procedures.
- Collaborates with other departments to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting.
- Identifies areas of improvement and leads initiatives to streamline and improve processes. Assists with other special projects as needed, including system upgrades.
- Maintains knowledge of standard accounting theories, principles, practices, and techniques to develop conclusions and make recommendations. Consults management with unusual or challenging situations to develop strategies and resolve issues.
Education Requirement:
Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field, required.
Skills:
- Effective analytical and organizational skills to identify and resolve procedural or systems operational issues.
- Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication, and customer service skills.
- Ability to multitask and prioritize.
- Ability to maintain confidential information.
Experience:
- Three years of experience in personnel-related grant accounting experience, required.
- Experience with Windows-based integrated accounting software and strong aptitude for other software programs, including MS Office, required.
"The above list of duties is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by individuals assigned to this classification. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties performed by the individuals so classified, nor is it intended to limit or modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under their supervision. EOE M/F/Disability/Vet"
Other facts
About Nationwide Children's Hospital
Nationwide Children’s is one of America's largest pediatric hospitals, an international leader in research and is ranked in all 10 specialties on U.S. News & World Report’s 2025-26 “America’s Best Children’s Hospitals” list. Our staff, comprised of 1,600 medical professionals and over 16,000 employees, provides state-of-the-art pediatric care for 1.8 million patient visits annually. And, according to the Children’s Hospital Association, Nationwide Children's is the #1 provider of pediatric surgery in the country.
Our doctors represent every major pediatric sub-specialty. With over 50 locations throughout Ohio, signature programs include heart, cancer, gastroenterology and neonatology care, all of which are internationally recognized. Tim Robinson is CEO of Nationwide Children’s Hospital, which includes the Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Nationwide Children’s Hospital Foundation and The Center for Family Safety and Healing at Nationwide Children’s Hospital.
As home to the Department of Pediatrics of The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Nationwide Children’s physicians train the next generation of pediatricians and pediatric specialists. The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital is one of the Top 10 National Institutes of Health-funded freestanding pediatric research facilities. Nationwide Children’s remains true to the original mission since its founding in 1892 of providing care regardless of a family’s ability to pay. More information is available at NationwideChildrens.org.
What you'll do
- The Accounting Supervisor manages the daily operations of the accounting department, ensuring tasks are completed accurately and deadlines are met. They also oversee the month-end close process and collaborate with other departments for timely financial reporting.
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