Passionate about precision medicine and advancing the healthcare industry?
Recent advancements in underlying technology have finally made it possible for AI to impact clinical care in a meaningful way. Tempus' proprietary platform connects an entire ecosystem of real-world evidence to deliver real-time, actionable insights to physicians, providing critical information about the right treatments for the right patients, at the right time.
Tempus is looking for an ambitious accountant to support growing operations in Chicago. This position will play a key role in the day-to-day accounting functions and month-end close process.
Essential Job Duties & Responsibilities:
- Supporting day-to-day accounting functions
- Responsible for maintaining and reconciling bank statements
- Performing month-end close tasks and preparing financial statement analysis
- Preparing balance sheet account reconciliations
- Reviewing and analyzing general ledger transactions and accounts
- Preparing supporting documentation for financial statement audit and tax provisions / returns
- Assisting manager with preparation of workpapers for tax filings
- Ensuring that appropriate systems and internal controls are implemented and maintained
- Conducting ad-hoc analysis to support leadership requests
- Driving continuous improvement in Accounting processes
Qualifications:
- 1+ years of experience in an accounting role, preferably within finance, consulting, or technology
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Accounting Information Systems, Tax, Audit, or Finance
- Experience with Microsoft Office Suite; Advanced MS Excel skills (Logical Formulas, Lookups, Pivot Tables; experience with Visual Basic and/or SQL a plus but not required)
- Exceptional customer service skills; cooperative; strong team‐player
- An eye for the details and the ability to deliver accurate output in a timely manner
- Strong organizational skills and comfort with managing multiple work streams
- High level of self‐motivation with the ability to manage priorities, troubleshoot issues as they arise, and work independently
- Poised and works well under pressure and in a fast-paced changing environment
- Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
- Public accounting experience preferred
- A champion for data accuracy and quality for the Accounting team
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We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
Additionally, for remote roles open to individuals in unincorporated Los Angeles – including remote roles- Tempus reasonably believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment: engaging positively with customers and other employees; accessing confidential information, including intellectual property, trade secrets, and protected health information; and appropriately handling such information in accordance with legal and ethical standards. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
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Tempus is a technology company advancing precision medicine through the practical application of artificial intelligence in healthcare. With one of the world’s largest libraries of clinical and molecular data, and an operating system to make that data accessible and useful, Tempus enables physicians to make near real-time, data-driven decisions to deliver personalized patient care and in parallel facilitates discovery, development and delivery of optimal therapeutics.
The goal is for each patient to benefit from the treatment of others who came before by providing physicians with tools that learn as the company gathers more data. For more information, visit tempus.com.
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We're looking for those who challenge the status quo. For the builders who are never done building and the learners who are never done learning. We're looking for unwavering commitment and undying curiosity. We're looking for the smartest people on the planet to attack one of the most challenging problems mankind has ever faced.
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