Grants Accounting Specialist II

Grants Accounting Specialist II

Department: FD-SPA Post Award Accounting
Posting Number: S14708P
Employment Type: Employee
Eligibility: Full/Part time Full Time
Work Schedule: Monday – Friday 8:00am-5:00pm
Salary: Commensurate with Experience
Posting Date: 02/13/2026
Closing Date: Proposed Starting Date 03/16/2026

• Associate’s degree or equivalent and 5 years of related experience

This position involves the accurate and timely completion of invoicing or awarding pursuant with our external sponsors’ contracts, grants, and agreements. The position must interpret award documents, establish, and maintain documents/files pertaining to post‑award administration. This position will effectively work and communicate with personnel within the University, as well as federal, state, local, and other non‑profit sponsors. The workload for this position includes our more complicated sponsors.

This position has consistent demonstration of independently managing work queue, honoring deadlines and performance metric expectations, resolving common issues, and consistently demonstrating SPA Customer Service Standards. This position will manage a more complex desk comprised of our mid‑level sponsors with the guidance of a mentor. Awarders will process a medium load of the least complex letter of credits. Invoicers will process sub‑award payments requests.

This position will seek assistance with more complicated sponsors, invoice/award issues, etc. This position does not serve as a resource, guide, mentor or train others.

• Prior experience interpreting legal documents.
• Ability to create and utilize existing complicated spreadsheets.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• A high level of analytical skills.
• Ability to utilize data tables/queries to assist with meeting deadlines.

• Sitting for long periods of time.
• Is driving a responsibility of this position? No
• Is this a Position of Trust? Yes
• Does this position have operation, access, or control of financial resources? Yes
• Does this position require a P-Card? No
• Is having a P-Card an essential function of this position? No
• Does this position have direct interaction or care of children under the age of 18 or direct patient care? No
• Does this position have Security Access (e.g., public safety, IT security, personnel records, patient records, or access to chemicals and medications)? Yes

Be advised a credit check will be required for all positions with financial responsibilities. For additional information about the credit check criteria, visit the UGA Credit Background Check website
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Offers of employment are contingent upon completion of a background investigation including a criminal background check demonstrating your eligibility for employment with the University of Georgia; confirmation of the credentials and employment history reflected in your application materials (including reference checks) as they relate to the job-based requirements of the position applied for; and, if applicable, a satisfactory credit check. You may also be subject to a pre‑employment drug test for positions with high‑risk responsibilities, if applicable.

Please visit the UGA Background Check website
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• Read, interpret and check for completeness of award documents and note special requirements. Ensure proper set up of awards and chart strings in Financial Management System based on sponsor requirements. Identify invoicing and financial reporting requirements and notate in the Grants Portal.
  Percentage of time: 30%
• Manage and maintain various letters of credit with Federal agencies. Responsible for calculating and reconciling amounts to be drawn and reporting of expenditures incurred for sponsored projects according to federal guidelines. Prepare related FFR / SF‑425 reports to meet sponsor requirements and reconcile amounts to the financial statements.
  Percentage of time: 20%
• Review and approve fiscal compliance items, including but not limited to UGAMart
  
  Requisition s, Expense Reports, Payment Requests, Combo Code Requests and…