UNIV - Accounting​/Fiscal Manager - Department of Neuroscience

This position serves as the Department of Neuroscience Accounting/Fiscal Manager I and reports to the Department Administrator. This position is responsible for financial management and analysis, reporting, reconciliations and budget preparation. This role provides oversight of procurement, asset management, and student funding. This position also provides billing support for CBI. Strong analytical skills are essential to success.

Success in this role requires strong analytical and problem solving skills, proficiency in Microsoft Excel, and demonstrated ability in financial reporting and analysis. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong organizational skills, initiative, and the ability to independently manage responsibilities and prioritize work effectively.

Entity

Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC - Univ)

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Classified

Cost Center

CC000983 COM NEURO RES Administration CC

Pay Rate Type

Salary

Pay Grade

University-GEN
11

Pay Range

67,728.

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Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Work Shift

This position serves as the Department of Neuroscience Accounting/Fiscal Manager I and reports to the Department Administrator. This position is responsible for financial management and analysis, reporting, reconciliations and budget preparation. This role provides oversight of procurement, asset management, and student funding. This position also provides billing support for CBI. Strong analytical skills are essential to success.

Success in this role requires strong analytical and problem solving skills, proficiency in Microsoft Excel, and demonstrated ability in financial reporting and analysis.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong organizational skills, initiative, and the ability to independently manage responsibilities and prioritize work effectively.

Manages all accounting and financial reporting of University, MUSCP, and MUSCF accounts for the Department of Neuroscience including faculty start-up funds, department expenses, endowments, department allocations, institutional support, and other agreements and allocations. Must have a strong understanding of all revenue streams and expenses for the department to ensure budgetary compliance.

Develops and performs complex financial analysis, and distributes reports to faculty and department leadership. Works in tandem with grant managers to provide current, accurate reports that are easily accessible and give PIs an understanding of their total portfolio on a monthly basis.

Responsible for day to day approval, oversight, and initiation of Work Day processes like approving expenditures, journal entries, deposits, and customer invoicing.

Manages and monitors personnel efforts and expenses on unrestricted funds. Creates payroll accounting adjustments, ASWs, and other costing allocation changes as needed. Keeps department personnel funding spreadsheet up to date and monitors pending grant/bridge funding.

Conducts revenue, operating, and payroll reconciliations and advises on revenue/expense variances and other ways to mitigate costs. Must have a strong understanding of reporting and accounting practices as well as experience with creating financial reports through Excel or Drive.

Supports grant managers by creating and distributing monthly reports for spending, and budget to actuals for restricted funds to faculty and leadership within the department for federal, state, and foundation grants.

Alerts PIs, grant managers, and department leadership for variances and burn rate on spending. Ensures accounts for other University Core services are posted correctly and updated before expiration.

Analyzes past and current data on a continuous basis and makes recommendations for corrective actions as needed. Stays current on correct FDM and ledger account usage. Keeps department FDM spreadsheet up to date and accurate.

Creates workbooks with grant managers and actively participates in meetings with faculty for 12 month retrospective/18 month prospective financial planning and funding.

Works with department grant managers and coordinators effort reporting process ensuring compliance with Federal, State, Institutional, and agency guidelines.

Supports the ARC and COBRE grants by distributing spending reports to PIs and department leadership, including cost share accounts.