UNIV - Accounting​/Fiscal Analyst III - Department of Medicine: Division of Infectious Diseases

UNIV - Accounting/Fiscal Analyst III - Department of Medicine:
Division of Infectious Diseases

Job Summary Serves as the Department of Medicine Accounting/Fiscal Analyst who partners with the Division Administrator to manage all financial aspects of the Division of Infectious Diseases, including coordinating the business management functions of grants, contracts, and unrestricted funds. Primary responsibilities focus on financial management and analysis to provide accurate, timely advice to guide decision making.

• Entity:
  Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC - Univ)
• Worker Type:
  Employee
• Worker Sub-Type:
  Classified
• Cost Center: CC000972 COM DOM Infectious Diseases CC
• Pay Rate Type:
  Salary
• Pay Grade:
  University-06
• Pay Range: $47,588.00 - $67,817.00 - $88,047.000
• Scheduled Weekly
  
  Hours:
  
  40
• Work Shift:
  
  (not specified)

• 35% - Financial Management: Supports preparation of the Division’s $5.4 million unrestricted budget and annual research budget of more than $30 million, coordinating accounting and financial reporting of University, MUSCP, and MUSCF accounts; manages monthly budget-to-actual reporting, accrual management, costing allocation changes, and commitments/encumbrances.
• Supports and monitors the budget process; analyzes current and historical data, recommends corrective actions and strategic projections; anticipates problems and proactively communicates recommendations.
• Reconciles unrestricted and restricted accounts, Division Director Development and faculty start‑up packages, endowed chairs, and other accounts.
• Tracks all incoming revenues to ensure correct account crediting; reviews the MUSC Cashier’s unclaimed cash report and completes necessary forms to claim funds; may communicate with sponsors for supporting documents.
• Prepares for and participates in monthly budget‑to‑actual meetings with departmental senior leaders; documents action items and communicates resolution status.
• 35% - Research and Grant Management: Manages post‑award financial management for non‑clinical trials (Federal, State, Foundation, etc.) grants; monitors expenditures, encumbrances, indirect cost with holdings, revenue generation, and outdated commitments.
• Performs complex analysis of the divisional grant portfolio, prepares and distributes PI reports, coordinates monthly meetings with PIs, Co‑Is, researchers, and external partners.
• Works with the pre‑award grant team to provide budget information, data collection, and document routing; assists with NIH progress and year‑end reports.
• Collaborates with Grants, Contracts, & Accounting (GCA) on timely close‑out of sponsored projects, ensuring compliance with Federal, State, Institutional policies and award regulations.
• Communicates issues and develops solutions related to grant financial management, including personnel and non‑personnel transactions, spending monitoring, forecasting, and cost‑variance resolution.
• 30% - Personnel Financial Management Processing: Processes personnel effort and funding actions for faculty, staff, grant staff, post‑docs, graduate students, and temporary employees; handles payroll costing allocations, Affiliate Salary Worksheets, and payroll accounting adjustments in Our Day.
• Helps coordinate divisional effort reporting with GCA, ensuring compliance with federal, state, institutional, and agency‑specific guidelines.
• Additional Knowledge, Abilities, And
  
  Skills:
  
  Effective communication, organization, customer service, and follow‑through; demonstrates sound judgment, initiative, and a positive professional image.

• Minimum Requirements:
  
  Bachelor’s degree and four years professional experience in accounting, auditing, finance, or commercial lending; or bachelor’s degree with multiple accounting courses plus two years of required work experience.
• Preferred Knowledge and
  
  Skills:
  
  Effective communication, organization, customer service, follow‑through, professional judgment, and initiative.

Continuous – 6–8 hours per shift (upright position). Frequent – 2–6 hours per shift (seated position, walking/mobile). Ability to work indoors (continuous), confined spaces (infrequent), bend at waist, squat, perform tasks…