Senior Accountant – Grants & Contracts

Senior Accountant – Grants & Contracts

Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University is a global leader in aviation and aerospace education. With campuses in Daytona Beach, FL and Prescott, AZ, and a worldwide network across approximately 120 locations, Embry‑Riddle serves over 11,600 residential students and 19,200 globally in the 2023‑24 academic year.

Reporting to the Director of Accounting – Financial Aid and Sponsored Programs, the Senior Accountant will have professional responsibility for post‑award administration and related accounting duties, including recording, analyzing, and reconciling transactions and accounts. The role also involves developing, implementing, and maintaining policies, procedures, and internal controls to ensure compliance with laws, regulations, contracts, and grant/contract agreements to protect the University’s financial statements and funding.

• Work with the Office of Sponsored Research Administration to support the financial management of grant and contract‑funded projects, including periodic reviews, financial reporting, and preparation and submission of invoices and other sponsor‑specific forms.
• Reconcile accounts receivable, ensure timely payments, and apply payments. Track deadlines for invoicing, reporting, and award/contract closeout.
• Assist with preparation of Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA) and related disclosures in accordance with GAAP and Uniform Guidance, and compile documents for audits.
• Provide monthly, quarterly, and annual reconciliations, reports, and schedules for defined financial statement accounts; identify unallowable expenditures and process transactions in Workday.
• Interpret and apply laws, regulations, contracts, grant agreements, and accounting standards; prepare position papers as required.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Health Benefits:
  
  comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with wellness programs, preventive care and fitness memberships, and flexible spending/health savings accounts.
• Tuition Coverage: 100% tuition coverage for one undergraduate and one graduate degree for the employee and discounted rates for spouse and dependent children up to age 26.
• Retirement Contributions: ERAU contributes 6% of base salary to the retirement plan and offers a 4% matching contribution with no vesting period.
• Generous Time Off: 18 days of personal leave in the first year, 9+ paid holidays, including the day after Thanksgiving and the week between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day.

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Business Administration.

• Minimum of five to ten years of professional accounting or finance experience.
• Experience assisting with preparation of SEFA.
• Higher education experience preferred.
• Excellent customer service skills to internal and external stakeholders.
• Knowledge of GAAP and FASB statutory accounting principles.
• Experience interpreting and applying governing laws, regulations, and grant regulations, including Uniform Guidance.
• Demonstrated accounting experience.
• Strong problem‑solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Painstaking attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to work independently and in a team.
• Ability to meet deadlines while handling multiple concurrent priorities.
• Proficient computer skills with Microsoft Office;
  Workday Financial Management experience preferred.
• Professionalism, discretion, and confidentiality.

• Master’s degree and/or CPA desirable.

the Embry‑Riddle Career Site and search for requisition number R310613
. Submit a cover letter, full résumé, and contact information for at least three professional references. Please attach all relevant materials to your application when you apply online.

Current Embry‑Riddle employees:
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