Research Accountant

Position Information

Hiring Department:
Research Administration

Reports To:

Accounting Assistant Manager

Job Location:

On-site;
El Paso, TX
Posting End Date:
Open until filled. This posting may close once a sufficient number of qualified applications have been received.

Hours:

40 hours per week, standard Monday
- Friday 8:00am- 5:00pm, flexibility is required on evenings and weekends
FLSA status:
Exempt
Earliest

Start Date:

As soon as possible.
Salary: $45,000 annually, commensurate with experience.

• Resume
• Cover Letter (Recommended)
• List of three references (Recommended)

Plans, directs, and manages accounting activities within Grants Management Accounting.

Performs entry-level professional accounting duties under general or close supervision, applying established policies, procedures, and accounting principles.
Understands the life cycle of a grant, being able to comprehend and interpret sponsoring agencies contracts and guidelines.
Apply this knowledge to the sections in the department, Grants Accounting (GA), Support Center (SC), and Cash Management (CM).
Identifies problems and inconsistencies in all grant related activities to include budgets, post award expenses, overdrafts, billing, accounts receivables, and revenue for closeout review and determine appropriate corrective actions and procedures. Maintaining documentation for audit purposes or agency requests. Working with university departments, sponsoring agencies and any third-party agency systems needed.
Performs statistical analyses to determine trends, estimates, and the impact of significant changes to sponsored awards.
Monitors compliance with generally accepted accounting principles, sponsoring agency guidelines, federal, state, and University policies and procedures.
Collects appropriate data and prepares federal, state, local and private financial statements and reports according to funding agency requirements. Reporting cost, revenues, property, cost-share data and any other requested information.
Collaborate with internal departments to address any changes to the sponsoring award.
Assists in the collection of and preparation of external audit materials.
Provides training to campus as needed on sponsored projects processes.
Assists in the training of new personnel within the Grants Management Accounting department.
Assists with various special projects as needed, such as the testing of institutional software systems.
Knowledge of all Microsoft Office software and able to learn and use institutional software systems, to include Peoplesoft, R&I Tools, GART, Milestones Database and Subcontract Database.
Other duties as assigned.

Responsible for all award set up in Peoplesoft, manages all accounting activity throughout the award life cycle, including budget and cost transfers, assisting with on demand requests. Prepares and submits financial reporting based on agency requirements. Works closely with multiple departments to ensure cost share requirements are set up and met in a timely manner. Reviews and processes all subcontract payment activity within the awards.

Addresses any errors with pending transactions in collaboration with internal departments.

Reviews and approves payment documents in Peoplesoft with grant funding to include non-po vouchers, expense reports, APS forms, purchase requisitions, IDTs, E-forms and, SNOAs, working closely with university departments to resolve any compliance issue. Evaluates summer double deductions on grants, works directly with Budget department to have corrections processed in a timely manner.

Runs billing process in People Soft for award activity for all contract types, that…