Financial Analyst​/Grant Accountant

The University of Lynchburg, a private, regional university in the beautiful foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Central Virginia, is seeking applicants for a full-time Financial Analyst/Grant Accountant position.

This position reports to, is supervised by, and evaluated by the Senior Accountant-Budget and Internal Reporting. I will include the specific duties and responsibilities outlined in the position description, as well as the employee's attitude and general work behavior.

Job Type: Full-Time (Benefits Eligible)

Job Purpose:

Responsible for maintaining, auditing, inspecting, and reporting complex financial information of the University and reports for the University's externally funded grants.

Specific

Job Duties:

* Handles all accounting activity for externally funded grants:

* Develops and maintains a listing of all grants along with reporting requirements.

* Develops a checklist of specific items needed for each grant.

* Establishes the budget for each grant on an annual basis and updates as needed.

* Analyzes grants and reviews all grants as needed.

* Meets with each grant manager on a regular basis to review the grant activity.

* Requests or draws grant funds on a regular and timely basis.

* Handles all inquiries from other departments about budgets, account balances and other grant related activities.

* Prepares the various monthly, quarterly, and annual reports for grants and reimbursement requests.

* Oversees the calculation of the federal indirect cost rate (every 3 - 5 years).

* Maintains and updates the financial information for various activities:

* Records revenue and expenses for summer conference programs and camps.

* Coordinates accounting and billing to the State of VA for Governor's School.

* Prepares the annual recycling/landfill report.

* Records revenue and expenses for Sports Camps.

* Records revenue and expenses for Study Abroad. Provides a detail of expenses incurred in the U.S. and foreign countries.

* Prepares annual Personal Property Tax Report for the city and remits payment.

* Prepares monthly Campus Store sales tax remittance and journal entry.

* Records monthly and weekly Dining and Meal Plan journal entries.

* Prepares biweekly sales reports, commission entries, and check requests for On and Off-Campus Dining Vendors.

* Records catering invoices and reconciles catering accounts receivable

* Prepares the monthly sales and meals tax calculations and electronic remittance to the City of Lynchburg, County of Bedford and state.

* Compiles Foreign Travel information for Schedule F of the Tax Form 990.

* Prepares annual 990-EZ for Historic Sandusky.

* Reviews and reconciles the Historic Sandusky bank account monthly.

* Oversees and handles transfers from Square for Athletics, Catering and Conferences, SWOB, and OLP.

* Prepares annual Litter Tax Report.

* Records Claytor Nature Center invoices and oversees payments.

* Monitors and reconciles the University's travel advance account on a regular basis.

* Reviews and creates Capital Projects within Project Management System via budgets provided by Capital Projects Manager

* Reviews Capital Expenditures and Capital Projects to identify assets which are to be capitalized and depreciated or held in CIP quarterly.

* Determines appropriate Useful Life of New Capitalized Assets using either reference data or industry standards.

* Maintains Assets within Fixed Asset Management Program including addition of new assets and removal of disposed or sold assets

* Records quarterly depreciation expense allocation entries

* Other duties:

* Assists with the preparation for the University's annual audit.

* Prepares other special reports and tax forms as needed.

* Follow up of unclaimed property in payroll, accounts payable, and student refunds. Prepares annual unclaimed property report to the state and remits the payment.

* Prepares agency account deficit letters and follows up as needed.

* Keys Dining/Catering, Mailroom, ITR, Phone charges, and Facilities Management monthly interdepartmental charges and posts to the general ledger.

* Imports monthly purchasing card spreadsheet and reviews all purchasing logs, follows up as needed.

* Invoices Hurt & Proffitt for electricity monthly.

* Backup to the Accounts Payable department.

* Renews alcohol permit annually for the School of Science.

* Prepares NCAA sport camp payroll breakdown.

* Reviews sports camp insurance annually.

* Performs other duties that may be required.

Required Qualifications:

* Three or more years of general accounting and auditing experience.

* Strong verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively via telephone and in professional inter-office interactions.

* Strong written skills, including the ability to accurately respond to inquiries and prepare clear, professional correspondence and reports.

* Strong accounting and analytical skills, with experience performing monthly reconciliations, preparing financial and operational reports, and supporting special projects and other assigned responsibilities.

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