Sponsored Program Accountant

Office Location
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
1201 W. University Drive
Human Resources
MASS Building 2 nd Floor
Edinburg, TX 78539

Edinburg:
Brownsville:
Office hours:
Monday-Friday
8:00a.m.

- 5:00p.m.

Faculty Recruitment:
College of Engineering & Computer Science: cecs

Robert

C. Vackar College of Business & Entrepreneurship: cobe

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Posting Number

Posting Number SRGV
8976

Working Title

Working Title SPONSORED PROGRAM ACCOUNTANT

Number of Vacancies

Number of Vacancies 2

Location

Department

Department Grants and Contracts

FTE

FTE 1

FLSA

FLSA Exempt

Responsible for the fiscal management of externally funded sponsored projects, including project/account set up and closeout, maintaining and reconciling funds, and ensuring expenditures are allowable and appropriate.

• Performs compliance reviews and fund approvals of expenditure requests for assigned sponsored projects to determine allowability, allocability and appropriateness.
• Provides policy and procedure interpretation to University departments and prepares reports to federal and sponsoring agencies.
• Ensures budget adjustments are within sponsor guidelines.
• Prepares financial reports in timely and accurate manner.
• Requires understanding of effort reporting and cost sharing regulations.
• Prepares invoices and financial reports timely and submits to sponsors after examining expenditures for adherence to awards and institutional requirements.
• Advises sponsored program managers, investigators and staff in matters of compliance, procedures, project account status, termination dates, and fund balances.
• Interprets and administers rules, regulations, policies, and procedures by the University and external funding agencies.
• Provides guidance to sponsored program managers and staff regarding OMB Circulars A-21 and A-110.
• Conducts project account reconciliations, monitors Facilities and Administrative Cost (indirect cost recovery) calculations, and reviews and approves cost transfers.
• May assist Director with special projects and tasks involving financial reporting of sponsored project activities.
• Prepares, requests and posts federal funds drawdowns.
• Monitors and collects accounts receivables for sponsored projects.
• Prepares and maintains accounting records, ledgers and reports for assigned sponsored projects and reconciles account reports utilizing the University’s accounting system.
• Prepares accounting journal entries to make adjustments and/or corrections to project accounts.
• May conduct training sessions in discipline area.
• Assists in providing schedules and reports to management
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervision Received

Specific supervision from assigned supervisor.

Supervision Given

None.

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Accounting, or related field from an accredited university.

N/A

None.

Two (2) years of governmental or fund accounting experience.

Experience in sponsored programs accounting, including preparing budgets. Working knowledge of contract and grant administration.

Use of standard office equipment.

Needs to be able to successfully perform all required duties. Office Environment; some travel and weekend work is required.

Knowledge of accounting and budgeting principles, practices and procedures. Excellent written and verbal communications skills. Knowledge of grants management, to include regulations ( OMB Circulars A-21. A-110, and A-133) pertaining to contracts and grants administration. Excellent customer service skills. Knowledge of database and spreadsheet software and computer skills.

N/A

Employment Category Full-Time

Minimum Salary Commensurate with Experience

Posted Salary Commensurate with Experience

Position Available Date 05/26/2026

Grant Funded Position No

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