Cost Accounting​/Effort Manager

Position Summary

Under the supervision of the Director of Cost Analysis and Compliance (Director), the Cost Accounting/Central Effort Manager will have responsibility for the University’s (research) cost accounting and the overall effort reporting functions in the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP). The Manager’s responsibilities include:

• Supervision of five Accountants (three Journey (SHRA) and two Accountant 2 (EHRA)).
• Monitoring the review and approval of all electronic payroll actions impacting sponsored research activities.
• Managing the overall effort certification function at UNC-Campus using the Effort Certification & Reporting Technology system (ecrt), to ensure the University is in full federal compliance with Uniform Guidance and institutional effort reporting operating standards.
• Preparation of the University’s Facilities and Administrative (F&A) cost rate proposal ensuring that it is prepared and submitted in a fashion that complies with federal guidelines yet maximizes overhead cost recovery for the University.
• Assist the Director in conducting special cost reporting analysis and communicating employee fringe benefits rates for sponsored agreement budgeting as required to support the research division.

The Manager works closely with campus constituents including faculty, deans and department chair offices, administrators and effort coordinators, certifiers, and other institutional compliance functions. The manager must ensure that all work has a high level of accuracy; any less than 100% accuracy may have a negative impact on future awards, revenue, and audit disallowances, and could be detrimental to the Office of Sponsored Programs and the University.

This position is a 100% remote work arrangement; UNC Chapel Hill employees are generally required to reside in North Carolina, within a reasonable commuting distance of their assigned duty station.

• Mid- to late-career with Masters and 2-4 yrs experience;
  Bachelors and 3-5 yrs experience.

• Ability to lead, train, and mentor others.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft products, especially MS Excel, and ability to adapt quickly to new applications and computer tools.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Well-organized, highly flexible, detail-oriented, and independent work initiative.
• Ability to establish operational objectives, work plans, and delegate to team members.
• Strong analytical and creative troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and adjust to changing priorities.
• Ability to work effectively under deadline pressures/time constraints.
• Mastery of core research competencies including federal (Uniform Guidance) and sponsor guidelines, compliance issues related to time and effort reporting, audit standards, cost sharing, and other areas of financial and non-financial research compliance.
• Experience with data tracking and report preparation.

• Experience with effort administration on sponsored agreements.
• Experience with People Soft Financials ERP system.
• Experience with Facilities and Administrative (F&A or Indirect Cost) rate proposal development.
• Experience using ecrt (effort reporting software) and/or CRIS (F&A rate development software).
• Two or more years’ experience managing staff.

• Title:
  
  Cost Accounting/Central Effort Manager
• Type:
  Permanent Staff (EHRA NF)
• Location:
  
  North Carolina, US
• Salary Range: $80,000 - $85,000
• FTE: 1
• Hours per week: 40

The University is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all to apply without regard to age, color, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.