Grants Accountant

Job Description

SUMMARY:

Reporting to the Director of Grants Accounting, the Grants Accountant is responsible for maintaining continuous compliance with federal, state, and industry requirements for accurate and timely reporting on expenditures of funds for a portfolio of assigned grants. This position is responsible for all post-award financial accounting & reporting for their assigned projects. This includes accounting, billing, receipting, reporting, and ensuring compliance with Federal and State regulations, sponsor/grantor requirements, and Foundation activities.

• Responsible for the prescribed implementation of procedures for internal controls: procedures and practices within the Grants and Restricted Accounting Department consistent with current GASB, FASB, and OMB Uniform Guidance Standards.
• Understand and utilize Indirect Cost and Fringe Rates, long and short applications.
• Perform processes to generate expense validation certifications consistent with OMB Uniform Guidance for faculty and others devoting effort to sponsored awards.
• Monitor restricted and sponsored award accounts for reasonableness, allowability, allocability and consistent treatment of costs and initiates corrections as needed.
• Determine the difference between exchange and non-exchange transactions as well as appropriate revenue recognition.

• Assist in the monitoring of grant-related transactions recorded in the general ledger, making appropriate adjustments when needed.
• Assist in managing the supporting tables within the finance system for grant accounting and initiates updates as needed.
• Assist in system testing and coordination of testing with department workflow.
• Employ reporting tools to generate financial reports.
• Generate various output reports for grant analysis.
• Initiate vendor billings and receivables.
• Participate in the review of process workflows, system testing, and training.
• Provide feedback and recommendations for system design improvement.
• Review and validate data for accuracy and completeness.

• Utilize reporting tools for validation of salary information, labor distribution/redistribution and expense validation reporting requirements.
• Generate various output reports for grant analysis.

• Frequently communicates with assigned Principal Investigators (PIs) to ensure timely and accurate grant reports.
• Work collaboratively with other University Departments and other external agencies in support of grant management.
• Support and assist in quarterly training sessions in grant processes and procedures for Principal Investigators and the Office of Sponsored Research Projects.
• Possess competent communication skill set that allows successful communication (written and verbal) with various constituents.
• Work collaboratively with team members in the use of the Financial Management System.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Management retains the right to add or change job duties at any time.

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Accounting or Business-related field.
• Minimum of three years of experience in general account analysis and reconciliations as well as experience in preparing and analyzing a periodic budget/forecast to actual variance report.
• Proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite of applications is required.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines while maintaining focus on accuracy and attention to detail.
• Team player with strong communication and writing skills.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting.
• Public Accounting experience.
• Minimum of four years in grant/restricted accounting and reporting, preferably in a college or university setting.
• Experienc…