Grant Accounting Manager-Jackson Heart Study

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Professional and Technical

SOM-Medicine-JHS-Finance & Admin

Jackson Medical Mall

Grant Accounting Manager-Jackson Heart Study

Perform payroll accounting and financial service functions for grants and other sponsored program funds, as well as submit grant proposals to federal and non-federal sponsors. The position provides fiscal service and support to all Department of Medicine investigators for the submission and financial management of grants. These functions include: completing budget revisions and projections, analyzing run rate for expenditure, maintaining accurate effort reporting/certification, reviewing/monitoring of individual grants and transactions for compliance with private, local, state and federal policies and regulations, and financial grant reporting for granting authorities.

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business Administration, or related field plus two (2) years of experience.

Proficiency using Microsoft Office Suite (Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.)

• Complete payroll accounting adjustments to ensure accurate payroll expenditure according to run rate
• Submission of grant proposals to federal and non-federal sponsors
• Budget revisions/projections for grants corresponding with run rate
• Reviewing/monitoring of individual grants and transactions for compliance
• Financial grant reporting to granting authorities
• Maintain accurate effort reporting/certification
• Perform other duties as assigned
• Coordinate with internal and external customers to answer questions, convey information, and resolve accounting issues
• Compile reports, supporting documentation, and analysis as needed to assist management.

Requires occasional exposure to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environment such as high noise level and exposure to heat and cold, occasional exposure to biohazardous conditions such as risk of radiation exposure, blood borne pathogens, fumes or airborne particles, and/or toxic or caustic chemicals which mandate attention to safety considerations, occasional working hours significantly beyond regularly scheduled hours, occasional travelling to offsite locations, occasional activities subject to significant volume changes of a seasonal/clinical nature, frequent work produced subject to precise measures of quantity and quality, occasional bending, occasional lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds, occasional climbing, occasional crouching/stooping, occasional driving, occasional kneeling, occasional pushing/pulling, occasional reaching, constant sitting, frequent standing, occasional twisting, and frequent walking.

(occasional-up to 20%, frequent-from 21% to 50%, constant-51% or more)

Full time

Yes

Salary

100

Day

Yes

05/26/2026