Senior Corporate Grants Accountant - Shared Services

The Shared Services Center at West Virginia University is currently accepting applications for a remote Senior Corporate Grants Accountant.

The Sponsored Projects Senior Corporate Accountant leads a team within the Sponsored Projects Financial Management unit of the WVU Shared Services Center (SSC). The team provides general financial and accounting support with award setup, billing, and financial reporting. Provides mentoring and day to day guidance for the team. Ensures professional service and quality levels in all phases of post award financial management issues are achieved.

Provides deep functional expertise in the areas of research administration as it relates to federal state, agency award specific and university regulations, policies and procedures.

We strongly believe in work-life balance and keeping time for things we love outside our work. WVU offers generous benefits, including:

• 18 sick days per year (for when you’re ill, for when you need time to care for sick family, for your own, or your family’s, regularly scheduled medical appointments. Who is family for the purpose of this leave? A lot of people in your life including immediate relatives and in-laws as well as others considered to be members of your household living under the same roof)
• 401(a) retirement savings with 6% employee contribution match, eligibility to continue health insurance, and other retiree perks. Looking for more retirement benefits information ? Check out retirement health insurance benefits, retirement income, and FAQ’s.
• Wellness programs

• Responsible for developing and maintaining a thorough understanding of the various modules, from a functional perspective, and their integration within the overall financial and human resources administrative systems. This includes, but is not limited to, the general ledger, grants accounting, cash management, accounts receivable, fixed asset, procurement, accounts payable, human resources and payroll. Also serves as the lead for accounts receivable integration with the grants module
• Coordinates, develops and applies the systems, policy, and procedure to ensure the University and WVU Research Corporation, inclusive of regional campuses, are in compliance with Federal, State, and Local research accounting standards. This includes developing, preparing and coordinating implementation for new policy, practices and procedures.
• Structures the system to support the requirements of external agencies, i.e. NSF, GASB, OMB. These requirements are continuously changing and this position is responsible for the implementation of revised standards and requirements for compliance by the University in a timely manner.
• Acts as primary contact for academic colleges/schools providing all financial and technical support for specific awards and areas of general interest within the operating parameters of Sponsored Projects Administration. Also serves as primary contact for the University/Corporation with all external agencies and external consultants concerning sponsored research financial requirements. Responsibilities include alleviating or eliminating disputes between the sponsoring agencies and the institution in regard to reimbursement, the reporting of financial data, responding to audit findings and compliance issues.
• Performs detailed review on all sponsored awards upon closeout to ensure compliance with federal, state, agency, award specific, and university regulations, policies, and procedures. Compiles and prepares interim and final documents including federally required reports. Validates…