Sr. Accountant (Sponsored Projects Shared Services)

Sr. Accountant (Sponsored Projects Shared Services)

We are seeking a Sr. Accountant who will utilize advanced, in-depth knowledge and understanding of a wide range of grants and contracts and serve as the subject matter expert for grants management accounting at the university.

Sponsored Projects Shared Services is responsible for the fiscal administration of all awards (grants, contracts and cooperative agreements) made to the university by governmental and private agencies. Additionally, the department is responsible for the related compliance of all divisions of the University. Functions of the department include sponsored award setup, sponsored award financial reporting, and sponsored award closeout.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities include :

• Independently manage the full life cycle of complex research awards from NIH and other federal agencies, e.g. P50 (program projects). Complex research awards are large collaborative grants that include several sub-grants within a larger grant. Sub-grants may be assigned across departments, requiring collaboration with multiple departments across the university. Complex awards require advanced level reviews and reporting, including more complex analysis and problem solving to ensure accuracy and conformance with uniform accounting principles and practices.
• Responsible for the most complex departments which are more challenging due to a higher volume of research awards, and / or more complex awards. Requires working with multiple levels within the department.
• Independently interact with department administrators, external agencies, and senior management.
• Apply strong interpersonal skills to build and maintain customer service relationships through positive interactions.
• May represent the department at university-wide meetings.
• Communicate effectively at all levels.

Establish master data for awards in ERP system :

Execute the Financial Reporting Process :

Monitor awards for master data changes, compliance issues and overall quality assurance :

Execute the Award Closeout Process :

Provide Customer Service Support to the User Community :

Mentoring Sponsored Projects Accountants :

Training User Community on Sponsored Processes :

Minimum Qualifications :

Preferred Qualifications :

Classified Title : Sr. Sponsored Project Accountant

Role / Level / Range : ATP / 04 / PD

Starting Salary Range : $62,900 - $110,100 Annually (Commensurate w / exp.)

Employee group : Full Time

Schedule : Monday - Friday, 37.5 hrs per week

FLSA Status : Exempt

Location : Hybrid / JH at Keswick

Department name : Sponsored Projects Shared Services-SOM

Personnel area : University Administration