Accountant Sr II - Sponsored Programs

Medical College of Wisconsin • Wauwatosa, WI

1d • Onsite

About The Position

To be responsible for providing financial, accounting and administrative support regarding grant and contract policies and procedures, compliance, regulatory issues, and post-award administration. Grants and contracts are funds awarded by federal, state and non-profit entities to support the research mission of MCW and the specific research work performed by faculty and staff employees.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
• 6 years of experience
• Knowledge of technical, business, consultation, project management, and cultural awareness.
• Customer focus, building trust, communication, critical thinking, and influencing skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare all required external financial reports according to agency guidelines on a timely and accurate basis for supervisor review and approval, including both monthly invoicing to sponsoring agencies and financial status reports as required.
• Review actual expenditures to ensure adherence to agency regulations.
• Work with department administrators to ensure accuracy of expenditures to ensure adherence to agency regulations, including direct communication with external agencies when necessary.
• Prepare journal entries and execute cost transfers as requested, and as needed on project accounts.
• Manage grant activities, which includes: Provide departmental assistance as required, particularly in the area of external agency regulations.
• Review budget reallocation requests, ensuring requests are within agency guidelines.
• Review and resolve budget and cash deficits on sponsored and other extramural accounts.
• Prepare journal entries and execute cost transfers as requested, and as needed to reconcile project accounts.
• Monitor grant and contract expenditures, re-budgeting, cost-sharing, equipment justification, etc. to ensure costs are allowable, allocable and reasonable.
• Create invoices on a monthly basis for submission to external sponsoring agencies.
• Review expenses to certify invoiced expenditures.
• Monitor open receivables and perform collection inquiries on delinquent payments.
• Perform federal pass-through and other account setup functions for sponsored grants and contracts using e-Bridge.
• Work with various departments in reviewing and establishing accounts.
• Work with MCW Grants and Contracts office to ensure that documentation is kept up to date and accurate.
• Resolve problems by working with the Grants and Contracts office.
• Independently and accurately ensure that all award and project information is entered into the Oracle grants management system timely and accurately.
• Reconcile payroll suspense transactions and work with departments and Payroll to resolve.
• Prepare the quarterly federal interest calculation and related journal entries.
• Create complex federal contract invoices for submission to external sponsoring agencies.
• Monitor open receivables and make collection calls on delinquent payments.
• Carefully analyze agreements and work with department administrators to identify contractual reporting requirements.
• Perform close out of assigned grants and contracts and prepare for an annual audit to ensure compliance with federal OMB Uniform Guidance, including review and resolution of budget and cash deficits on project accounts.
• Perform activities related to the semi-annual time and effort reporting process in accordance with OMB 2 CFR Part 200.
• Perform assigned duties related to the month-end and year-end financial statement closing and audit.
• Maintain and implement, where appropriate, sound internal accounting controls to efficiently manage assigned grants and contracts.
• Assist in the testing of sponsored programs information technology service requests.
• In addition to daily grant financial, accounting and administrative functions, this position will be responsible for various projects assigned to enhance department processes and procedures.

Benefits

• Outstanding Healthcare Coverage, including but not limited to Health, Vision, and Dental.
• Flexible Spending options
• 403B Retirement Package
• Competitive Vacation and Paid Holidays offered
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee & Family Assistance Program (EFAP)
• Pet Insurance
• On campus Fitness Facility, offering onsite classes
• Additional discounted rates on items such as: Select cell phone plans, local fitness facilities, Milwaukee recreation and entertainment etc.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior