Accountant (Accounts Receivables Shared Services)

Johns Hopkins University•Baltimore, MD

1d•$47,355 - $82,820•Hybrid

About The Position

The Accountant works in the Accounts Receivable Service Center, which reviews revenue requirements for sponsored and non-sponsored agreements, excluding cost-reimbursable agreements. The role applies accounting principles to billing for sponsored and non-sponsored funds, compiles financial information into billing formats, processes journal entries, and reconciles reports and financial data. The Accountant must understand applicable policies and procedures for sponsored funds and Hopkins financial accounting systems to support compliance. The position maintains open communication with grant sponsors, Hopkins departments and affiliates, and department management. The position requires knowledge of departmental goals, standards, policies, and procedures relating to sponsored-account management and compliance. It interacts with departments, Offices of Research Administration, and divisional business offices, and requires effective communication across organizational levels and sensitivity to how people and functions relate.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business, Finance, or a related field.
Candidates with a degree outside accounting, business, or finance may be considered with 2–3 years of progressively responsible related work experience.
Additional education may substitute for required experience, and additional related experience may substitute for education beyond a high school diploma or equivalent, as permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.
Ability to work with 2 CFR Part 200.
Some familiarity with laws and regulations applicable to accounting and required for compliance.
Ability to understand the University’s accounting system, particularly its grants-management features.
Proficiency with financial software applications, databases, spreadsheets, and/or word-processing software.
Ability to use software such as spreadsheets, relational databases, statistical packages, and graphics packages to assemble, manipulate, or format data and reports.
Ability to exercise judgment in processing and resolving non-routine accounting matters and take responsibility for those decisions.
Ability to interact with personnel from departments, Offices of Research Administration, and divisional business offices, with sensitivity to the relationships between those areas.
Effective communication at all levels.

Responsibilities

Prepare monthly account reconciliations, financial statements, and reports.
Review and correct financial transactions in books of original entry as necessary.
Ensure account administration complies with applicable federal, state, and local guidelines.
Ensure the quality of financial records and related data.
Monitor, verify, and reconcile accounts.
Provide technical and analytical guidance to departmental and University personnel.
Analyze accounting information and prepare reports and statements.
Assist in training support staff as assigned.
Collaborate with a Senior Accountant or Accounting Manager on special projects or tasks as needed.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Maintain communication with grant sponsors, Hopkins departments and affiliates, and department management.