Financial Manager (Research Grants & Contracts)
About The Position
This is a central university office position. Reporting to an Associate Director for Sponsored Research Accounting in Research Grants & Contracts (RGC), serves as a lead expert in sponsored research accounting and financial analysis. Supervises professional staff and provides guidance in day-to-day tasks and assignments. Serves as a mentor to staff in ensuring quality of work and appropriate workload distribution. Has responsibility for post award processing of grants and contracts. Assists in developing policies and procedures for research accounting practices; routinely provides policy and procedure interpretation to academic departments and assists in the preparation of reports to federal and sponsoring agencies. Responsibilities include reviewing contracts, updating database records, creating and maintaining grant and contract files, preparing invoices, monitoring accounts receivable and deliverable reports, developing queries and reports on the financial system, working with the division business managers to resolve contractual issues, communicating with sponsors, ensuring compliance with contract regulations and reporting requirements, and closing out contracts. Performs related responsibilities as required.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, Finance or a related field
- Six years of professional accounting experience
- Experience in sponsored programs/research accounting
- Working knowledge of PeopleSoft Financials and/or Grants module a plus
- Residency in the state of GA
Responsibilities
- Supervises professional staff and provides guidance in day-to-day tasks and assignments.
- Serves as a mentor to staff in ensuring quality of work and appropriate workload distribution.
- Has responsibility for post award processing of grants and contracts.
- Assists in developing policies and procedures for research accounting practices.
- Routinely provides policy and procedure interpretation to academic departments.
- Assists in the preparation of reports to federal and sponsoring agencies.
- Reviews contracts.
- Updates database records.
- Creates and maintains grant and contract files.
- Prepares invoices.
- Monitors accounts receivable and deliverable reports.
- Develops queries and reports on the financial system.
- Works with the division business managers to resolve contractual issues.
- Communicates with sponsors.
- Ensures compliance with contract regulations and reporting requirements.
- Closes out contracts.
- Performs related responsibilities as required.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
