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.
- Residency in the state of GA.
Nice To Haves
- Working knowledge of PeopleSoft Financials and/or Grants module.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a lead expert in sponsored research accounting and financial analysis.
- Supervise professional staff and provide guidance in day-to-day tasks and assignments.
- Serve as a mentor to staff in ensuring quality of work and appropriate workload distribution.
- Manage post-award processing of grants and contracts.
- Assist in developing policies and procedures for research accounting practices.
- Provide policy and procedure interpretation to academic departments.
- Assist in the preparation of reports to federal and sponsoring agencies.
- Review contracts.
- Update database records.
- Create and maintain grant and contract files.
- Prepare invoices.
- Monitor accounts receivable and deliverable reports.
- Develop queries and reports on the financial system.
- Work with division business managers to resolve contractual issues.
- Communicate with sponsors.
- Ensure compliance with contract regulations and reporting requirements.
- Close out contracts.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
