Grants & Contracts Administrator - Post Award Accountant (Remote Eligible)

UVA Health System • Newcomb Hall, VA

223d • Hybrid

About The Position

UVA Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) is seeking a Post Award Accountant to join their team, reporting to the Associate Director of OSP Post Award. The position provides an option to work on-site, hybrid or fully remote, following the University's remote work guidelines. The Post Award Accountant monitors, reconciles, and analyzes expenditures on sponsored awards to ensure compliance with award terms and conditions. The Post Award Accountant prepares invoices and financial reports for sponsors and assists in providing supporting documentation for financial audits. This position is responsible for award management of sponsored awards from the time the awards are accepted until the end of the research project. The Accountant is responsible for identifying payments to sponsored projects, monitoring unapplied cash, following up on outstanding receivables, and providing audit support. The Post Award Accountant prepares invoices including letter of credit draws and assists in the cash application process. This position is also responsible for ensuring that final expenditure and cash reconciliations are performed in a timely manner so that final invoices or reports can be submitted to the sponsor and awards closed in the financial system.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree.
• At least three years of grant and contract experience.
• Four additional years of experience may be accepted in lieu of degree.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in an Institution of Higher Education.
• Certified Research Administrator (CRA) certification.

Responsibilities

• Independently reviews sponsored award terms and conditions, identifies reporting, invoicing and other specific financial requirements, and tracks tasks through the financial system.
• Reviews payments from various sponsors, applies cash to the appropriate awards and proactively identifies and investigates variances, troubleshoots problems by researching pertinent facts and analyzing data.
• Understands complex situations regarding non-compliance with sponsor requirements and escalates issues to the Senior Post Award Accountant or to Post Award Management in a timely manner.
• Receives training from Post Award leadership and external resources to understand state, federal and non-federal sponsor terms and applies comprehensive knowledge of the industry and professional standards to interpret and resolve post award financial management issues.

Benefits

• This is an exempt-level, benefited position.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Hospitals
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree