Senior Fiscal Services Billing Analyst

The Ohio State University • Mount Pleasant, MI

14h • Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Fiscal Services Billing Analyst serves as a member of the Sponsored Fiscal Billing team in The Enterprise for Research, Innovation and Knowledge (ERIK). The Senior Fiscal Services Analyst serves as a subject matter expert and point of contact for all university departments and external Sponsors for the fiscal operations related to Sponsored Program activity. Provides fiscal operational, consultative and administrative support to the Office of Grants and Contracts, university Fiscal Officers, department Grant Managers and various project sponsors.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Four years of experience in accounts receivable, billing, payment processing and finance operations in a higher education or sponsored program environment.

Nice To Haves

• 4 -8 years of experience in accounts receivable, billing, payment processing and finance operations in a higher education or sponsored program environment.
• Expertise in Workday Customer Accounts and Sponsor modules, including configuration and workflow knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Performs all fiscal functions associated with billing sponsors for expenses incurred on sponsored research grants administered by The Ohio State University’s Office of Sponsored Programs.
• Performs routine billing duties of large scope and complexity; performs sponsor contact maintenance, analyzes grant expenditure information; generates sponsor’s invoices and fiscal reports; prepares monthly and quarterly sponsor reports; prepares forms for letters of credit requests; provides supporting documentation for various sponsors; reconciles grant and award invoice data; initiates invoice write-off requests; performs grant close-out functions; may organize data for internal audit responses.
• Works collaboratively and develops working relationships with the Sponsored Fiscal Collections and Payment teams, the Office of Grants and Contracts, university department contacts and various project sponsors to ensure billing, reporting and grant close-out is completed accurately and timely.
• Has an expert understanding of the various Sponsors, their billing requirements, regulations, and their impact on fiscal operations.
• Manages award billing set-up, amendments and installment billing for their own workload and others based on business need.
• Performs in-depth analysis of processes, makes recommendations to improve processes, assist in developing and documenting procedural changes and training resources, and aids with document retention.
• May participate with working groups to identify cross-functional process improvements.
• Works independently on complex issues; ensure compliance; handles customer inquiries; work to identify, troubleshoot and resolve sponsored program billing errors and disputes; serves as an informal resource for less experienced colleagues.
• Attends staff meetings and trainings.

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision coverage, with Ohio State paying a significant portion of the cost.
• Paid time off, including sick and vacation time and 11 holidays.
• State retirement plan or an alternative retirement plan, both with generous employer contributions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees