Senior Sponsored Research Financial Analyst
About The Position
Emory University is a leading research university that fosters excellence and attracts world-class talent to innovate today and prepare leaders for the future. We welcome candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of our academic community. Description KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: This is a central job, reporting to Research Grants & Contracts (RGC). Responsible for post award processing of grants and contracts. Provide account management, reconciliation, and resolution for principal investigators and research support personnel within a department or school. Advise and interpret research funding awards, approve and/or monitor accounting and procurement expenditures consistent with regulatory and University practices, and provide direct support with accounts payable/receivable processes. Routinely provides policy and procedure interpretation to academic departments and assists in the preparation of reports to federal and sponsoring agencies. Other duties may include reviewing contracts, maintaining grant and contract files, reviewing 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. Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting or Finance
- 5 years professional accounting or financial analysis experience, preferably in research/sponsored programs accounting, or an equivalent combination of experience, education and training
Responsibilities
- post award processing of grants and contracts
- account management, reconciliation, and resolution for principal investigators and research support personnel
- Advise and interpret research funding awards
- approve and/or monitor accounting and procurement expenditures
- provide direct support with accounts payable/receivable processes
- policy and procedure interpretation to academic departments
- assists in the preparation of reports to federal and sponsoring agencies
- reviewing contracts
- maintaining grant and contract files
- reviewing 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
- closing out contracts
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Industry
Educational Services
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
