Sponsored Project Accountant (Sponsored Projects Shared Services)

Johns Hopkins University•Baltimore, MD

1d•$47,355 - $82,820•Hybrid

About The Position

Sponsored Projects Shared Services administers the fiscal aspects of University awards from governmental and private agencies and oversees related compliance across University divisions. The department handles sponsored award setup, financial reporting, and closeout. The Sponsored Project Accountant works under guidance on the full life cycle of basic research awards, such as NIH R01 awards, which generally involve standard reporting and less complex rules. The role interacts with department administrators and external agency contacts; after priorities are set, work is performed independently with regular process updates.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree.
Working knowledge of accounting principles, 2 CFR 200, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), and other agency-specific regulations.
Understanding of the life cycle of an award.

Responsibilities

Establish award master data in the ERP system by reviewing notices of award and interpreting their terms and conditions.
Set up and update award budget data to control revenues and expenditures in accordance with award terms, laws, regulations, policies, and procedures.
Run standard reports, generate award-level revenue and expenditure data, and analyze it against award notices and previously submitted financial reports.
Verify itemized charges, account numbers, total costs, and departmental account balances.
Prepare draft financial reports, obtain departmental approval, verify documents for completeness and compliance, and submit reports to sponsoring agencies according to award terms.
Monitor awards for master data changes, compliance issues, and quality assurance; perform updates when award terms and conditions change.
Obtain documentation from departmental personnel to support expenditures or revenues in response to audit inquiries.
Monitor costing compliance on research grants and contracts, including the treatment of administrative and unallowable costs and rebudgeting restrictions.
Complete award closeout by reconciling revenues and expenditures to submitted financial reports, resolving outstanding encumbrances with departments, and closing master and budget data to prevent further revenues or expenditures.
Respond to internal and external inquiries, answer departmental questions, and review accounting transactions to locate and resolve discrepancies.
Perform other duties as assigned.