Sponsored Research Financial Analyst, Lead
About The Position
Serves as a lead expert in sponsored research accounting and financial analysis. Responsible 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. Duties involve 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. May supervise professional staff. This is a central job, reporting to Finance of Grants & Accounting (FGC).
Requirements
- Bachelors degree in Business, Accounting or Finance
- 7 years professional accounting or financial analysis experience, preferably in research/sponsored programs accounting.
- Residency in the state of GA.
Responsibilities
- Serves as a lead expert in sponsored research accounting and financial analysis.
- Responsible 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.
- Assists in the preparation of reports to federal and sponsoring agencies.
- Reviews contracts.
- Updates database records.
- Creates and maintains grant and contract files.
- Prepares invoices.
- Monitors accounts receivable and deliverable reports.
- Develops queries and reports on the financial system.
- Works with the division business managers to resolve contractual issues.
- Communicates with sponsors.
- Ensures compliance with contract regulations and reporting requirements.
- Closes out contracts.
- May supervise professional staff.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
