Grants and Contracts Accountant

About the Department

Position Duties

• · Maintains general ledger, subsidiary ledgers and transactions journals for the restricted federal, state and local current funds. · Performs analyses and reviews of expenditures, encumbrances, cash disbursements, and cash receipts transactions. · Reconciles general ledger control accounts and subsidiary ledgers. · Assists with month-end and year-end close out in accordance with Uniform Guidance. · Performs reporting and compliance activities. · Prepares journal entries. · Prepares monthly, quarterly, and annual reports. · Prepares invoices for submission to granting agencies. · Assists principal investigators (PI’s) with inquiries relative to the Grants Accounting process. · Performs post-award grant administration, including budget monitoring, invoicing, drawdowns, financial reporting, reconciliation, and closeout. · Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• · Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a closely related field. · One (1) year of grants and contracts accounting experience or two (2) years of related professional-level accounting, financial reporting, or financial administration experience.

Other Qualifications

• · Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and fundamental accounting concepts. · Knowledge of internal controls and their application to accounting and business processes. · Knowledge of grants and contracts accounting and post-award financial administration. · Working knowledge of federal, state, and sponsor requirements applicable to grants processing and financial administration. · Working knowledge of applicable provisions of 2 CFR Part 200 and the ability to apply award-specific requirements appropriately. · Knowledge of financial reconciliation, transaction analysis, budgeting, financial reporting, and account monitoring. · Ability to analyze expenditures, encumbrances, cash activity, and other financial transactions. · Ability to identify discrepancies, investigate causes, and develop or recommend appropriate resolutions. · Ability to interpret financial information and communicate financial conditions clearly to PIs, departmental personnel, management, and other stakeholders. · Strong attention to detail and accuracy. · Strong organizational and time-management skills, including the ability to manage recurring reporting and compliance deadlines. · Strong verbal and written communication skills. · Proficiency with computerized accounting and financial systems. · Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, particularly Microsoft Excel. · Ability to maintain accurate and complete financial documentation. · Ability to exercise sound judgment and appropriately escalate financial or compliance concerns. · Ability to maintain confidentiality and safeguard University financial information. · Ability to work independently while functioning effectively as part of a collaborative team. · Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with faculty, staff, administrators, sponsors, auditors, and other stakeholders.

Benefits

• We offer a complete benefits package to full-time employees including health care, dental, vision, retirement, deferred compensation plans, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, short and long-term disability, holidays, vacation, and sick leave. To learn more details, visit our benefits page at http://www.aamu.edu/hr

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