Accountant - Sponsored Projects Accounting

• The Sponsor Project Accountant is responsible for ensuring all expenditures
• charged to grants and contracts comply with the Government and institutional
• policies, regulations and the terms and conditions of the award. The accountant
• must ensure the expenses are allowable, reasonable, allocable to the project and
• properly approved according to the Sponsor’s and School’s policies and
• procedures.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Review grants and contracts portfolio.
• Review and approve all transactions for each grant/contract according to the

Sponsor's and School's policies and procedures.

• Compare salary/effort charged to grants/contracts to approved award budget.
• Ensure cost allocations between grants for closely related work are allocated

based on a reasonable and approved methodology.

• Collect, and analyze data relating to grants and contracts to detect

non-compliance with laws, regulations, and management policies.

• Inspect account books for accuracy and use of accepted accounting procedures

to record expenditures.

• Examine and evaluate financial data to ensure data integrity.
• Inspect cash on hand for grant accounts, and Sponsor’s payment schedule to

confirm records are accurate. Follow up on outstanding receivables.

• Prepare, examine, or analyze accounting records, financial transactions and

• reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to award terms and
• conditions and Sponsor’s reporting standards.

• Review accounts for discrepancies and reconcile differences.
• Prepare adjusting journal entries.
• Analyze grant budget, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations

to project the correct status of grant accounts.

• Report to management, department administrators, and the principal

investigators regarding the finances of the grant.

• Analyze grant budget and expenditures, and prepare reports that compare

budgeted costs to actual costs.

• Analyze and prepare annual and other required financial reports, variance

• analysis and other records, using accepted accounting methods to meet
• reporting deadlines and facilitate financial planning.

• Other special projects/responsibilities assigned as needed.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting.
• 0-1 year experience in accounting. Auditing experience desired.

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