Senior Grant & Contracts Accountant

Senior Grants & Contracts Accountant

The Senior Grants & Contracts Accountant performs budgetary and post award grant accounting in the preparation, maintenance and review of sponsored and restricted awards of the University. The responsibilities involve maintaining accounts of all grants and contracts awarded to the institution. This position is responsible for the preparation of annual and/or operating budgets, budget amendments/reconciliation, support schedules and documents to include preparing financial analysis/reports, and work closely with Assistant Budget Director with all budgetary data for Sponsored Programs. This position reports directly to the Budget Director. Sponsorship is not available for this position.

Responsibilities include assisting and supporting the development of the university's annual budget, assisting with monthly and quarterly budget amendments, providing guidance to departmental budget managers/private investigators (PIs) on effective fiscal management, providing training and guidance to principal investigators (PIs) on grant accounting policies and procedures, reviewing and approving requisitions, ePro transactions, and Purchase Card activity, monitoring financial performance by analyzing results, tracking variances, identifying trends, and recommending corrective actions to the Budget Director, preparing financial reports and projections to support long-term and strategic decision-making, developing recommendations and innovative solutions through data analysis, comparative evaluations, and assessment of proposed changes, assisting the Director and Assistant Budget Director in preparing fiscal documents for submission to USG Budget Office, assisting with Institutional Annual Audit preparation, serving as a grant budget liaison between budget central administration and campus departments/budget managers and PIs, participating in professional development workshops and training to remain current on best practices, evaluating internal budget policies and processes and implementing revisions aligned with the university framework, and performing other duties as assigned.

Required qualifications include a Bachelor's degree with an emphasis in accounting, finance, or other related area, and three to five years of successful experience in Business, Finance, or Budgeting. A combination of education and experience will be accepted.

Preferred qualifications include knowledge of governmental accounting principles and procedures, prior experience in Higher Education, demonstrated knowledge of nonprofit accounting principles and practices, knowledge of higher education financial systems and issues; People Soft Financial and OneUSG.

Proposed salary is commensurate with education and experience.

Required documents to attach include a cover letter, resume, transcripts, and a list of at least 3 professional references with their contact information.

Knowledge, skills, and abilities include the ability to work effectively and collaboratively in a diverse work environment, ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other financial modeling software and reporting tools, demonstrated commitment to the highest ethical standards and responsible stewardship of institutional resources, exceptional analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data, identify trends and maintain strong attention to detail, strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to interact professionally with all levels of management, staff and campus departments.

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All selected candidates are required to successfully pass a Background Check review prior to starting with Albany State University. Certain positions may also require the selected candidate to submit to or have: a credit check completed for "Positions of Trust" and/or approved departmental purchase card usage, a motor vehicle report for positions that require driving an Albany State University vehicle, a successful pre-employment drug test.

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