VCU's Grants & Contracts Department has an exciting opportunity for an Accountant to join our team!
All full-time university staff are eligible for VCU’s robust benefits package that includes: comprehensive health benefits, paid annual and holiday leave granted up front, retirement planning and savings options, tax-deferred annuity and cash match programs, generous tuition benefit, employee discounts, well-being resources, abundant opportunities for career development and advancement, and more. Learn more about VCU’s benefits: https://hr.vcu.edu/current-employees/benefits/a-z-list-of-benefits/.
Position Summary/Overview:
The primary responsibilities of this position involve the post-award administration of grants and contracts from award to close-out, some of which include:
- Data entry in financial system for award setup
- Analyze data to ensure cost compliance with sponsor requirements
- Provide administrative assistance to Principal Investigators and Administrators
- Review financial system reports and data
- Prepare financial reports to the sponsor
- Reconcile general and operating ledgers
Review/follow-up with sponsor on the status of monthly receivables, as well as prepare and mail invoices to sponsoring agencies
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This position performs difficult work in support of a team environment, collaboration with other university offices, and high quality customer service. This position is responsible to apply knowledge and skills that have a significant impact on research funding to the University.
This position's job title is Accountant FS 2 - 18232 and is not ORP-eligible.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate field such as accounting, finance, business, management; or an equivalent combination of education and experience
- Positive, flexible attitude - Ability and desire to be trained in VCU's Grants & Contracts Accounting model of work
- Demonstrated knowledge of federal, state, and sponsor rules and regulations related to grants
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Ability to organize work and establish reasonable priorities
- Verifiable history of excellent past performance and attendance records
- Technical proficiency is necessary including experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and Powerpoint), and experience with both web-based and enterprise financial management/reporting systems
Demonstrated experience working in and fostering a diverse faculty, staff and student environment or commitment to do so as a staff member at VCU.
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Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in a university sponsored program or grant accounting office post-award administrative setting is preferred
- Extensive experience with SunGard Banner Financial System is also preferred