Accountant V (1199 SEIU)

Responsibilities

• Review and approve grant expenditures submitted by Principal Investigators including Purchase Orders, electronic personnel action forms (E-PAFs), Travel Expense Reports, and Petty Cash Vouchers.
• Prepare and submit expenditure reports and vouchers to funding agencies as outlined in the Terms and Conditions of awards.
• Prepare and submit invoices to funding agencies as outlined in the Terms and Conditions of awards.
• Audit and approve subcontract recipient invoices based on actual and expected expenditures.
• Maintain FFATA reporting requirements for all subrecipient contracts.
• Review and approve pass-through federal award invoices and expenditure reports.
• Create and submit monthly, quarterly, and semi-annual financial reports of grant activity to funding agencies.
• Assist with financial projects as requested.
• Communicate with Principal Investigators and administrators regarding agency regulations, college policies and procedures.
• Provide analysis on accounting activity to Principal Investigators and Administrators.
• Prepare financial analysis of accounts as requested by Principal Investigators.
• Quarterly review of all Time and Effort reports for both direct federal and pass-through federal accounts.
• Create and edit all electronic forms used by the department.
• Maintain an electronic filing system for all federal grants and contracts.
• Perform accounting transactions, including creating and submitting journal entries to support E-PAFs and other payroll adjustments.
• Prepare chart of account maintenance forms to open/change/close accounts.
• Provide additional support to pass-through federal awards.

Qualifications

• Baccalaureate Degree in accounting or finance.
• Prior knowledge of grant administration.
• Proficiency with accounting software.
• Good communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office including Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Able to perform financial analysis of budget/revenue/expenditures.
• One year of related experience managing post-award federal grants required.

Pay

Minimum Salary: USD $42.69/Hr.

Schedule

Maximum Salary: USD $43.26/Yr.