Grants Accountant

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Assistant Provost and Senior Director of Sponsored Research and Sponsored Programs with all grant proposals, as required.
• Prepare cost analysis for new grants.
• Serve as liaison with the Senior Director of Sponsored Projects.
• Aid Principal Investigators in preparing grant submissions (prepare budget, budget narrative and upload information on each grantor's website).
• Drawdown funds from the Department of Education, NSF and HHS and prepare the necessary reports on a monthly basis.
• Approve all disbursements - check requisitions, travel expense reports, purchase order requisitions, payroll transaction forms, etc. for all fund 2 restricted and endowment accounts (non-sponsored grants) on a daily basis.
• Prepare the restricted funds reports for distribution to the Provost and Deans as needed.
• Prepare the Endowment and Restricted Scholarship report for distribution to the Director of Student Financial Services on a monthly basis.
• Reconcile the fundraising activity with the Development office from the general ledger to the Raiser's Edge/BAM system on a monthly basis.
• Set up new fund 2 general ledger account numbers, as required.
• Prepare grant billing vouchers and financial reports on a monthly basis.
• Aid with the preparation of grant close out procedures and federal compliance issues.
• Prepare the indirect costs/fringe benefits report and journal entry on a monthly basis.
• Maintain oversight of Federal Work study, PELL, SEOG and APTS on a monthly basis.
• Approve all disbursements for grant - fund 2 accounts on a daily basis.
• Prepare the indirect cost and fringe benefit rate proposal on an annual basis.
• Follow-up with the outstanding grant receivables with phone calls on a monthly basis.
• Aid the independent auditors with the annual Uniform Guidance Audit report (CFR Part 200).
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Knowledge of Excel, Word, Inform and Internet applications.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Deep knowledge of Federal and New York State policies and guidelines for grants (pre and post proposal requirements).
• Full knowledge of NYS guidelines for M/WBE's.
• Extensive experience in managing Federal and State grants and full knowledge of grantor's internet sites, such as, NSF, G5, PMS Management and NYS Grants Gateway.
• Ability to work cooperatively with others.
• Ability to be organized and pay attention to detail.
• Ability to prioritize workload according to urgency, volume, etc.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting is required.
• Two to three years of grants experience is preferred.

Benefits

Adelphi University provides a comprehensive benefit package for faculty and staff employees. For a list of benefits provided to employees, please click here.

Pay

In compliance with New York's Pay Transparency Act, the annual base salary range for this position is $66,300 - $80,000.

Schedule

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