Staff Accountant-Grants

About the role

The Staff Accountant-Grants monitors and audits financial records and transactions for restricted grant funds.

Responsibilities

• Receives and maintains approved budgets for restricted grant awards
• Prepares journal entries and posts transactions to the general ledger
• Prepares reimbursement requests and interim reports
• Maintains files for each award
• Reviews and audits financial transactions posted to restricted grant revenue and expenditure accounts
• Determines amount of applicable indirect costs
• Prepares journal entries to charge indirect costs and correct errors
• Posts transactions to the general ledger after approval by the Director of Accounting and Budgeting
• Prepares reimbursement requests and interim reports for expenditures as required by grant agencies
• Occasionally monitors and trains student employees on a project‑by‑project basis
• Performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or other business‑related field and accounting experience
• Ability to handle multiple tasks
• Proficient in working with accounting systems and office systems such as Microsoft Office
• Ability to pay attention to detail and accuracy
• Knowledge of bookkeeping and recordkeeping
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Good interpersonal skills