Financial Manager - Research Grants & Contracts
Emory University
- Atlanta, GA
- Permanent
- Full-time
We’re expanding our team! Emory’s Research Grants & Contracts Office, the university’s central financial post award administration office, is looking for dedicated, motivated, and creative individuals to join our team. We are adding multiple new positions in response to the growth of research at our university.JOB DESCRIPTION:
- ***This is a central university office position.*** Reporting to an Associate Director for Sponsored Research Accounting in Research Grants & Contracts (RGC), serves as a lead expert in sponsored research accounting and financial analysis.
- Supervises professional staff and provides guidance in day-to-day tasks and assignments.
- Serves as a mentor to staff in ensuring quality of work and appropriate workload distribution.
- Has responsibility for post award processing of grants and contracts.
- Assists in developing policies and procedures for research accounting practices; routinely provides policy and procedure interpretation to academic departments and assists in the preparation of reports to federal and sponsoring agencies.
- Responsibilities include reviewing contracts, updating database records, creating and maintaining grant and contract files, preparing invoices, monitoring accounts receivable and deliverable reports, developing queries and reports on the financial system, working with the division business managers to resolve contractual issues, communicating with sponsors, ensuring compliance with contract regulations and reporting requirements, and closing out contracts.
- Performs related responsibilities as required.
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, Finance or a related field and six years of professional accounting experience, which includes experience in sponsored programs/research accounting.
- Working knowledge of PeopleSoft Financials and/or Grants module a plus.
- Successful candidates will possess strong analytics, organizational, written, and verbal communication skills and possess the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Strong interpersonal and problem-solving skills with a commitment to excellent customer service, and the ability to work both collaboratively and independently. Must be a team player.
- Experience with various technologies including advanced knowledge and experience with Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, and database. Peoplesoft experience preferred.
- Possess a high level of professionalism and commitment to confidentiality with sound judgment and discretion.
- Flexibility to accommodate changing priorities and deadlines, the ability to navigate a complex work environment, and comfort working with ambiguity.