Contracts and Grants Accountant III

The Contracts and Grants Accountant III performs and supervises 2 FTEs performing accounting-related functions with varying degrees of complexity, including invoicing and financial reporting of research proposals, awards, and compliance and fiscal activities relating to contract and grant accounts. This includes invoicing and financial reporting for the UCF Business Incubator Program (BIP), National Entrepreneur Center (NEC), and FHTCC. This position also maintains up-to-date and accurate records of daily transactions, ledger/fund analysis, cost analysis, fund reconciliation, and investigates and resolves problems related to funds, budgets, and expenditures.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for all billing and/or payment inquiries on contract and grant projects, including recommendations and coordination of any contract amendments needed to adjust billing and payment terms, and supervising and reviewing the work of their FTE direct reports.

• Responsible for the timely preparation and submission of all invoices and final financial reporting to meet the requirements of contract and grant agreements, including those of their FTE direct reports.

• Prepare and review routine and non-routine journal entries ensuring each transaction is valid, complete, accurate, properly authorized, properly classified, and recorded in the appropriate period with the appropriate supporting documentation, including journal entries for incoming bank deposits, to include the review and approval of the journal entries made by their FTE direct reports.

• Perform financial analysis of general ledger activity, review account reconciliations, and regularly monitor and evaluate billing schedules for completeness and accuracy, including reconciliation of incoming and outgoing wire transfers.

• Supervise and manage the financial closeout activities and coordinate with award administrators to ensure the timely closeout and related closeout reporting of sponsored awards, grants, gifts, donations, conference accounts, and technology transfer accounts.

• Assist principal investigators, institute, center or department administrators, and award administrators in resolving specific financial and accounting problems in relation to sponsored awards, grants, gifts, donations, conference accounts, and technology transfer accounts.

• Review grant and project transactions, such as revenue, accounts receivable, and expenditures, for accuracy and appropriateness and input or request adjustments as necessary. Analyze grant and project expenditures to ensure costs are allowable, allocable, reasonable, and consistently handled as directed by 2 CFR 200 and other regulations.

• Work with principal investigators, institute, center, and department administrators; Research Foundation and OR award administrators to ensure all cost share commitments of the university are documented.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's or Master's degree and 4+ years of relevant experience. Or an equivalent combination of education and experience pursuant to Fla. Stat. 112.219.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Accounting or Finance Degree.

• Microsoft Excel.

• Experience in financial reporting, billing, or non-profit environment.

• Exposure to sponsored research, federal billing, and related OMB Circulars is a plus.

• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, and the ability to effectively interact with senior management and individuals with varying degrees of financial knowledge.

• Experience with Workday or similar ERP.

Special Instructions to the Applicants:

This is a Contract and Grant (C&G) funded position. Employment is subject to availability of funding and may cease at the time funding for this employment is depleted.

Hybrid work schedule or remote work within the state of Florida may be considered based upon specific circumstances and candidate qualifications.

If you are selected as the final candidate for an employment opportunity here at UCF, both your position and salary will be significantly based upon the information that you have provided in your application for employment. We urge you to please take the time to complete the application in its entirety.

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Working at UCF has its perks! UCF offers:

• Benefit packages, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Flexible Spending, and Employee Assistance Program

• Paid time off, including annual and sick time off and paid holidays

• Retirement savings options

• Employee discounts, including tickets to many Orlando attractions

• Education assistance

• Flexible work environment

• And more...For more benefits information, view the UCF Employee Benefits Guide .

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