• excellent tuition remission benefits
• outstanding health benefits plans and rates
• at least 11 paid holidays each year
• 40 days of annual, personal, and sick leave each year, including 20 annual leave days
• great retirement plans

Serving in the Office of the Comptroller and the Office of the Sponsored Research, within the Division of Administration and Finance, this position primarily performs, reviews and analyzes accounting pre- and post- award transactions associated with grant awards ensuring completeness, internal accuracy, and conformance with uniform Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). The incumbent will be responsible for analyzing financial data and extract from various accounting and information systems to perform complex statistical cost and financial analysis of financial reports. Regularly analyze budget data to identify trends and improve process, extensive involvement and ownership for the completion and review of the grants.
We look forward to receiving your required electronic application with a cover letter and resume and learning about your interest in and qualifications for our vacancy. Please save your required cover letter and resume as one document and attach it in the resume location.
Key Functions/Responsibilities/Tasks:
Coordinate with the Office of Sponsored Research (OSR) and Institutional Grants Centers to ensure project collections align with project billings. Review sponsored program contracts/agreements for alignment with supporting documentation and/or institutional center unit requests. Prepare Facilities and Administrative Cost Rate Proposal to the Department of Health and Human Service (DHHS).
Audit grant related documents submitted by institutional centers to verify accuracy of computations. Regularly provide reports, analysis and issue resolution recommendations for management of sponsored projects budgets, center directors and/or central administration. Ensure accurate allocation of overhead costs are applied to appropriate departments.
Create, maintain, and perform system enhancement testing for project ledger, reporting PeopleSoft trees and related financial mapping in PeopleSoft. Assist the audit process by providing auditors with documentation and explanations related to sponsored grants, contracts, programs and UBalt Foundation funding.
Review and approve deposit forms from various departments across the campus.
Review, sign, and date documentation to support working fund checks. Sign working fund checks. Serve as the institution’s post-award representative to the USM’s System Research Administrators Group (SRAG). Perform other duties as assigned.
Required Education:
Baccalaureate degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or related field.
Preferred Education:
Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or related field. Certified Financial Research Administrator (CFRA).
Required Experience:
Three years' accounting experience in Grants & Contracts.
Preferred Experience:
Experience working with PeopleSoft Finance or an integrated Enterprise Resource Product and /or State of Maryland systems. (R*STARS, FMIS, and TSO).
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and policies, procedures and laws pertaining to the operation of sponsored research at a public university. Knowledge of 2CRF200 – managing federal awards and federal flow through funds. Understanding of Grants, Contracts and Sponsored Activities Research as it pertains to higher education. Demonstrate effective operational and analytical skills and the ability to problem solve and make sound recommendations. Ability to work collaboratively to meet common goals and objectives and to influence and/or lead others outside of reporting lines to achieve common goals and deadlines. Capacity to evaluate and suggest enhanced processes and procedures that maximize efficiencies. Proven applicable experience working in and extracting data from an Enterprise Resources Planning (ERP) system, business analytics or other relevant systems applications and business software (MS Office). Ability to present (orally and in writing) financial issues to non-financial constituents. Ability to provide clear and concise analysis and summaries of financial data. Strong organizational skills and the ability to establish goals, short and long term priorities for self. Ability to perform professionally employing inherent customer service strategies, exercising judgment, discretion, confidentiality and leading by example.
The University of Baltimore ("UBalt" or "University") does not discriminate on the basis of sex, gender, race, religion, age, disability, national origin, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other legally protected characteristics in its programs, activities or employment practices. UBalt is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/ADA Compliant Employer & Title IX Institution.
We appreciate your interest in our recruitment. Please review the information below before you visit http://www.ubalt.edu/candidate_gateway/erecruit.html* to apply.*
We need to receive your electronic application in our system by the vacancy closing date in order to consider you for the vacancy. Information follows about submitting the electronic application and attaching your required cover letter and resume.
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