Duties & responsibilities:
- Serves as the primary point of contact for all account management duties for assigned RII units.
- Communicates with management and leadership, departmental leadership, external departments, and the RIIBC team including post award team, transaction team, and employee services team.
- Works closely with unit leadership and staff in developing department fiscal budgets as well as short-term project budgets.
- Prepares, collects, and interprets financial information. Prepares financial reports and ad-hoc reports for directors/program managers to assist in decision making.
- Provide coaching and training to junior accountants and unit leadership and staff on accounting policies, procedures and best practices.
- Reconciles more complex accounts and checks the accuracy of journal entries to ensure that the general ledger is accurate and complete.
- Reviews, approves, and reconciles financial and budget transactions including but not limited to budget transfers, payroll, reimbursement documents, purchasing cards and requisitions to ensure expenditures are appropriate and within budget limits.
- Coordinates and facilitates the submission budget revisions, award negotiations, effort reporting, cost sharing and other duties related to grants and contracts
- Serves as a resource to ensure compliance with the restrictions and specifications of the funding sponsor and university in proposals and awards.
- Coordinates the establishment of new subcontracts, invoicing, and modifications to existing subcontracts in conjunction with the relevant sponsored offices.
- Delegates work to junior accounting personnel and reviews work for accuracy and method of procedure.
- Develops, implements, and monitors accounting systems, policies and procedures.
- Identifies problems and provides innovative solutions.
- Serve on campus and unit teams and committees as assigned by manager.
- Additional duties may be assigned.
Knowledge, skills & abilities:
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with changing demands and priorities
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Critical thinking skills and good judgment
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and significant attention to detail.
- Strong customer service skills
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment and to resolve issues with a positive outcome.
- Self-motivated, takes initiative and strong ability to multi-task multiple projects.
- Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced environment with changing demands.
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