Position Function:
The Senior Sponsored Program Accountant provides advanced accounting support within the Controller and Treasurer’s Office and assists Business Managers, Accountants and other fiscal personnel at the university. This position assists in providing post award research administrative support focused on Subaward management and oversite from initial setup of the subaward, reviewing and tracking invoices, reporting, and the closeout process. This position also provides internal oversight and review as a team leader and works in coordination with Sponsored Programs Accounting leadership with internal and external training.
Salary Grade: 16
Please see Staff Compensation Structure or Skilled Crafts and Service Maintenance Compensation Schedule for salary ranges. For salary grade UC, these positions are "Unclassified" and salary ranges are determined by the hiring department.
Department Profile:
Sponsored Programs Accounting is primarily responsible for managing the restricted funds of Mississippi State University.
This includes calculating and posting overhead, invoicing the appropriate agencies, monitoring timely receipt of the funds, and preparing financial reports for external agencies.
Additionally, our office coordinates the time and effort reporting cycle, processes cost transfers, performs non-sufficient fund checking on restricted funds and continuously monitors accounts for compliance purposes.
It is our goal to provide friendly, efficient service to all users of the sponsored programs accounting system.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
The following examples are intended as illustrations only of the various types of duties assigned in positions allocated to this classification. The absence of specific statements of duties does not exclude those tasks from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment of the position.
- Process initial subaward setup and subaward modifications.
- Review and track subaward invoices.
- Facilitate the subaward closeout process.
- Monitor project expenditures for adherence to contract/grant term conditions and compliance with Federal/State regulations.
- Prepare and review interim financial reports and invoicing documents as required.
- Assist with development and implementation of sponsored program accounting system enhancements.
- Perform close-outs on expired funds.
- Train Sponsored Program staff.
- Coordinate workload assignments among the Sponsored Program staff.
- Offer guidance and support to various users of the sponsored programs accounting system to include Deans, Department Heads, principal investigators, departmental staff, etc.
- Prepare accounting entries for recording to general ledger.
- Supervise assigned personnel when manager is absent.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
1. Bachelor’s degree Accounting or Business
2. Five years of related experience
Preferred Qualifications:
1. Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
2. Experience working in Research Administration
3. Experience working in Banner software application
4. Advanced degree (E.g., MBA) and/or professional certification (E.g., CRA, CFRA, CPA)
5. Experience with subawards, grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
1. Well-developed interpersonal and customer service skills.
2. Strong verbal and written communication skills.
3. Commitment to promoting and enhancing diversity.
4. Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe Acrobat.
5. Working knowledge of database query tools.
6. Independent self-starter with strong work ethic.
7. Experience in work settings requiring teamwork and high-volume assignments.
8. Ability to manage priorities and meet multiple daily deadlines.
Working Conditions and Physical Effort
1. Routine deadlines; usually enough lead time; variance in work volume seasonal and predictable; priorities can be anticipated; some interruptions are present; involves occasional exposure to demands and pressures from persons other than immediate supervisor; frequent evening and weekend work is required.
2. Job frequently requires sitting, reaching, talking, hearing, and handling objects with hands.
3. Job occasionally requires standing, walking, stooping/kneeling/crouching/crawling, and lifting to 25 pounds.
4. Vision requirements: Ability to see information in print and/or electronically.
Instructions for Applying:
Link to apply: http://explore.msujobs.msstate.edu/
Submit application, cover letter, and resume online at https://www.msujobs.msstate.edu/
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:
Mississippi State University is an equal opportunity institution. Discrimination is prohibited in university employment, programs or activities based on race, color, ethnicity, sex, pregnancy, religion, national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, status as a U.S. veteran, or any other status to the extent protected by applicable law. Questions about equal opportunity programs or compliance should be directed to the Office of Civil Rights Compliance, 231 Famous Maroon Band Street, P.O. 6044, Mississippi State, MS 39762, (662) 325-5839.
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