"Senior Research Accountant"

Senior Research Accountant

Company: North Carolina State University

Job Location: Raleigh, NC

Category: Business and Financial Services

Type: Full-Time

Join the Pack! A community with nearly 8,000 faculty and staff, and 30,000 students. NC State is one of the largest employers in North Carolina, offering a large range of career opportunities. Visit us at https://jobs.hr.ncsu.edu/.

Essential Job Duties: As a Senior Research Accountant II in the Sciences Research Office, you will provide essential accounting and budgeting services to Principal Investigators (PIs), research associates, departmental staff, and graduate students. This role involves working independently to solve complex problems related to budgeting, purchasing, travel, and overall contract and grants management.

Key Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Serve as a liaison between PIs, department administrators, COS Office of Research, and Contract and Grant Accounting by attending new project award meetings and project status meetings as needed.
• Audit and approve small purchase vouchers, interdepartmental transfers, travel reimbursements, HR actions, requisitions, purchase orders, and cost transfers.
• Perform regular review and audits for compliance and financial management on departmental expenditures, contract terms and agency requirements for assigned contracts and grants.
  • Daily budget expenditures review, compiling summaries of activities and providing recommendations for budget allocations and adjustments
  • Monthly analysis to determine post-award actions needed
  • Quarterly reconciliation of grant accounts and provide summary to PI's for re-budgeting purposes.
• Conduct quality control (QC) reviews of departmental accounting technicians' work.
• Interpret and apply Cost Accounting Standards, University Policies, and Agency General and Specific Terms and Conditions.
• Stay current on Federal regulations, policies, guidelines, and agency-specific terms and conditions.
• Use internal software such as RADAR, WolfPack Reports, and PMR systems to review and adjust budgets.

Join us to make a significant impact on our research projects and support the advancement of scientific knowledge!

Minimum Experience/Education: Bachelor's degree with 12 credit hours of accounting coursework; or Associate's degree in Accounting; or Associate's degree in Business or related discipline with 12 credit hours of accounting coursework; or equivalent combination of training and experience. All degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.

Required Qualifications:

• Certified Research Administrator (CRA) or working towards certification
• Knowledge of the Financial System, and related accounting systems on campus
• Knowledge of departmental, University, State, and Federal accounting policies and procedures (including Cost Accounting Standards)
• Ability to perform necessary mathematical calculations.
• Good communication skills and a courteous and professional demeanor are expected and required for all forms of communication media (telephone, e­mail, and personal contact)
• Previous financial management experience and the ability to effectively manage budget and related financial matters
• Experience Managing and reconciling grant accounts
• Previous working experience with Google Suite and Microsoft Office (Word and Excel)

Preferred Qualifications: N/A

Required License or Certification: N/A