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Location: Raleigh, NC
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.
Other Work/Responsibilities:
Other duties as assigned by supervisor.
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 an equivalent combination of training and experience.
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:
- Working knowledge of departmental and University accounting policies and procedures
Required License or Certification:
N/A
AA/EEO Statement:
NC State University is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive equal opportunities for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, and veteran status. The University encourages all qualified applicants, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities, to apply. Individuals with disabilities requiring disability-related accommodations in the application and interview process are welcome to contact 919-513-0574 to speak with a representative of the Office of Equal Opportunity.
If you have general questions about the application process, you may contact Human Resources at (919) 515-2135 or workatncstate@ncsu.edu.
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