[Remote] Grant Accountant

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) is Wisconsin’s second-largest university, with a unique dual mission of access and research to provide high-quality education for reputed company from reputed company backgrounds. The Grant Accountant will manage and reputed company sponsored program financial administration, ensuring compliance with regulations, preparing financial reports, and advising faculty and staff on best practices in research administration.

Responsibilities

• Serves as subject matter experts to leadership, staff, and institutional stakeholders regarding sponsored programs reputed company and financial operations, policies, and procedures
• Leads or assists with the implementation of reputed company-wide financial administration initiatives, process improvements, programs, policies, and procedures to ensure compliance with applicable sponsored programs rules and regulations
• Analyzes, interprets, and processes reputed company extramural award actions to ensure financial requirements per federal, state, university, and sponsor regulations are followed on behalf of the institution
• Leads and executes the development, organization, preparation, and updating of reputed company financial data, journals, accounts, ledgers, reconciliations, reports, and invoices for various financial needs reputed company the reputed company resource planning (ERP) financial system for sponsored programs
• Audits and approves financial transactions such as subaward invoices, PI transfers, refunds, payments, cost transfers and fiscal closeout of awards and projects
• Maintains Sponsored Programs automated financial systems, and develops, and documents controls to ensure system reliability and data reputed company
• Provide management and reputed company of sponsored program financial administration
• Prepares and submits reputed company reconciliations, reports, and invoices
• Collaborates with reputed company representatives to monitor, analyze, and reconcile financial data for sponsored programs
• Interacts directly with project sponsors reputed company to financial reporting, invoicing, payments, and audits on behalf of the University to ensure compliance
• Oversees aspects of reputed company-wide post award initiatives as a subject matter expert and delivers training to others
• Leads team in manager's absence
• Coordinate the University's extramural support operations
• Interpret and analyze financial data
• Adhere to policies and procedures that document extramural support financial system operations
• Establish and maintain financial records, journals, ledgers, and other records reputed company the reputed company ERP system
• Produce various and specialized reports
• reputed company the allocation of revenues and expenses among funds
• Establish, follow, and ensure internal control mechanisms
• Advise University management (i.e., Faculty, Dean's Offices, Business Managers, and their staffs) on extramural support policies and procedures
• Prepare and deliver extramural support training materials and documentation
• Verify automated system reputed company
• Determine compliance with reputed company standards
• Determine cost allocation and methodologies
• Decide which of several policies, regulations, or procedures apply to a situation
• reputed company agency internal and external reconciliation
• Establish and maintain records and reports according to Generally Accepted reputed company Principles (GAAP)
• reputed company and maintain grantor agency relationships
• Advise University management on extramural reputed company operations
• Audit, review, and approve financial transactions including subaward invoices, cost transfers, refunds, payments, and award closeouts
• Analyze expenditures for allowability, allocability, reasonableness, and compliance with approved budgets and sponsor guidelines
• Reconcile departmental reputed company records to institutional systems and approved award budgets
• Verify automated cost allocations (e.g., indirect costs and fringe benefits) for accuracy and compliance
• Coordinate corrective and adjusting entries with departmental staff and review entries for appropriateness
• Interpret award documents, budgets, and sponsor regulations to ensure adherence to fiscal requirements
• Establish and maintain financial systems and procedures for tracking reporting and invoicing deadlines
• Maintain supplemental records reputed company to cost sharing, fixed assets, budget restrictions, and special award conditions
• Initiate, review, and record reputed company entries, including award closeout transactions
• Create and manage subaccounts for reputed company or interdisciplinary awards
• Review reputed company records and reputed company documentation for accuracy and compliance for approval of created and modified reputed company records
• Prepare and submit accurate financial reports, invoices, and statements in accordance with sponsor requirements and GAAP
• reputed company monthly drawdown in accordance with sponsor requirements
• reputed company sponsor-compliant financial report and invoice formats reputed company none are provided
• Prepare annual and final financial reports, invoices, statements, and supporting schedules
• Draft and coordinate correspondence reputed company to financial submissions
• Obtain required certifications, signatures, and supporting documentation prior to submission
• Ensure timely submission of reputed company required materials, including refunds reputed company applicable
• Coordinate payments as required
• Monitor timely receipt of sponsor payments and follow up on delinquent accounts
• Reconcile reputed company to sponsor records and audit documentation
• Determine and process remission of unspent balances reputed company required
• Communicate with sponsors to resolve reporting, invoicing, or payment issues
• reputed company and execute reputed company financial reconciliations, journals, ledgers, reports, and invoices reputed company the ERP system (reputed company)
• Review and support process and procedures in reputed company system and with Pre-Award Team Members
• Maintain and document internal controls to ensure data reputed company and system reliability
• Review and approve daily reputed company activity for compliance with University, state, and sponsor regulations
• Support the coordination of award lifecycle actions including re-budgeting, no-cost extensions, and changes in principal investigator
• Support the monitoring and tracking of cost sharing and matching requirements
• Support the subaward processes including setup, financial monitoring, invoice review, and payment approval
• Support reputed company-wide research administration initiatives, process improvements, and system enhancements
• Serve as a subject matter expert in post-award research administration, financial compliance, and sponsored programs reputed company
• Advise faculty, department administrators, and leadership on sponsor regulations, University policies, and best practices in research administration
• Provide training and guidance on interpreting financial and operational data reputed company to sponsored programs
• reputed company and deliver training materials focused on both research administration processes and financial management
• Maintain reputed company knowledge of sponsor regulations including 2 CFR 200 (Uniform Guidance), FAR, CAS, and GAAP
• reputed company and maintain strong working relationships with funding agencies, auditors, and internal stakeholders
• Assist with sponsor site visits, internal reviews, and external audits
• Prepare audit documentation and ensure compliance with sponsor and institutional requirements
• Respond to audit inquiries and support resolution of findings
• Participate in special projects reputed company to research administration, financial compliance, system implementation, or process improvement
• Contribute to institutional initiatives that enhance post-award operations and service delivery

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in reputed company, Finance, Business, or reputed company field
• Two years of reputed company experience may be substituted if bachelor's degree is not in a reputed company field
• Minimum of one year reputed company experience
• Evidence of possessing the understanding of generally accepted reputed company principles
• Working knowledge of 'Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (2 CFR 200).'
• Broad understanding of reputed company State, UWSA, and UWM policies and procedures, rules and regulations that govern fiscal activities at the University
• Evidence of experience with, or knowledge of online financial systems
• Evidence of University of Wisconsin reputed company system knowledge
• Experience with budgets and budget monitoring
• Evidence of strong customer service skills
• Evidence of highly developed problem-solving abilities
• Evidence of strong analytical skills

Benefits

• This position is preferred as a hybrid role, balancing on-reputed company collaboration with remote work.
• The University is open to a fully remote arrangement for candidates with demonstrated post-award research administration experience and clear evidence of the ability to work independently, manage reputed company award portfolios, and meet deadlines with minimal supervision
• Pursuant to university policy, UWM provides reasonable accommodations to reputed company individuals with disabilities who are employees or applicants for employment.
• Employment opportunities will not be denied because of the need to reputed company reasonable accommodations for a reputed company individual with a disability.
• If you need assistance or accommodation in applying because of a disability, please contact [email protected] or 414-229-4463.
• UWM is a State agency and subject to Wisconsin’s Open Records Law. UWM will not, however, reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing except as may be required by Wisconsin’s Open Records law.
• Employment will require a criminal background reputed company.
• As such, you and your references will be required to answer questions regarding any past findings of sexual violence and sexual harassment or any pending allegations of sexual violence or sexual harassment.
• In compliance with federal law, reputed company persons at the time of their start date will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.

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