Grants Accountant II

Summary

Intermediate-level professional who applies acquired job skills, policies, and procedures to manage an assigned portfolio and tasks of moderate scope and complexity; independently performs responsibilities; exercises judgment within defined guidelines and practices to determine appropriate action.

Independently responsible for award administration including award set up, management, and closeout for contracts and grants in assigned portfolio. Responsible for independently making day to day decisions regarding the assigned sponsored project portfolio.

Examples of Work

Job functions are specific duties that would be included in the essential functions of the job description.  These functions are not all-inclusive nor do they cover the full extent of the duties performed.

• Independently performs awards set up and modification of existing awards. Interprets and reviews award documents from federal, state, for profit, and non-profit sponsors.
• Generates the award and releases the budget
• Ensures compliance with all applicable state and federal government regulations, circulars and sponsor-specific instructions
• Produces billing worksheets and monitors expenditures to ensure compliance
• Prepares and submits invoices and reports
• Performs all activities related to closeout
• Reviews and approves multiple types of budget and expenditure transfers
• Participates in trainings and meetings
• Performs all activities related to collections
• Ensures data accuracy for all information entered into UFIRST and myUFL including but not limited to sponsor, obligated budget, chartfields, purpose, project type, funding mechanism, effort commitments and bill plans.
• May manage special projects or tasks including such items as mailbox management, data cleanup (UFIRST report, myUFL report, sponsor report, etc.), creation of Instruction Guide’s or system testing.

Education and Experience

Bachelor’s degree and one year of experience in contract and grant accounting; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Licensure and Certification

N/A

Supervision

*Reserved Classification – Use of this classification outside of UF Contracts & Grants Accounting Services (C&G) requires prior approval by Classification and Compensation

This position does not typically include supervisory responsibility.

Competencies

• Accuracy And Attention To Detail
• Financial Reporting
• Business Math
• Budget Management
• Problem Solving
• Auditing
• Financial And Accounting Systems
• Flexibility And Adaptability
• Financial Record Keeping
• Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)

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