Accountant III

Auburn University; Auburn (AL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Auburn University is seeking an Accountant III to serve as the accounting liaison for assigned personnel within Central Business and Finance, with emphasis on Contracts and Grants Accounting, journal entries, reporting, budget analysis, and audit/reconciliation for School of Fisheries accounts.

You will be the primary contact for contracts and grants for a group of Principal Investigators, coordinating with the PI to review budgets, monitor balances, perform reconciliations, and process journal

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA preferred with 4 years accounting services experience.

Responsibilities

• Analyzes awards, subcontracts, and Fisheries accounts for CFR200 compliance, budgets, and payrolls.
• Reconciles accounts and reviews Monthly Account Balance Sheets with PIs to avoid over-spending and payroll errors.
• Releases and validates Effort Certification; handles Salary Wage transfers and SWT issue resolution with PIs.
• Reconciles accounts and processes Journal Vouchers (DEC, Budget Transfers, BLT, IDCR).
• Approves staff EPAFs/PO/PSC/Reports/Travel reimbursements/Invoices.

Skills

Accounting knowledge

Financial analysis

Budgeting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

CPA certification

Job description

Overview

The Accountant III will act as the accounting liaison for assigned personnel with the Central Business and Finance areas and put great emphasis on Contracts and Grants Accounting, with respect to journal entries, reporting, budget analysis, and audit/reconciliation for assigned accounts within the School of Fisheries. This person will be the primary point of contact for contracts and grants for a group of Principal Investigators (PIs) of SFAAS.

Responsibilities

• Analyzes all awards, subcontracts and Fisheries accounts to include compliance with CFR200, budgets and payrolls. Meets with PI to discuss the budget and expenditures at the beginning of the award. Monitors award balances for assigned PIs on a weekly basis to identify potential expenditure issues and budget deficits. Performs monthly reconicilement of assigned accounts. Reviews the Monthly Account Balance Sheets issued by the Financial Assistant, with the PI if necessary, to avoid over spending and payroll errors.


• Tracks and funds SFAAS financial commitments and reimbursements within the school and campus to include, but not limited to, Cost Shares, Fellowships, projects for accounts held by assigned PIs. Identifies reimbursements needed from the COA for assigned accounts and makes the requests.


• Releases Effort Certification to assigned PIs. Validates the Effort Certification once received. Investigates effort certification issues and prepares Salary Wage transfers when needed. Determines the issue causing the SWT and reviews the correct procedure with PI to avoid future issues.


• Reconciles assigned accounts to ientiy, prepare and process Journal Vouchers (DEC, Budget Transfers, BLT, IDCR).


• Examines and approves staff EPAFs/PO/PSC/Collection Reports/Purchase Card batch submissions/Travel reimbursement/Invoices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a Degree plus a CPA and 4 years of experience in accounting services

SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED FOR EXPERIENCE: Yes, When a candidate has the required education, but lacks the required experience, they may normally apply additional appropriate education toward the experience requirement, at a rate of one (1) year relevant education per year of required experience.

Contract Type

Continuing

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