Grant Accounting Manager- Preventive Medicine-Grant Funded

University of Mississippi Medical Center; Jackson (MS); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Mississippi Medical Center seeks a Grant Accounting Manager in the Preventive Medicine division to manage payroll accounting and financial services for grants, including budget revisions, run-rate analysis, and effort reporting/certification. This grant-funded role supports Department of Medicine investigators with financial management and reporting to sponsors.

Required is a Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field plus two years of experience,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business Administration, or related field.
• Two (2) years of experience in payroll accounting or grant accounting.
• Proficiency using Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Complete payroll accounting adjustments to ensure accurate payroll expenditure according to run rate.
• Submit grant proposals to federal and non-federal sponsors.
• Prepare budget revisions and projections for grants.
• Review/monitor individual grants and transactions for compliance.
• Provide financial grant reporting to granting authorities.
• Maintain accurate effort reporting/certification.
• Coordinate with internal/external customers to resolve accounting issues.
• Compile reports, supporting documentation, and analyses for management.

Skills

Microsoft Office Suite

Financial reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Business

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

Outlook

Job description

Job Requisition ID: R00050570

Job Category: Professional and Technical

Organization: SOM-Preventive Medicine-Chair

Location/s: Main Campus Jackson

Job Title: Grant Accounting Manager- Preventive Medicine-Grant Funded

Job Summary: Perform payroll accounting and financial service functions for grants and other sponsored program funds, as well as submit grant proposals to federal and non-federal sponsors. The position provides fiscal service and support to all Department of Medicine investigators for the submission and financial management of grants. These functions include: completing budget revisions and projections, analyzing run rate for expenditure, maintaining accurate effort reporting/certification, reviewing/monitoring of individual grants and transactions for compliance with private, local, state and federal policies and regulations, and financial grant reporting for granting authorities.

Education & Experience: Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business Administration, or related field plus two (2) years of experience.

Certifications, Licenses or Registration Required: N/A

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: Proficiency using Microsoft Office Suite (Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.)

Responsibilities:

• Complete payroll accounting adjustments to ensure accurate payroll expenditure according to run rate


• Submission of grant proposals to federal and non-federal sponsors


• Budget revisions/projections for grants corresponding with run rate


• Reviewing/monitoring of individual grants and transactions for compliance


• Financial grant reporting to granting authorities


• Maintain accurate effort reporting/certification


• Perform other duties as assigned


• Coordinates with internal and external customers to answer questions, convey information, and resolve accounting issues


• Compiles reports, supporting documentation, and analysis as needed to assist management.

Physical And Environmental Demands: Requires occasional exposure to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environment such as high noise level and exposure to heat and cold, occasional exposure to biohazardous conditions such as risk of radiation exposure, blood borne pathogens, fumes or airborne particles, and/or toxic or caustic chemicals which mandate attention to safety considerations, occasional working hours significantly beyond regularly scheduled hours, occasional travelling to offsite locations, occasional activities subject to significant volume changes of a seasonal/clinical nature, frequent work produced subject to precise measures of quantity and quality, occasional bending, occasional lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds, occasional climbing, occasional crouching/stooping, occasional driving, occasional kneeling, occasional pushing/pulling, occasional reaching, constant sitting, frequent standing, occasional twisting, and frequent walking. (occasional-up to 20%, frequent-from 21% to 50%, constant-51% or more)

Time Type: Full time

FLSA Designation/Job Exempt: Yes

Pay Class: Salary

FTE %: 100

Work Shift: Day

Benefits Eligibility: Grant Funded: Yes

Job Posting Date: 09/8/2026

Job Closing Date (open until filled if no date specified): 10/3/2026