Sponsored Programs Accountant — Grants & Compliance

The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Inc.; Edinburg (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is seeking a Sponsored Program Accountant to manage the fiscal aspects of externally funded projects, including setup, reconciliation, and ensuring expenditures meet sponsor guidelines.

Responsibilities include compliance reviews, preparing reports for federal and sponsoring agencies, budget adjustments, invoicing, and advising program managers on cost sharing and regulatory requirements. Office-based role in Rio Grande Valley, with some travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of accounting and budgeting principles, practices and procedures.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Performs compliance reviews and fund approvals of expenditure requests for assigned sponsored projects to determine allowability, allocability and appropriateness.
• Prepares financial reports and invoices for sponsors; monitors expenditures for adherence to awards and institutional requirements.
• Advises sponsored program managers, investigators and staff in compliance, procedures, project account status, termination dates, and fund balances.
• Prepares, posts and reconciles federal funds drawdowns; monitors facilities and administrative cost (indirect cost recovery) calculations.
• Prepares accounting journal entries and maintains accounting records for sponsored projects.
• May conduct training sessions in discipline area and assists in providing schedules and reports to management.

Skills

Accounting knowledge

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Accounting, or related field

Tools

Database software

Spreadsheet software

Job description

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is seeking a Sponsored Program Accountant to manage the fiscal aspects of externally funded projects, including setup, reconciliation, and ensuring expenditures meet sponsor guidelines.

Responsibilities include compliance reviews, preparing reports for federal and sponsoring agencies, budget adjustments, invoicing, and advising program managers on cost sharing and regulatory requirements. Office-based role in Rio Grande Valley, with some travel as needed.