Accountant The University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill

Job summary
This position is responsible for managing and monitoring financial activities in multiple Center's and Core FacilitiesFund types managed include grants, contracts, trusts, trials, gifts, Medical Foundation, overhead and state fundsPosition is fully involved in the budget planning process and development of financial report and billings
Job seniority: mid-to-senior level
Responsibilities
• Project/program administration• Organizing and planning research operations• Communication with internal and external customers• Providing guidance to recognize long term projection and goals for Center Principal Investigators and Core Directors• Meeting deadlines• Auditing accounts to ensure agency compliance• Locating and analyzing all available funding resources• Providing financial guidance to PIs and Directors
Requirements
• Four year degree in accounting or finance• Experience with PeopleSoft• Knowledge of funding program specifics and accounting principles and their application to cost, governmental accounting, and non-governmental accounting• Experience with post-award grant accounting• Ability to identify substantive issues and research and analyze them for budgetary adjustments
Key Skills Needed
• Project/program administration• Financial management• Communication• Budget planning• Accounting• PeopleSoft