Senior Post Award Financial Accountant
UNC Charlotte
Full-Time
Closes on Wednesday, February 3, 2027
Job Description
Financial Monitoring & Analysis
- Provide high-level financial administration and oversight for assigned sponsored projects, including budget verification, labor distributions, expenditure allowability, and cost sharing. Maintain oversight of financial records for each award.
- Review award budgets for alignment with University, sponsor, and regulatory costing requirements; establish sponsored project grant and fund numbers in the university financial accounting system.
- Notify the Award Management team, department, and PI when sponsored project accounts have been established and are available for use.
- Monitor revenue and expense transactions for compliance with Cost Accounting Standards (CAS), OMB Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200), agency-specific guidelines, and institutional policies.
- Review and approve expenditure requests, requisitions, personnel actions, and other sponsored-project financial transactions submitted through applicable university systems to ensure costs are allowable, allocable, reasonable, consistently treated, and in accordance with sponsor requirements and university policies.
- Review and approve cost transfers and applicable budget reallocations for compliance with sponsor requirements, institutional policies, appropriate documentation, and fund availability.
- Provide backup support for subrecipient invoice review and related financial activities, as needed. Monitor, verify, and reconcile Facilities & Administrative (F&A) indirect cost distribution and employee benefit charges to projects.
- Provide backup support for subrecipient invoice review and related financial activities, as needed.
- Perform routine account reconciliations, identify and monitor project deficits to ensure resolution before financial closeout, and communicate applicable financial information and end-date alerts to the Award Management team.
- Manage financial closeout activities for expiring awards in coordination with the Award Management team, ensuring applicable financial transactions, cost-share commitments, and ledger activity are finalized in accordance with sponsor requirements and institutional closeout procedures. Complete financial fund closeout in the university financial system.
- Serve as a subject matter expert on federal regulations (including 2 CFR 200 Uniform Guidance), state rules, sponsor guidelines, and university accounting policies.
- Provide technical guidance and consultation to the Award Management team regarding sponsored accounting procedures, allowable costs, and budget management.
- Recommend and help develop internal accounting controls, operating procedures, and business practices that strengthen institutional compliance and audit readiness.
- Support the accuracy and integrity of sponsored-project financial records through ongoing monitoring, reconciliation, and compliance review.
Audit Readiness and Problem Solving
- Independently analyze and resolve complex accounting issues, budget variances, and compliance exceptions within assigned portfolio.
- Meet with the Award Management team to address compliance concerns, budget adjustments, and operational accounting challenges.
- Support audit preparation and respond to financial documentation and information requests associated with internal and external audits, sponsor reviews, and the University’s Single Audit.
- Collaborate with teams across OSRA to streamline post-award financial operations.
- Partner with the Award Management team to address identified financial compliance issues and implement appropriate corrective actions.
Communication & Stakeholder Relations
- Maintain effective working relationships with the Award Management team, other OSRA teams, and appropriate university partners to support sponsored-project administration. Promote and maintain close, effective working relationships between the teams within the Office of Sponsored Research Administration.
- Work with colleagues and team members to jointly address questions and challenges in daily work, respond to inquiries in a timely, professional manner, and provide consistently excellent support.
Other duties as assigned. UNC Charlotte