Summary
Reporting to the Director of Post Award Accounting, this position is a key member of the Sponsored Projects Finance management team, ensuring excellent service to the campus to allow for effective and efficient post-award account management at BCM. Manages and monitors post award accounting and compliance functions for the letter of credit and department billed awards within the College’s grant portfolio. Responsible for the reconciliation and application of cash related to the College’s sponsored agreements.
Will consider highly qualified candidates to work remotely within the state of Texas. Will be required to attend work related meetings in Houston occasionally, travel for these meetings will be at the employee’s expense.
Job Duties
- Manages the master data creation and maintenance for sponsored grants and contracts, ensuring timeliness and quality.
- Manages the cash collection process for externally sponsored agreements from billing to collection activities.
- Ensures compliant financial reporting according to sponsor’s terms and conditions.
- Manages the process for the close-out of sponsored accounts in BCM’s accounting system.
- Serves as a subject matter expert on research accounting regulations, policies, procedures and systems.
- Serves as a liaison for department research administrators with external sponsors and other central office personnel.
- Develops, generates, and manages timely accounting and financial reports.
- Generates various analyses and financial reports for management.
- Ensures accounting transactions and reports are conducted in accordance with accounting standards and BCM policies.
- Oversees reconciliation of accounts.
- Supervises research accounting staff.
- Performs other job-related duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or related field.
- Five years of experience in research administration, sponsored programs or grants accounting that includes at least three years of people management experience.
Department Specific Requirements
- Advanced ability to use technology tools, such as Microsoft Excel, Power Bl, etc., to manipulate large data sets to gain insights, perform reconciliations, and monitor data quality.
- Prior experience supervising people.
- Ability to clearly communicate financial information.
- Ability to interpret, communicate and apply sponsor regulations and award terms and conditions.
- Ability to exercise discretion and independent judgment while making decisions.
- Stay abreast of current trends related to research administration.
- Ability to work collegially with individuals within BCM to accomplish the common goal of efficient and compliant.
Work Authorization Requirement:
This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of application and throughout the duration of employment.
Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer.