Accountant 2
1120 15th Street , CJ-3314 Augusta, GA 30912 United States of America
Job Description
The Accountant 2 is responsible for monitoring assigned sponsored accounts. This entails educating the department administrators and principal investigators concerning compliance issues and assisting them in managing the sponsored funds in accordance with state and federal regulations. This position will also be responsible for invoicing/reporting to the sponsoring agency, reconciling accounting records, tracking accounts receivable and preparing management reports.
Required Qualifications (this is for the full-time position. Note that to switch from a temp to the full time position, one would have to meet these qualifications) - Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Accounting, Finance, or related field with a demonstrated emphasis in accounting course work and two years relevant work experience.
Job Duties include, but are not limited to (note that we provide hands on training for these tasks):
• Preparing financial reports for grants.
• Invoicing sponsoring agencies for any non-letter of credit accounts.
• Monitoring grant accounts to determine that expenditures are in compliance with agency requirements and terms of the award.
• Establishing and maintaining correct budgets for grant accounts.
• Helping educate department administrators about compliance to federal and state regulations for grants account.
• Reviewing and authorizing transfers (expenditure and effort) for sponsored accounts.
• Verifying that indirect costs are calculated correctly on accounts.
• Preparing monthly invoices for intramural grants.
• Perform all other related duties/tasks as assigned.