Sr. Accountant; Financial Research Compliance

Sr. Accountant (Financial Research Compliance)

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We are seeking a Sr. Accountant who is responsible for the preparation, recording, analysis, and reporting of financial data in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and other university guidelines. The Sr. Accountant will utilize an advanced and complex understanding of the various accounting requirements for a nonprofit, higher‑education organization. The Sr. Accountant will be responsible for non‑routine accounting transactions and serve as a project lead for accounting projects.

Financial Research Compliance is responsible for ensuring that sponsored funding is used for authorized purposes in compliance with applicable grant and contract terms, federal and state regulations, and university policies and procedures. The department works to support these goals through management of effort reporting, approvals of cost transfers, sub‑recipient monitoring, reviewing federal administrative salary and non‑salary costs, serving as a resource for compliance‑related issues, and coordination of various audits.

• Analyze the sub-recipient data and determine the necessary documentation for compliance and audit requirements.
• Verify subrecipient documentation for completeness and compliance with federal regulation requirements.
• Monitor and respond to requests from sponsors for updates on JHU’s Single Audit report.
• Review and approve non‑payroll and payroll cost transfers to ensure compliance with university policies, federal regulations, and sponsor guidelines.
• Analyze and review administrative costs for allowability on federal awards and follow up with departments for supporting detail.
• Review salary cap adherence as it relates to the various funding agencies and work closely with departments, providing instruction on the salary cap calculation.
• Respond to audit samples by gathering, reviewing, and making determinations independently regarding the adequacy of the supporting documentation, invoices, departmental sub-recipient monitoring packages, certification for payment forms, and Single Audit or related audits.

• Proficiency with various software applications (e.g., spreadsheets, relational databases, statistical and graphic packages) to assemble, manipulate, and format data and/or reports.
• Proficiency in advanced Excel functions, Word, PowerPoint, and other applications.

• Accounting Software - Intermediate
• Analytical Skills - Intermediate
• Financial Analysis - Intermediate
• Financial Data Quality Assurance - Intermediate
• Financial Project Management - Intermediate
• Generally Accepted Accounting Principles - Intermediate
• Research and Analytical Skills - Intermediate
• Regulatory Compliance - Intermediate

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Business, Finance, or related field.
• Three years of progressively responsible related experience.
• Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma/graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

• Master’s Degree and/or CPA certification.
• Public accounting experience.
• Advanced experience with SAP or other ERP system.

Classified

Title:

Sr. Accountant

Role/Level/Range: ATP/04/PD

Starting Salary Range: $62,900 - $110,100 Annually (commensurate with experience)

Employee Group:
Full Time

Schedule:

Monday‑Friday 8:30 am – 5:00 pm

FLSA Status:
Exempt

Location:

Hybrid/JH at Keswick

Department:
Financial Research Compliance

Personnel Area:
University Administration

Seniority Level: Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type:

Full-time

Job Function:
Accounting / Auditing and Finance

Industry: Higher Education