Director, Grants and Contracts Accounting

Director, Grants and Contracts Accounting

Location:

Houston, Texas, 3100 Main

The Grants and Contracts Accounting Director directs, manages, and leads the post‑award fiscal administration of all grant awards for the College by ensuring compliance with the institution’s financial policies, procedures, applicable federal regulations, and donor stipulations, including 2 CFR 200 Uniform Guidance and State of Texas Uniform Grant Management Standards.

This position directs the daily operation of Grants Accounting and provides guidance to management on proposals, billing, reporting, administration, and provides input to integrate state and federal principles and practices into college policy.

• Assist in developing strategic initiatives relative to grants and contracts, providing direction to college leadership on contract and grants negotiations, proposals, billings, budgets, accounting, and reporting.
• Develop, implement, and maintain procedures and processes for the accounting grants and contracts department.
• Responsible for the computation, preparation, submission, and securing of HCC’s Facilities and Administrative (F&A) Rates as defined in Code of Federal Regulation (CFR) Title 2 Part 200.
• Lead all audits and program reviews relating to grants by various federal and state entities and funding agencies.
• Prepare the annual Schedule of Expenditures of Federal and State Awards for audit as required by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget’s OMB Compliance Supplement and the State of Texas Single Audit Circular.
• Stay abreast of regulatory guidelines and laws.
• Interpret federal, state, and local grants ensuring institutional compliance.
• Prepare the annual Restricted Fund budget for presentation to the Board of Trustees.
• Design and observe proper department office procedures that monitor and enhance internal controls to provide assurance that operations are effective and efficient, assets are safeguarded, and financial information is reliable and complies with applicable laws and regulations, and oversee the post‑award fiscal administration of all grants and contracts awarded to the College.
• Direct the accounting activities of accountants and staff within the Grants Accounting Department.
• Determine appropriateness of financial restricted fund transactions and their compliance with Uniform Guidance, state regulations, agency rules, and College policies and procedures.
• Review allowable costs, including, but not limited to, approval of purchase requisitions, invoice payments, travel requests, P-Card transactions, payroll distributions, stipends, and tuition benefits.
• Monitor sub‑recipient compliance and risk assessments; federal, state, and other required reporting for grant programs; and invoicing, effort reporting, cost sharing, cost transfers, financial reporting, and closeouts for individual grant projects.
• Work closely with grant managers, faculty, administrators, and departments to ensure grant funds are properly set up and maintained and used appropriately.
• Ensure that individuals are aware of and comply with donor restrictions, processes, and policies involving funds under their management.
• Approve all grant related budgets, journal entries, requisitions, budget adjustments, cost transfers, cost sharing, G-Code requests, adjustments to accounts receivable, travel requests, and Concur transactions.
• Approve grant and contract invoicing.
• Monitor receivables and amounts due from agencies.
• Approve direct cash draws from G5, ASAP, NSF Research gov, TWC CEDAR, and THECB portal.
• Interact with governmental agencies (e.g., federal, state) and work collegially and respectfully with faculty, staff, and funding agencies.
• Apply understanding of federal and state rules, regulations, policies, and procedures, and interpret policies and funding agency regulations for others.
• Manage multiple types of award mechanisms including grants, sub‑awards, and cooperative agreements.
• Communicate college-wide notifications of new and revised regulations.
• Submit timely and accurate reports to federal and state agencies, and provide monthly restricted fund status reports to HCC management.
• Participate in the month‑end…