Senior Post Award Accountant, Office of Sponsored Programs

The UVA Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) seeks a Senior Post Award Accountant to monitor, reconcile, analyze, invoice, and report on complex awards to ensure compliance with the Institute and sponsor administrative and financial policies, procedures. Reporting to the Associate Director of OSP Post Award, the Senior Post Award Accountant acts in the capacity of a lead, training and mentoring Post Award Accountants and reviewing their work. This position is eligible to be hybrid/remote.

Responsibilities:

• Manage post award financials for both routine and complex sponsored awards including contracts, grants, fellowships, cooperative agreements and subcontracts.  This includes periodic invoicing and reporting to federal agencies and non-federal research sponsors.

• Responsible for ensuring that sponsored research programs are in compliance with University, sponsor and federal regulations and offer guidance to faculty, departmental administrators and OSP Post Award group.

• Responsible for verifying and ensuring accuracy of award set-ups, modifications, and timely closeouts of sponsored projects.

• Act as a liaison between Office of Sponsored Programs and units concerning financial and accounting functions and ensure good stewardship over the University's sponsored funding.  

• Perform periodic review of sponsored program accounts and advice departmental counterparts in processing cost corrections when required.

• Resolve financial issues with sponsored programs in coordination with the Sponsors, University administrators or faculty and recommend appropriate changes.

• Mentor new research administrators, Post Award Accountants and provide training.

• Provide technical and administrative assistance to faculty and administrators in regard to sponsor regulations.

• Maintain complete and accurate sponsor filing information and provide documentation for auditors.

• In addition to the above job responsibilities, other duties may be assigned.

Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor's degree is required. Four additional years of grant and contract experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.

• Experience: At least five years of grant and contract experience.

• Licensure: Certified Research Administrator (CRA) certification is preferred.

Physical Demands: This is primarily a sedentary job involving extensive use of desktop computers. The job does occasionally require traveling some distance to attend meetings, and programs.

To Apply:

Please apply online , and search for R0054903.  Internal applicants must apply through their UVA Workday profile by searching ‘Find Jobs.’ Complete an application online with the following documents:

• CV/Resume

• Cover letter

Upload all materials into the resume submission field, multiple documents can be submitted into this one field. Alternatively, merge all documents into one PDF for submission. Applications that do not contain all required documents will not receive full consideration.

References will be completed via UVA’s standardized process Skill Survey. A total of five references will be requested via SkillSurvey during the final phase of the interview process.

For questions regarding this position, please contact Gareth Evans , Associate Director of Post Award.

For questions about the application process, please contact Jessica Speth, Academic Recruiter.

The University of Virginia, i ncluding the UVA Health System which represents the UVA Medical Center, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, UVA Physician’s Group and the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, are fundamentally committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff.  We believe diversity is excellence expressing itself through every person's perspectives and lived experiences.  We are equal opportunity and affirmative action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran status, and family medical or genetic information.