Grant Specialist

Located in North Carolina's third largest city, UNC Greensboro is among the most diverse, learner-centered public research universities in the state, with nearly 18,000 students in eight colleges and schools pursuing more than 150 areas of undergraduate and over 200 areas of graduate study. UNCG continues to be recognized nationally for academic excellence, access, and affordability. UNCG is ranked No. 1 most affordable institution in North Carolina for net cost by the N.Y. Times and No. 1 in North Carolina for social mobility by The Wall Street Journal - helping first-generation and lower-income students find paths to prosperity. Designated an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, UNCG is a community-engaged research institution with a portfolio of more than $67M in research and creative activity. The University's 1,100 faculty and 1,700 staff help create an annual economic impact for the Piedmont Triad region in excess of $1B.

Contract and Grant Accounting ( CGA) partners with Principal Investigators, faculty, and staff to provide comprehensive post-award oversight and guidance to ensure external funds are utilized in a manner consistent with university, sponsor, state, and federal guidelines. CGA facilitates and manages all financial aspects of sponsored research administration for over $70M in sponsored awards each year while developing and maintaining strong relationships with campus partners and external sponsors. CGA protects the University's interest by ensuring accurate and compliant accounting of income and expenditures and is responsible for the following primary functions:
(1) Establish award in the financial accounting system
(2) New award meetings for project budget overview
(3) Award budget management,
(4) Financial reporting, invoicing, and cash management,
(5) Fringe rate development, negotiation, and review,
(6) Monitoring and oversight of time and effort reporting,
(7) Training and development for research administration personnel,
(8) Communication to increase the quality of research administration and
(9) Account reconciliation, project closeout, and final reporting requirements

This position is required to apply in-depth knowledge of research accounting principles(e.g. CFR 2-200) to maintain compliance with federal and state regulations. Current annual expenditures for contracts and grants exceed $50 million per year from federal, state, local, foundation, and private sources and awarded dollars exceeded $68 million in FY2023. This position requires an in-depth understanding of compliance issues and understanding of the application of federal and state regulations and specific guidelines from sponsors for allowable spending of restricted funds. The position requires a knowledge of accounting, budgeting, cost accounting, and/or other fiscal functions. The work includes: account report preparation and reconciliation, examination of a variety of accounting documents to verify conformance to pertinent policies, procedures, and accounting standards; and preparation of reports and statements requiring interpretation and analysis of accounting records. The position will assist in fiscal reviews/audits by sponsors. During day-to-day operations in the Office of Contracts & Grants, staff have many decisions to make regarding compliance with terms, allowable costs, entering grant data to Banner, how to process forms, and reviewing proposal budgets.