Senior Accountant

Job Summary:

Support the AHS finance department in post award accounting and reporting compliance for federal, state, and local grants that fund operations or capital and industry sponsored research clinical trials for all sites on internal operational reporting and external funding agency award terms and conditions. Job Responsibilities /

Essential Functions:

Responsible to manage accurate and timely reporting through the general ledger for revenues and expenses for government grants and clinical trials across all hospital sites within month-end financial close deadlines. Maintain an understanding of Uniform Guidance, GAAP, GAAS, and internal policies, to support grantees with training, technical assistance, and financial reporting from application to post-award. Review project team prepared agency expenditure reports to verify accurate documentation prior to financial official sign off, to facilitate timely filing to agency for reimbursement. Maintain active grant workpaper files, reporting schedules, and records of agency invoicing, payments, and receivables; follow up on outstanding receivables to improve cash flow. Coordinate and prepare schedule of expenditures for annual grant compliance audits; serve as liaison and point of contact with the funded project team, auditors and funding agencies for audit and financial monitoring visits. Support management in financial statement preparation for grant and financial audits and required regulatory filings and compliance requirements. Support financial reporting for the Atlantic Center for Research (ACR), including deposit reconciliation and distribution to operations. Monitor issuance of new fund accounts for grants and clinical trials contracts; perform account analysis, journal entries, and month-end close according to established deadlines. Contribute to financial process improvements, system evaluations, and assist in projects and data analysis using Excel tools. Assist peers and management on projects as assigned Minimum Education and/or

Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree Accounting , CPA preferred.

Experience:

• 3- 4 years of experience in accounting, public experience preferred.
• Experience with grant award reporting, interaction with government funding agencies and auditors
• Strong knowledge of GAAP, GAAS, Uniform Guidance/ NJ TCL OMB requirements
• Uniform Guidance compliance, funding agency and/or financial statement auditor experience a plus.
• Intermediate knowledge MS Office applications, GMS, General Ledger systems- Oracle a plus

Other Desired Skills, Abilities, and Knowledge:

• Ability to interact and communicate effectively with all levels of staff and management in a professional manner.
• Ability to work independently, organize and prioritize work under pressure with accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to process and handle confidential information with discretion.