Director of Contract & Grant Accounting

Located in North Carolina's third largest city, UNC Greensboro is among the most diverse, learner-centered public research universities in the state, with 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 2,600 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 awards in financial accounting system

(2) new award meetings for project budget overview

(3) award budget management

(4) financial reporting, invoicing and cash management

(5) Fringe benefit rate development, negotiation, and review

(6) Management and Compliance of time and effort reporting

(7) Training and development for research administration personnel

(8) Communication to increase the quality of research administration and

(9) Fund reconciliation, project closeout and final reporting requirements

The CGA Director will be the lead campus representative for post-award accounting activities and focuses on effective post-award grant management in an academic setting, ensuring compliance with federal, state, system, and campus regulations. The role involves leadership and collaboration with external agencies, faculty, research deans, and the Office of Research, executed with independence, innovation, specialized knowledge, and accuracy. This position is responsible for all research related grant and contract activities including post-award financial and non-financial actions, with emphasis on compliance, cash management and financial reporting. The Director has a fiduciary responsibility to all external funding agencies to monitor funds entrusted to the University to assure funds are not misused and to maintain the University integrity and is responsible for resolving audit exceptions/disallowances.

Four-year degree in Accounting or Business

UNCG has retained Isaacson, Miller has been retained to assist in the search for the Director of Grants and Contracts Accounting.
Please direct all inquiries, nominations, referrals, and applications in strict confidence to:

Rebecca Kennedy, Partner
David Grimes, Senior Associate
Cortnee Bollard, Senior Search Coordinator
Isaacson, Miller

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