Grant Contract Accountant

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PRIMARY FUNCTION:

Provide support to the sponsored program accounting function by assisting management with all aspects of the sponsored program accounting function including billing, collections, reporting and related processing of accounting transactions.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Other roles and responsibilities for this position, will include but not be limited to:

• Assist in the management of the sponsored programs financial reporting function including the timely filing of required reports to sponsors.
• Assist in the management of billing and collection of sponsored program projects and related analysis of key operating metrics.
• Assist in the management of collection activities of sponsored program receivables and related valuation analysis of receivables.
• Assist with the preparation of TJUrsquo;s proposal for facilities and administrative cost rate.
• Function as a liason with auditors for annual financial statement audit and the OMB Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200) Single Audit.
• Preparation of all reports related to audits of sponsored programs including the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA).
• Proficient user of enterprise information systems for grant accounting processes; including responsibility for reconciliation of revenue recognition, project direct costs, and indirect cost allocations for accuracy.
• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.

Bachelorrsquo;s degree required with concentration preferred in Accounting, Business Administration, Finance, or related business degree; Masterrsquo;s degree preferred in Accounting, Business Administration, Finance, or related business degree.

Certified Public Accountant (CPA) preferred,

Certified Research Administrator (CRA) preferred

Jefferson includes Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health, a dynamic university and health system with broad reach across the Delaware Valley. Jefferson is the second largest employer in Philadelphia and the largest health system in Philadelphia based on total licensed beds.

Through the merger of Thomas Jefferson University and Philadelphia University in 2017, our University includes ten colleges and four schools. We are an NCAA Division II university and an R2 national doctoral university offering undergraduate and graduate-level programs that provide students with a forward-thinking education in architecture, business, design, engineering, fashion and textiles, health, medicine and social science.

Jefferson Health, the clinical arm of Thomas Jefferson University, has grown from a three-hospital academic health center in 2015, to an 18-hospital health system through mergers and combinations that include hospitals at Abington Health, Aria Health, Kennedy Health, Magee Rehabilitation and Einstein Healthcare Network. We have over 50 outpatient and urgent care centers; ten Magnetreg;-designated hospitals (recognized by the ANCC for nursing excellence); the NCI-designated Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (one of only 70 in the country and one of only two in the region); and one of the largest faculty-based telehealth networks in the country. In 2021, Jefferson Health became the sole owner of HealthPartners Plan, a not-for-profit health maintenance organization in Southeastern Pennsylvania. We are the first health system regionally to create an aligned payer-provider partnership.

Jeffersonrsquo;s mission, vision and values create an organization that attracts the best and the brightest students, faculty, staff, and healthcare professionals, as well as the most visionary leaders to drive exceptional results.

• OUR MISSION: We improve lives.
• OUR VISION: Reimagining health, education and discovery to create unparalleled value
• OUR VALUES: Put People First, Be Bold amp; Think Differently and Do the Right Thing

As an employer, Jeffersonmaintains a commitment to provide equal access to employment. Jefferson values diversity and encourages applications from women, members of minority groups, LGBTQ individuals, disabled individuals, and veterans.