What are the responsibilities and job description for the Grant Accountant position at Mercer County Community College?
Job Summary And Duties
Job Summary and Duties
If you are considering a new job, work environment or career opportunities you should look at Mercer County Community College. MCCC is a publicly supported college that is open to all and dedicated to student success. In order to support that mission Mercer seeks to attract, retain, and support a skilled diverse workforce which is our most valuable resource. We thrive on and are proud of our diversity and open access. Our students and employees find the College large enough for a multitude of offerings yet small enough to keep the “Community” feel for all. The College consists of two campuses, the James Kerney Campus (JKC) in the capital city of Trenton, NJ and a larger 292 acre suburban campus just six miles north of Trenton.
As part of the comprehensive and valuable benefits package the College offers credit course tuition waivers for employees, spouses and dependents. This allows for employees and their families to take advantage of earning a higher retention degree without the high cost. The College offers students 69 Degree Program Options and 35 Credit Certificates from which to choose.
Job Duties
None
WORKING CONDITIONS
ADA AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS (May vary depending on the position)
Positions in this class typically require ability to use a key board, hearing, seeing and repetitive motions.
Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.
Required Qualifications
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES
CORE COMPETENCIES
To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies
Adaptability: Maintaining effectiveness when experiencing major changes in work tasks or the work environment; adjusting effectively to work within new work structures, processes, requirements, or cultures.
Building Trust: Interacting with others in a way that gives them confidence in one’s intentions and those of the organization.
Customer Focus: Making customers and their needs a primary focus of one’s actions; developing and sustaining productive customer relationships.
Decision Making: Identifying and understanding issues, problems, and opportunities; comparing data from different sources to draw conclusions; using effective approaches for choosing a course of action or developing appropriate solutions; taking action that is consistent with available facts, constraints, and probable consequences.
Building Partnerships: Identifying opportunities and taking action to build strategic relationships between one’s area and other areas, teams, departments, units, or organizations to help achieve business goals
Diversity & Inclusion: Working with situations involving different cultures/languages and responding to the ambiguity of unexpected/unfamiliar approaches.
Initiating Action: Taking prompt action to accomplish objectives; taking action to achieve goals beyond what is required; being proactive.
Contributing to Team Success: Actively participating as a member of a team to move the team toward the completion of goals.
Communication: Clearly conveying information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the message.
Job Summary and Duties
If you are considering a new job, work environment or career opportunities you should look at Mercer County Community College. MCCC is a publicly supported college that is open to all and dedicated to student success. In order to support that mission Mercer seeks to attract, retain, and support a skilled diverse workforce which is our most valuable resource. We thrive on and are proud of our diversity and open access. Our students and employees find the College large enough for a multitude of offerings yet small enough to keep the “Community” feel for all. The College consists of two campuses, the James Kerney Campus (JKC) in the capital city of Trenton, NJ and a larger 292 acre suburban campus just six miles north of Trenton.
As part of the comprehensive and valuable benefits package the College offers credit course tuition waivers for employees, spouses and dependents. This allows for employees and their families to take advantage of earning a higher retention degree without the high cost. The College offers students 69 Degree Program Options and 35 Credit Certificates from which to choose.
Job Duties
- The Grant Accountant performs the accounting and financial service functions for programs funded by grant and special revenue.
- Prepare financial projections and budgets, actual versus budget reporting, reviewing/monitoring of individual grants and transactions for compliance with private, local, state and federal fund requirements, and financial grant reporting including the preparation of reports for granting authorities.
- Attend professional development training and stay abreast of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circulars and their applicability to grant management related audit, federal regulations, state laws and institutional policies and/or workshops seminars on grants or special revenues.
- Grant Accountant may also be required to verify budget proposals for grant applications.
- Provide fiscal service and support for grant-funded programs at the James Kerney Campus.
- Plans, organizes reports to the Campus Dean, at the James Kerney Campus, Grants Accounting Officer and the College Controller and is expected to work extensively with the grant managers and staff.
- Researches issues, prepares invoices/billings and collect funds for the support of the restricted fund expenditures.
- Prepare or assist in the preparation of all applicable fiscal reports for sponsored programs and ensures the timely submission thereof.
- Coordinate with key personnel at varying levels of the institution to support proper and timely expenditure of grant funds in compliance with applicable guidelines and budget deadlines.
- Act as a liaison between the finance office, grant sponsors, and institutional departments to resolve any financial issues or discrepancies.
- Compute, prepare and submit the annual indirect cost rate. Provide information about the rate to relevant state agencies as required and apply indirect costs accordingly.
- Compiles year-end reports, work papers and analysis necessary for the Institutional Finance Office and auditors to complete the annual audit of assigned grants.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date financial records for all grants, including transactions, reconciliations, and documentation.
- Provide all accounting information to the Institutional Finance Office.
- Provide a preliminary review/approve journal entries for program managers, assigns account codes and monitors charges for reasonableness and compliance with applicable policies and procedures. (The Instructional Finance Office or designee will determine final approval.)
- Performs other duties s assigned.
None
WORKING CONDITIONS
ADA AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS (May vary depending on the position)
Positions in this class typically require ability to use a key board, hearing, seeing and repetitive motions.
Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.
Required Qualifications
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from an accredited institution
- Two to four (2 – 4) years’ experience in grant accounting, financial management, or similar role in a higher education or non-profit organization setting.
- Strong knowledge of federal and state grant regulations.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and financial modeling.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
- Experience with working with Ellucian and Colleague systems.
- Proficient in QuickBooks.
- Minimum of five (5) years of work experience in Accounting.
- Experience working in higher education
- Excellent analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Understanding and implementation of controlling process
- Excellent analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively with diverse groups.
- Develops positive working relationships to foster a collaborative environment for grant coordination and oversight.
CORE COMPETENCIES
To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies
Adaptability: Maintaining effectiveness when experiencing major changes in work tasks or the work environment; adjusting effectively to work within new work structures, processes, requirements, or cultures.
Building Trust: Interacting with others in a way that gives them confidence in one’s intentions and those of the organization.
Customer Focus: Making customers and their needs a primary focus of one’s actions; developing and sustaining productive customer relationships.
Decision Making: Identifying and understanding issues, problems, and opportunities; comparing data from different sources to draw conclusions; using effective approaches for choosing a course of action or developing appropriate solutions; taking action that is consistent with available facts, constraints, and probable consequences.
Building Partnerships: Identifying opportunities and taking action to build strategic relationships between one’s area and other areas, teams, departments, units, or organizations to help achieve business goals
Diversity & Inclusion: Working with situations involving different cultures/languages and responding to the ambiguity of unexpected/unfamiliar approaches.
Initiating Action: Taking prompt action to accomplish objectives; taking action to achieve goals beyond what is required; being proactive.
Contributing to Team Success: Actively participating as a member of a team to move the team toward the completion of goals.
Communication: Clearly conveying information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the message.
