1. Responsible for the daily cash receipt processing of sponsor payments. Duties include identifying payment, preparing journal entry to record payment to the University's General Ledger and applying payment to individual award and invoice in Workday. Incumbent must be able to independently research and identify the correct account for payment posting, perform reconciliation to ensure proper cash allocation for bundled payment, and work with other internal or external personnel to resolve cash receipt related issues.2. Monitor and manage the collection activities for the University's non-LOC sponsored awards.3. Preparation of monthly A/R aging and collection reports.4. Review and research past due invoices, and initiate collection efforts based on invoice aging and collection procedures.5. Communicate with sponsors to identify invoicing and collection issues, and collaborate with OSP pre-award team, Invoicing team, Financial Reporting group, and/or departmental business office to resolve collection issues.6. Reconcile cash receipt balances system to identify discrepancies and initiate appropriate correcting action.7. Research unapplied sponsor payment and take appropriate actions to identify correct account for payment application. Incumbent often work with the pre-award team and award set-up unit to trigger funding increase in both the pre-award system (IRES) and Workday .8. Works with Invoicing Specialists and/or Financial Reporting team to research and resolve billing issues.9. Collaborate with Financial Reporting Team to resolve cash related issues and provide excellent customer service to faculty, staff, other internal departments and external sponsors.10. Collaborate with University Corporate and Foundation Relations office on sponsored award financial management and collection effort. Update Supervisor regarding status of accounts, balance, and serious collection issues.11. Perform financial system upgrade testing and participate in the review and development of new procedures. Assist Supervisor on projects and perform other duties as assigned.

Required Skill/ability 1:  Prior knowledge and experience in Accounts Receivable and/or Collections.

Required Skill/ability 2:  Strong business writing and communications skills, ability to communicate with sponsoring agencies as well as faculty, administrators, and other members of the University.

Required Skill/ability 3:  Excellent customer service skills.  Strong organizational, time management and problem-solving skills.

Required Skill/ability 4:  Ability to read and accurately interpret policies, procedures, regulations, and guidelines.

Preferred Education:  Experience with grants

Work Week:  Standard (M-F equal number of hours per day)

Posting Position Title:  Sr Accountant, Sponsored Projects Financial Administration

University Job Title:  Senior Accountant

Preferred Education, Experience and Skills:  Experience with grants

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Business or Finance and 4 years of accounting experience or an equivalent combination of experience and education.

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