Manager, Grants Accounting

This job carries with it the obligation to uphold the Mission of Lone Star College (LSC) in carrying out the duties of the position. A commitment to positive interpersonal behaviors, professional communication, integrity, leadership, stewardship, respect and accountability to LSC students and employees is essential.

Cultural Beliefs

• One LSC
• Student Focused
• Own It
• Foster Belonging
• Cultivate Community
• Choose Learning

The Chronicle of Higher Education's "Great Colleges to Work For" is designed to recognize colleges that have been successful in creating great workplaces and to further research and understanding of the factors, dynamics and influences that have the most impact on organizational culture at higher education institutions.

Lone Star College has been recognized in multiple categories.

Lone Star College-System Office

Lone Star College offers high-quality, low-cost academic transfer and career training education to 80,000+ students each semester. LSC has been named a 2023 Great Colleges to Work For institution by the Chronicle of Higher Education.

LSC consists of eight colleges, seven centers, eight Workforce Centers of Excellence and Lone Star Corporate College.

Lone Star College-System Office employees are based at one of two System Office locations; The Woodlands and University Park. Both are the site for multiple administrative departments and system-wide training programs.

Location address is 5000 Research Forest Drive, The Woodlands, TX 77381.

PURPOSE AND SCOPE:

The Manager, Grants Accounting develops, manages, and ensures compliance of Lone Star College's post-award policies and procedures. The manager ensures LSC's stewardship of monetary grant awards for fully substantiated allowable expenditures and submits accurate and timely financial expenditure reports to grantor agencies for federal, state, and local grant awards. Manages a team of accountants and actively collaborates with program staff, faculty, deans, directors, and other stakeholders within LSC.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

1. Identify, interpret, and disseminate federal, state, and local agency regulatory compliance requirements to LSC personnel involved in grant funding; communicate the effect of grantor rules on financial operations and procedures and provide solutions for practical implementation and institutional compliance
2. Oversee and evaluate complex and unique grant award contracts and subcontracts; establish effective financial expenditure, grants billing and reporting processes within LSC
3. Assist and train teams throughout the grant award life cycle; collaborate with LSC grant program teams to design, monitor and control grant budgets that are accurate and compliant
4. Act as liaison between program and support staff, compliance and financial personnel, funding agencies and LSC executive and managerial staff
5. Monitor accuracy and completeness of cash draws and financial expenditure submissions.
6. Provide subject matter expertise to financial teams and customized queries and reports to achieve consistency of data analysis, compliance assurance and recovery of "allowable" grant costs to LSC
7. Direct and approve LSC's Indirect Cost Rate Proposal computations for restricted funds and submit proposals to cognizant agencies for negotiation and approval
8. Develop and track metrics and key performance indicators for LSC's post-award financial efforts
9. Oversee and lead LSC's participation and schedule/document preparation/production related to LSC's external audits and internal grant reviews; implement and monitor related corrective action plans
10. Prepare grant financial schedules and footnotes for LSC's Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR)
11. Review and approve balance sheet account reconciliations and prepare journal entries as needed
12. Manage the day-to-day operations of the grants accounting group and ensure timely task completion in accordance with staffing levels
13. Hire, train, evaluate and manage assigned financial staff
14. Responsible for other reasonable, related duties as assigned

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Demonstrated proficiency in and ability to use Excel for data management and reporting
• Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills; ability to read and interpret contract documents, prepare routine reports and correspondence, and speak effectively
• Ability to provide excellent and timely customer service to campus grants personnel
• Strong initiative and analytical skills
• Knowledge of ERP system applications, modules and functionality, e.g., PeopleSoft, Oracle, SAP or equivalent ERP system
• Ability to multi-task and meet deadlines in a fast pace environment
• Knowledge of accounting standards and financial audits

PHYSICAL ABILITIES:

The work is sedentary. Typically, the employee sits comfortably to do the work. However, there may be some walking; standing; bending; carrying of light items, such as papers, books, or small parts; or driving an automobile. No special physical demands are required to perform the work.

WORK SCHEDULE AND CONDITIONS:

• Equipment used includes, PC workstation running on a LAN in a Microsoft Windows environment, phone and other general office equipment
• Interface with internal and external contacts as needed to carry out the functions of the position
• Work is performed in a climate-controlled office with minimal exposure to safety hazards
• Periodic travel to LSC campus locations

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree and at least 5 years of experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business, Finance, or a related field
• Experience must include at least 5 years of experience in grant, contract administration, accounting, or business administration
• Experience must include at least 3 years in a supervisory level position
• Experience working with external auditors

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience using PeopleSoft's Financials, Project Costing and Customer Contract modules
• Experience in higher education accounting or finance
• Experience with risk assessments and process improvement recommendations

Hiring salary range is $67,746 - $77,908

Lone Star College provides a hiring salary range for all posted full-time non-faculty positions. Where your salary offer would fall in that range is determined by your related experience and education. Should you receive an offer of employment from Lone Star College, the resume submitted in the application process will be utilized to calculate your salary offer. The information outlined below will provide the Office of Human Resources everything needed to determine an accurate starting salary.

Your resume should provide a complete picture of your work experience. The resume should include the following information for each position listed:

1. Length of time (specific months and years) of employment
2. If the position was full time or part time
3. If the position was paid or unpaid
4. Level of degree completed including date earned.
5. Unofficial transcript for highest earned degree

Additionally, any certifications listed as required or preferred in the Lone Star College job description should be included in the resume submitted.

By joining our top-notch institution, you will enjoy being a part of an organization that offers a supportive, collegial work environment and excellent work/life balance. This includes a full comprehensive and competitive benefits package, a generous number of paid holidays and vacation days, wellness programs, tuition waiver, professional development opportunities and more.

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