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Director of Sponsored Program - Accounting

Thomas Jefferson University & Jefferson Health
United States, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
1100 Walnut Street (Show on map)
Jan 18, 2025

Job Details

Director Sponsor Program

Job Description

PRIMARY FUNCTION:

Provide leadership, strategic direction and support for the sponsored program accounting function. Maintain adequate systems of internal controls, compliance with regulatory requirements and ensure reliability of data, information and financial reporting.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

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

1. Leadership and Strategic Direction: Provide visionary leadership and strategic direction for the sponsored program accounting function, aligning it with the university's overall financial goals and objectives.

2. Compliance and Regulatory Oversight: Ensure compliance with all relevant regulatory requirements and sponsor guidelines (e.g., OMB Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200), NIH Grants Policy Statement), staying abreast of changes in regulations and implementing necessary adjustments to maintain compliance.

3. Financial Reporting Management: Oversee the management of sponsored programs financial reporting, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and completeness in filing required reports to sponsors. This includes overseeing the preparation of financial statements, budgets, and forecasts related to sponsored projects.

4. Billing and Collection Management: Direct the billing and collection processes for sponsored program projects, conducting thorough analysis of key operating metrics to optimize revenue generation and minimize delays in payment.

5. Receivables Management: Manage the collection activities of sponsored program receivables, conducting valuation analysis to ensure accurate reporting of receivables and timely resolution of outstanding balances.

6. Facilities and Administrative Cost Rate Preparation: Lead the preparation of Thomas Jefferson University's proposal for facilities and administrative cost rate, collaborating with relevant stakeholders to ensure accuracy and compliance with sponsor requirements.

Bacheloras degree required with concentration preferred in Accounting, Business Administration, Finance, or related business degree; Masteras degree preferred in Accounting, Business Administration, Finance, or related business degree. Certified Public Accountant (CPA) preferred, Certified Research Administrator (CRA) preferred. 5+ years of related management experience in a Healthcare/Academic or Research Institute setting 7 to 10+ years of progressive experience in sponsored program accounting, research financial administration, and/or grant accounting

Work Shift

Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Primary Location Address

1101 Market, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.

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