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North Carolina, United States

North Carolina, United States

United States

Monitor post award activities for multiple agency sponsored awards including DOD, USDA, DOC and DOC-EDA, NIH and HHS, NIST, EPA, and DOTI.Review award documents to determine specific terms, conditions, and reporting requirements Approve payroll documents, subcontractor payments, and other expenditures Validate budgets, monitor transactions, and other categories of costs in compliance with federal, state, and university regulationsPrepare financial reports and invoices as required by the sponsoring agency from inception to closeout for all assigned awards, and prepare payment requests to obtain funds from thesponsoring agencyIdentify substantive issues with post award management and thoroughly and accurately researches them for resolutionIncrease the efficiency of processes within Contracts & Grants with innovative ideas to provide accurate results faster

Greensboro/Winston-Salem, North Carolina Area

Process all payroll documents received in Contracts & Grants into the payroll authorizations databaseResolve issues related to payroll processing inaccuraciesAssist Director of Financial Compliance with preparation of materials in response to agency requestsAudit salary information in Banner HR and ecrt systemReview federal grant certification reports to support salary charges on Sponsored Program fundsManage the accounts receivable processOrganize records in timely manner for department usageProvide information for all inquiries of accountants, principal investigators, and department representatives

Greensboro/Winston-Salem, North Carolina Area

Prepare monthly financial reports for accurate depictions of budget performance Conduct meetings with Campus Ministry board to review and analyze budget performanceReview weekly revenue reports to examine and analyze trendsPerform internal audits to reconcile monthly bank statements to detailed financial reportsImplement and improve on processes that aide in keeping up-to-date records

Accounting Office

Assisted the accounting department Chairperson and the Assistant to the Chairperson in general administrative duties.Researched different graduate school accounting programs within accredited University of North Carolina school system schools for Chairperson's usage.Performed data entry projects for Chairperson, faculty, and student usage. Effectively communicated answers to student, faculty, and staff inquiries.

Concord, Nc

Performed monthly account reconciliations for accounts such as tax expense and deferred tax assets using Oracle's PeopleSoft Trained co-workers to conduct monthly account reconciliations Researched and reconciled fixed assets and compared internal books information to tax recordsPrepared federal amended tax returns using OneSource computer softwareInvestigated changes in tax rates nationwide and conducted tax rate verifications using EZTax Manager, Billsoft, and Microsoft Office software that provided updated tax rate information Assisted Senior Transaction Tax Analyst in validating customer information to internal recordsRestructured data used for Foreign Bank and Financial Reporting into spreadsheets and inserted information into TD F 90-22.1