Accounting Manager
- Employer
- University of Maryland Baltimore
- Location
- Baltimore, MD
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- Institutional & Business Affairs, Business & Financial Management
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
The Center for International Health, Education and Biosecurity (CIHEB), headquartered at the University of Maryland School of Medicine Institute of Human Virology (IHV) is currently comprised of a global team of more than 500 personnel in Baltimore and across sub-Saharan Africa.
The Program Manager - Finance provides first-level day-to-day supervisory direction to country-based finance staff and support for budgeting, payroll, procurements, accounts payable, and contracts. Provides first-level financial review and oversight, supervises the preparation and review of the journal entries, payroll and transaction data from the local country offices.
This position will require travel 50% of the time. Requires significant international travel or posting in sub-Saharan Africa.
Benefits Information:
UMB offers a generous benefits package, which includes 22 vacation days, 14 floating and holidays, 15 sick days; comprehensive health insurance and retirement options; and tuition remission for employees and their dependents at any of the University System of Maryland schools.
Key Functions:
- Provides direct day-to-day first level supervision to staff based in country offices.
- Oversees the financial management function including the monthly close; establishes and analyzes performance metrics, and prepares budget to actual reports for Project Director.
- Oversees the preliminary review of expenditure, includes appropriate supporting documentation.
- Ensures MGIC Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are followed and reviewed regularly.
- Confirms that expenditures are allocated to the correct project activity. Reviews transactions and supporting documentation for compliance
- Reconciles and monitors expenditures against pre-approved budgets, alerting the Project Director to discrepancies. Liaises with project staff to correct discrepancies.
- Supervises the preparation of continuation budget and working budgets to ensure smooth operation of project.
- Supervises and oversees the in country accounting staff in the use and implementation of QuickBooks and Workspace/IDMS for the country offices.
- Supports training of finance team in country.
- Manages specialized financial reporting, working budgets and redirection requests.
- Performs other related duties & responsibilities as assigned/requested.
Qualifications
Education: Bachelor's in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration. MBA preferred.
Experience: Four (4) years of accounting related experience using general acceptable accounting principles. Experience working with CDC or USAID HIV funded awards is preferred.
Supervisory Experience: One (1) year of direct management involved in recruitment, training, and professional development of staff.
Certification/Licensure: Certified Public Accountant preferred.
Other: N/A
Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Knowledge of US Federal rules and regulations on reporting and expenses
- Strong analytical and organizational skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Proficiency with QuickBooks and Microsoft Office Suite (e.g., Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint)
- Languages
- • Fluent in French a plus
Hiring Range: Commensurate with education and experience
If accommodations are needed for a disability, please contact Staffing & Career Services at 410-706-2606, Monday – Friday, 8:30am – 4:30pm EST. Maryland Relay can be accessed by dialing 711 (in-state) or 1-800-735-2258.
UMB is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law or policy.
Job: Reg or CII Exempt Staff
Shift: Day Job
Organization: School of Medicine
Job Posting: Sep 24, 2020
Unposting Date: Ongoing
Organization
Welcome to the Baltimore campus of the University of Maryland, founded in 1807 along a ridge in what was then called Baltimore Town. Today, this 61-acre research and technology complex encompasses 65 buildings in West Baltimore near the Inner Harbor. 
The University is Maryland's only public academic health, human services, and law center. Seven professional and graduate schools train the majority of the state's physicians, nurses, dentists, lawyers, social workers, and pharmacists.
Under the leadership of President Jay A. Perman, MD, the University is a leading partner in the redevelopment of the west side of Baltimore. The University of Maryland BioPark, which opened in October 2005, promotes collaborative research opportunities and bioscience innovation.
Sponsored research totaled $567.1 million in Fiscal Year 2010. With 6,349 students and 6,717 faculty members and staff, the University is an economic engine that returns more than $15 in economic activity for every $1 of state general funds appropriation. The University community gives more than 2 million hours a year in service to the public.
Mission
The University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) is the State¹s public health, law and human services university devoted to excellence in professional and graduate education, research, patient care, and public service. As a diverse community of outstanding faculty, staff and students, and using state-of-the-art technological support, we educate leaders in health care delivery, biomedical science, global health, social work and the law. We emphasize interdisciplinary education and research in an atmosphere that explicitly values civility, diversity, collaboration, teamwork and accountability. By conducting internationally recognized research to cure disease and to improve the health, social functioning and just treatment of the people we serve, we foster economic development in the City, State, and nation. We are committed to ensuring that the knowledge we generate provides maximum benefit to society and directly enhances our various communities.
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Equal Opportunity
The University of Maryland is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and educational institution and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, marital status or veteran's status to recruit, hire, compensate, train and promote employees and applicants for employment in all job levels with regard to their qualifications and without consideration to the aforementioned categories. Exceptions to this policy will be made only as allowed by law for example, due to bona fide occupational qualifications or lack of reasonable accommodations for disabilities.
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