Accountant C (Office of Clinical Research)

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Accountant C (Office of Clinical Research)

Job Profile Title

Accountant C

Job Description Summary

The Accountant C is an integral member of the Office of Clinical Research (OCR) in the Perelman School of Medicine and reports directly to the Executive Director of the OCR.  Under the direction of the Director and the Manager of Research Operations, the Accountant C will:

• Review and process industry-sponsored clinical research proposals in Penn-ERA.
• Create research account numbers in PennERA.
• Assist in the budget development process for clinical research studies.
• Assisting in the managing of post award activities including research patient care cost allocations, expenditure rates, and residual balance analysis and transfers/refunds.
• Work closely with the Manager of Research Operations to perform, record and create journal batches for the expensing the research patient care cost from RBS.
• Process Research Billing Numbers, create the associated research study and research guarantor accounts, and ensure the necessary documents are consistent and complete before study activation in EPIC APM.
• De-activate research studies and guarantors in EPIC APM upon department confirmation.
• Provide timely customer service to research teams.
• Performing additional duties as assigned.

Job Description

The Accountant C is an integral member of the Office of Clinical Research (OCR) in the Perelman School of Medicine and reports directly to the Executive Director of the OCR.  Under the direction of the Director and the Manager of Research Operations, the Accountant C will:

• Review and process industry-sponsored clinical research proposals in Penn-ERA.
• Create research account numbers in PennERA.
• Assist in the budget development process for clinical research studies.
• Assisting in the managing of post award activities including research patient care cost allocations, expenditure rates, and residual ba