SENIOR GRANTS ACCOUNTANT

Are you a detail-oriented financial expert with a passion for managing grants and ensuring compliance? We are looking for a highly skilled Senior Grants Accountant to join our innovative team. In this pivotal role, you will oversee grant financial management, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and strategic allocation of funds. If you excel in a fast-paced environment and are ready to take your career to the next level, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

Join us and play a crucial role in our mission-driven organization, where your expertise will directly contribute to our success and growth. Apply today to be part of a dedicated team making a difference!

 

ABOUT US:

Scripps Research is a nonprofit biomedical institute ranked as one of the most influential in the world for its impact on innovation. We are celebrating our 100-year legacy in 2024. This significant milestone marks a century of seminal discoveries in immunology, infectious diseases (such as COVID-19, flu, HIV), neuroscience, heart disease, cancer, and more. Located in La Jolla, California, the institute houses six research departments, multiple Nobel laureates, a top-ranked graduate school and a leading postdoctoral training program. We work hand-in-hand with researchers of the Scripps Research Translational Institute and Calibr to merge foundational studies in biology, chemistry and computer science with translational science to produce pioneering drugs and advances in digital and precision medicine. Together, we cultivate new scientific leaders and expand the frontiers of knowledge to deliver medical breakthroughs impacting human health around the globe. If you have a passion for making a difference, this could be your opportunity to join our transformative team.

Celebrating a Century: https://100.scripps.edu/

 

POSITION TITLE:  Senior Grants Accountant

 

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Senior Grants Accountant will have a strong financial accounting background and will be a vital part in ensuring both the tactical management and stewardship of externally funded grants (federal and non-federal). They will foster close cross functional relationships across the organization with groups including Research Development, Office of Tech Development, Strategic Finance, Research Services, and Compliance to ensure the overall long-term success of Scripps Research’s Principal Investigators. 

RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:

• Financial Oversight

Oversee accurate and timely financial reporting for grant activities and organizational finances.

Prepare complex journal entries, reconciliations, audit schedules, and financial statements.

• Compliance and Risk Management

Ensure adherence to GAAP, Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200), and institutional policies.

Identify and mitigate financial, administrative, and compliance risks.

• System and Process Management

Assess, design, implement, and monitor accounting systems and processes.

Maintain and improve controls to ensure visibility, compliance, and efficiency.

• Financial Analysis and Documentation

Conduct complex financial analyses and prepare technical memos on new accounting pronouncements.

Review and interpret historical accounting data and financial documents for accuracy and compliance.

• Operational Support

Oversee processing of accounting documents, including invoices and purchase orders.

• Special Projects

Lead special projects such as budget projections, management analyses, and system implementations.

Provide backup support for critical operational roles as needed.

• Details of established essential functions for this position will be addressed/discussed during the interview process. 

 

REQUIREMENTS:

• 3+ years of related work experience with grants and/or program management in a biomedical research institute / early-stage biotech company.
• Understanding of federal grants, a strong plus.
• Ability to understand complex business drivers, develop insights utilizing a data-driven approach, and communicate succinctly to a range of different audiences (principal investigators, administration colleagues, and lab coordinators).
• Adept in ambiguous situations, flexible and comfortable making decisions using available data points that can be limited and/or imperfect.
• Adaptable to changing priorities while effectively managing multiple commitments.
• Strategic mindset coupl