Accountant

Monitors sub-contract budgets and invoicing. Analyzes and tracks budgets, expenditures, and expiration dates. Monitors budgets and advises Principal Investigators in re-budgeting requests/activities as needed while expediting the process of new awards and account creations. Creates, prepares, and maintain PeopleSoft Reports and Summit System queries to monitor accuracy of accounting transactions. Act as primary purchasing agent for grants and department funds, initiate purchase orders; obtain vendor quotes; preparing vendor contracts; and maintaining complete, accurate, and audit-ready files on all grant expenditures. Apply University policies and procedures related to financial transactions. Interpret and apply University fiscal procedures and guidelines for various fund types. Coordinate and maintain Pro-card users and record files, including re-allocation of Pro-card expenses and reconciliation of statements.

According to JobzMall, the average salary range for a Accountant in Whitmore Administration Building, 181 Presidents Dr, Amherst, MA 01002, USA is $45,000 - $60,000 per year. This range can vary depending on experience, qualifications, and other factors.

The University of Massachusetts Amherst is a public research and land-grant university in Amherst, Massachusetts. It is the flagship campus of the University of Massachusetts system. UMass Amherst has an annual enrollment of approximately 1,300 faculty members and more than 30,000 students.