Position Title
Senior Grants Analyst

Employee Type
Regular

Office/Department
Controller

Work Environment
Loyola University Maryland Main Campus


Job Type
Full time
Benefits at Loyola
https://www.loyola.edu/department/hr/benefits/

Compensation Range
$57,430.00 - $71,788.00

Anticipated Start Date
11/18/2024

If Temporary or Visiting, Estimated End Date


Position Duties
The Senior Grants Specialist assists with the daily financial accounting operations of the University, including: managing the grant accounting information and post-award processes (invoicing, grant set-up, reporting), preparing and reviewing journal entries and reconciliations for monthly general ledger close, assisting in the year-end general ledger close process, preparing schedules for the annual financial audit, and assisting with tax filings and other reports.

• Manage grant accounting process including invoicing and grantor reports. Monitor grant activity, review actual to budget variances and communicate analysis to external stakeholders when necessary.
• Manage reconciliations of monthly general ledger and operating accounts.
• Prepare and analyze reports, schedules, worksheets, narratives, etc. for the annual financial audit, the single audit, form 990, and other internal and external reports.
• Performs all other duties and responsibilities as assigned or directed by the supervisor. This may include attendance of and participation in required training for role.

Required education: Bachelor's degree, 5-8 years experience

Required experience: Experience in public accounting, higher education/other not-for-profit organization and/or grant management and accounting. Detail-oriented with strong analytical and accounting skills.  General understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).  Excellent problem-solving skills.  Working knowledge of major accounting software packages for general ledger. Workday experience a plus.  Working knowledge of internal controls, general ledger, financial statements and reports.  Working knowledge with Microsoft Office including Excel (pivot tables, V-lookup), Word, Outlook and Power Point.  Possess strong human relations/customer service skills and ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with diverse constituencies.  Possess strong ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.  Commitment to support the University's mission and values and work collaboratively with all University constituents.  Ability to work independently and as part of a team and take on new tasks with varying degrees of difficulty.  Ability to effectively handle multiple projects simultaneously in a deadline driven environment.  Ability to effectively interpret University and departmental personnel and accounting policies, procedures and practices. Ability to support the mission and values of a Catholic Jesuit education, as well as University goals for institutional diversity

Successful candidates for any staff, faculty, or administrative position at Loyola University Maryland will be subject to a pre-employment background check. Note: Experience and/or education may be substituted for requirements.


University Description
Loyola University Maryland is a Jesuit, Catholic university committed to the educational and spiritual traditions of the Society of Jesus and to the ideals of liberal education and the development of the whole person. Accordingly, Loyola inspires students to learn, lead, and serve in a diverse and changing world. Loyola’s beautiful, historic Evergreen campus is located in Baltimore, and its graduate centers are in Timonium and Columbia. Loyola enrolls 4,000 undergraduate and 2,000 graduate students across the Sellinger School of Business and Management, the School of Education, and Loyola College of Arts and Sciences. Founded in 1852, Loyola is one of 27 Jesuit colleges and universities in the United States and the first to bear the name of Saint Ignatius Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus.


Diversity Statement