Cost Accounting/Central Effort Manager

🇺🇸 Remote - US 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $80K - $85K 💻 Finance 🗓️ July 9th, 2026

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is hiring a Cost Accounting/Central Effort Manager. This role involves managing the University's research cost accounting and effort reporting functions, supervising a team of five accountants, overseeing payroll actions related to sponsored research, managing effort certification to ensure federal compliance, and preparing the University's Facilities and Administrative cost rate proposal.

Highlights

Supervise five accountants including both SHRA and EHRA staff.
Oversee review and approval of electronic payroll affecting sponsored research.
Manage effort certification using Effort Certification & Reporting Technology system (ecrt) to ensure compliance with federal Uniform Guidance.
Prepare the University's Facilities and Administrative (F&A) cost rate proposal to maximize overhead recovery and comply with federal guidelines.
Assist Director with special cost reporting analyses and fringe benefit rate communications for sponsored agreement budgeting.
Require strong knowledge of Microsoft products, especially MS Excel, and ability to adapt quickly to new software tools.
Preferred experience with effort administration on sponsored agreements, PeopleSoft Financials ERP, ecrt, and CRIS software.
Minimum qualifications include a Master's degree with 2-4 years of experience or a Bachelor's degree with 3-5 years of experience.
Hiring range is $80,000 to $85,000 per year for a full-time permanent position.
Position requires excellent communication, leadership, analytical, and problem-solving skills with attention to 100% accuracy due to financial and compliance impacts.