The Accounting Office is responsible for all fiscal administration of grants and contracts, including the following:

• Serves as contact point with sponsors on fiscal matters
• Establishes and interprets institutional financial policies
• Ensures consistent application of federal policies for fiscal management and procurement
• Assists PIs/PDs in fiscal post-award administration
• Prepares indirect cost proposals and negotiates rates with federal government
• Assumes responsibility for
  • establishment of accounts
  • procurement, processing of expenditures, and associated fiscal reporting
  • submission of fiscal reports to sponsors
  • close-out of accounts