Overview:
This is a civil service position governed by the Civil Service Rules at the University of Minnesota. Responsible for providing senior-level professional financial support. Requires in-depth knowledge and experience with sponsored and non-sponsored accounting. Assist in the development of accounting practices and procedures to increase capacity, efficiency, and competency to manage sponsored project and non-sponsored funding. Serve as liaison to Principal Investigators and provide accounting support to them on sponsored projects from pre-award through post-award and closeout. Identifies complex problems and proactively finds solutions. Works independently with minimal guidance. Acts as a resource for colleagues.
Job Duties:
Accounting Support and Analysis (65%)
- Responsible for a portfolio of faculty membersâ sponsored and non-sponsored accounts. This includes post-award, accounting, reconciliations, auditing, and approving or denying expenditures based on existing administrative requirements.
- Regularly meet with faculty to review status of accounts and develop individualized financial plans, including providing financial management and oversight to faculty accounts.
- Work with SFR (Sponsored Financial Reporting) to prepare and analyze detailed reports provided to sponsors for accuracy.
- Work with SPA (Sponsored Projects Administration) to ensure sponsored requirements are met and ensure grants are closed out properly.
- Serve as effort coordinator for assigned faculty portfolio.
Budget Management and Financial Planning (25%)
- Work with the Department Administrator on overall departmental budget preparation and financial management.
- Prepare annual fiscal year budgets in EFS (Enterprise Financial System) including position budgeting and budget detail for non-sponsored chart strings following Dean's office guidelines, and meeting deadlines for entering into University budget system.
- Work with the Department Administrator to identify, develop, and roll out faculty financial reports.
- In collaboration with other staff, identify and implement process improvements related to sponsored and non-sponsored accounting and faculty reporting.
- Manage the departmentâs indirect cost recovery process and allocations.
Departmental Financial Resource (10%)
- Serve as a certified approver for the department.
- Serve as a backup approver for all qualified transactions.
- Attend appropriate trainings and meetings to stay current on University, state, and federal regulations and systems.
Required Qualifications:
- BA/BS in accounting or related field and 4 years of relevant work experience OR a combination of education and experience to equal 8 years.
- Experience with financial planning or budget management.
- Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft word and excel.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Familiarity with University systems such as PeopleSoft, EFS, UM Reports, ECRT and EGMS.
- Demonstrated ability to proactively identify and resolve complex problems.
- Demonstrated ability to organize and direct multiple projects and interrelated financial activities with major operational or funding impact.
- Demonstrated ability to anticipate business needs of the department, develop and analyze alternatives, and make recommendations to faculty and unit leaders regarding budgets and sponsored projects.
- Strong customer service skills.
- Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Must have the skills and ability to work toward becoming a Certified Approver within one year of employment.
- Familiarity with University and sponsor accounting (Federal and non-Federal) regulations.
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