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🧀 Wisconsin – Remote

🧀 Wisconsin – Remote

💵 $68k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

💲 Accountant / Accounting

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University of Wisconsin-Madison

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10,000+ employees

📚 Education

🏛️ Government

Education • Government

University of Wisconsin-Madison is a public research university and flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System located in Madison, WI. It is one of the largest research institutions in the United States, investing more than $1 billion annually in research across the humanities, sciences, and applied fields, and emphasizes public service through the long-standing “Wisconsin Idea. ” The university offers undergraduate and graduate programs, community outreach, and extensive campus resources and athletics, while promoting diversity, inclusive excellence, and community engagement.

📋 Description

• Provide financial administration and accounting for grants and contracts awarded to the University of Wisconsin-Madison by Federal and Non-Federal sources • Answer questions and advise campus stakeholders on correct award-management processes and procedures • Prepare and analyze financial reports, invoices, data, and records for sponsored grants and contracts • Identify discrepancies, investigate issues, and recommend solutions to maintain accuracy • Use the enterprise resource planning (ERP) system to establish awards, review expenditures, issue invoices, manage accounts receivable, and process post-award modifications • Analyze, interpret, and process complex extramural award actions in accordance with federal, state, university, and sponsor regulations • Audit and approve financial transactions, including subaward invoices, PI transfers, refunds, payments, cost transfers, and fiscal closeout of awards and projects • Collaborate with campus representatives to monitor, interpret, analyze, and reconcile sponsored-program financial data • Interact directly with project sponsors and subrecipients regarding financial reporting, invoicing, payments, and auditing • Deliver training to others • Recruitment may be used to fill multiple positions within OVCR, RSP, Research Financial Services, and Post-Award units

🎯 Requirements

• Excellent oral and written communication skills • Ability to think critically and problem-solve • Independent decision-making • Attention to detail • Customer service orientation and ability to work collaboratively among unique groups • Excellent organizational and time-management skills • Ability to teach others and adjust to change • Knowledge of, or ability to learn, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) • Knowledge of, or ability to learn, University, State, Federal, and/or Non-Federal rules and regulations related to sponsored programs, including Uniform Guidance and governmental cost accounting practices and principles • Bachelor's degree preferred, preferably in Business, Accounting, or a closely related field • Experience with sponsored project award management preferred • Experience with creating, interpreting, and analyzing financial reports preferred • Experience with complex financial systems and office software such as Workday, Microsoft products, and Perceptive Content preferred • Experience with Workday and RAMP preferred • Must ensure eligibility for employment in the United States on or before the effective date of appointment • Employment may require a criminal background check • References may be required to answer questions regarding misconduct, including sexual violence and sexual harassment

🏖️ Benefits

• Generous paid time off • Competitively priced health, dental, vision, and life insurance • Tax-advantaged retirement savings accounts • Participation in the Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) pension fund • University sponsorship is not available for this position • Accommodation support for disability or pregnancy-related needs during the hiring process