The Department of Pediatrics is seeking a Post Award Accountant Manager to join our friendly, supportive and dynamic team and provide post-award grants administration leadership and support to faculty, researchers and trainee investigators in the Department. This position will supervise 5-6 staff, and will provide leadership and support in managing the sponsored projects funding portfolios of Department of Pediatrics (DOP) investigators and staff. Responsibilities include working with principal investigators and research staff to budget, monitor expenditures, and reconcile financial data for sponsored programs, including processing and/or approving accounting transactions such as cost transfers, procurement, sub award management, and financial processing related to sponsored project management. This position will also have the opportunity to develop workflows and processes to streamline and improve support for DOP research, with a focus on providing exceptional customer service and compliance with university policies, procedures, and regulations. Your work will directly support our exciting research in a culture where people and ideas thrive!
A successful candidate will demonstrate dependability, flexibility, and maturity. Candidates should be an effective communicator, have a service-oriented approach, be skilled at building interpersonal relationships with constructive interactions, have strong multi-tasking abilities, and work independently using initiative and good judgment.
Manages post-award research administration activities or personnel related to financial transactions, audit, sponsored project payments, and/or compliance. Develops and oversees implementation of operations and strategic planning to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements within a unit.
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Preferred
Bachelor’s Degree
– Effective oral and written communication skills, independent problem solving and analytical skills, attention to detail and organization, as well as a team- and service-oriented approach
Preferred:
Full Time: 100%
This position may require some work to be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location. Some work may be performed remotely, at an offsite, non-campus work location.
Ongoing/Renewable
Minimum $90,000 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications
Actual pay will depend on experience and qualifications. Employees in this position can expect to receive benefits such as generous vacation, holidays, and paid time off; competitive insurances and savings accounts; retirement benefits. Benefits information can be found at (https://hr.wisc.edu/benefits/).
The selected applicant will be responsible for ensuring eligibility for employment in the United States on or before the effective date of the appointment. University sponsorship is not available for this position.
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Kelsey Scholtens
[email protected]
608-262-0006
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.
Post-Award Res Financial Mgr(SC019)
A53-MEDICAL SCHOOL/PEDIATRICS/PEDIATRICS
Academic Staff-Renewable
301994-AS
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