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Job Summary:

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.

Responsibilities:

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.

• 10% Develops, implements, and evaluates post-award research administration operational policies and procedures including financial, administrative, staffing, and compliance
• 20% Reviews and/or approves financial transactions and reporting and ensures compliance with policies and procedures for sponsored grants and contracts
• 20% May supervise activities of research administration staff
• 20% Serves as a key resource to leadership and staff in the unit as well as a liaison to partners and stakeholders
• 10% May be responsible for new account setup
• 20% Manages funding portfolios for a set of PIs in the department

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Education:

Preferred
Bachelor’s Degree

Qualifications:

Work Type:

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.

Appointment Type, Duration:

Ongoing/Renewable

Salary:

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/).

Additional Information:

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.

How to Apply:

To apply for this position, please click on the “Apply Now” button. You will be asked to upload a current resume/CV and a cover letter briefly describing your qualifications and experience.

Contact:

Kelsey Scholtens
[email protected]
608-262-0006
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.

Official Title:

Post-Award Res Financial Mgr(SC019)

Department(s):

A53-MEDICAL SCHOOL/PEDIATRICS/PEDIATRICS

Employment Class:

Academic Staff-Renewable

Job Number:

301994-AS

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