Research, Innovation & Impact's Business Services team is in search of an Administrator, Budget and Finance (Accountant III). The Administrator, Budget and Finance is an integral member of the Research, Innovation & Impact (RII) Business Services team, providing research administration support to RII units and investigators. As a centralized consortium of research administration professionals, our team is a one-stop shop for interactions with sponsors and central campus administrative units including the Sponsored Projects Services, FSO, UAF, and the Contract and Research Support Program.

This position is responsible for independently assisting Directors, Managers and Investigators in developing, coordinating, submitting, and managing funding from a variety of sources (private, federal, UAF/gift, state, and locally allocated sources). The incumbent will proactively address the needs of account administration by providing exceptional customer service to Units and investigators. The RII Business Services team is committed to identifying and adhering to best practices in grants and contracts administration while upholding high standards of integrity and fiduciary responsibility.

Please note, RII's Business Services is also recruiting for an Accountant II via req19247. Please note minimum requirements when applying.

Outstanding UA benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; UA/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; retirement plans; access to UA recreation and cultural activities; and more!

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Duties & responsibilities:

• Serves as the primary point of contact for all account management duties for assigned RII units.
• Communicates with management and leadership, departmental leadership, external departments, and the RIIBC team including post award team, transaction team, and employee services team.
• Works closely with unit leadership and staff in developing department fiscal budgets as well as short-term project budgets.
• Prepares, collects, and interprets financial information. Prepares financial reports and ad-hoc reports for directors/program managers to assist in decision making.
• Provide coaching and training to junior accountants and unit leadership and staff on accounting policies, procedures and best practices.
• Reconciles more complex accounts and checks the accuracy of journal entries to ensure that the general ledger is accurate and complete.
• Reviews, approves, and reconciles financial and budget transactions including but not limited to budget transfers, payroll, reimbursement documents, purchasing cards and requisitions to ensure expenditures are appropriate and within budget limits.
• Coordinates and facilitates the submission budget revisions, award negotiations, effort reporting, cost sharing and other duties related to grants and contracts
• Serves as a resource to ensure compliance with the restrictions and specifications of the funding sponsor and university in proposals and awards.
• Coordinates the establishment of new subcontracts, invoicing, and modifications to existing subcontracts in conjunction with the relevant sponsored offices.
• Delegates work to junior accounting personnel and reviews work for accuracy and method of procedure.
• Develops, implements, and monitors accounting systems, policies and procedures.
• Identifies problems and provides innovative solutions.
• Serve on campus and unit teams and committees as assigned by manager.
• Additional duties may be assigned.

Knowledge, skills & abilities:

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with changing demands and priorities
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Critical thinking skills and good judgment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and significant attention to detail.
• Strong customer service skills
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment and to resolve issues with a positive outcome.
• Self-motivated, takes initiative and strong ability to multi-task multiple projects.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced environment with changing demands.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent advanced learning attained through professional level experience and a minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience, or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
  

• Experience with UA systems, specifically UAccess Research, Financials, Employee, and Analytics.