Post-Award SPGC Accountant

University of Wisconsin Madison • Madison, WI

8h

About The Position

This position performs professional sponsored project accounting activities for the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) Administration, including the CALS Research Division and Wisconsin Agricultural Experiment Station units. Daily responsibilities are varied and driven by the activities and priorities that arise each day. The position works with researchers, departments, and centers to monitor and reconcile sponsored-program financial data at the school, college, and divisional levels.

The accountant serves as a liaison between departments and central campus business units to resolve financial challenges and support sponsored-project post-award tasks and closeouts. The incumbent may work directly with project sponsors on detailed financial reporting, invoicing, and audits to help ensure compliance. As Grant Manager, the accountant reviews expenses charged to sponsored funding to ensure they are allowable and allocable.

Requirements

• Experience working in a financial-related field, such as finance, accounting, grant management, or as a financial specialist.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks, plan, establish priorities, and organize varied and complex tasks in a fast-paced, high-volume work environment.
• Demonstrated customer service, such as providing comprehensive support, responding to inquiries, providing technical support, or guiding customers through transactions.

Nice To Haves

• Experience applying governmental cost accounting principles and standards.
• Work experience identifying audit-risk expenditures and implementing corrective action plans, such as seeking approval or processing cost transfers.
• Work experience interpreting state statutes, federal regulations, administrative rules, university, college, department, or center policies and procedures, or travel and purchasing policies specific to Wisconsin, the UW System, or UW–Madison.
• Experience using UW financial and grant systems or comparable higher-education platforms, software, and applications, such as Workday, eRA systems, Huron grant products, Smartsheets, spreadsheets, OneNote, or virtual video platforms, for accounting or financial transactions.
• Associate's degree.
• Preferred certifications: Certified Research Administrator (CRA), Certified Pre-Award Administrator (CPRA), or Certified Financial Research Administrator (CFRA).

Responsibilities

• Advise departments or researchers on appropriate post-award modifications and related processing.
• Communicate and ensure compliance with financial requirements under federal, state, university, and sponsor regulations on behalf of the school, college, or division.
• Collect or prepare documentation required for compliance or audits involving sponsored grants, contracts, or agreements.
• Maintain and analyze accounting and financial functions associated with USDA 142 Formula funded sponsored projects.
• Ensure departmental or divisional post-award processing and tasks are completed appropriately and on time.
• Review and approve financial transactions, including managing fiscal closeout of awards and projects.
• Review expenses posted to sponsored funding to ensure they are allowable and allocable.
• Work with researchers, departments, centers, central campus business units, and project sponsors on sponsored-project financial matters, reporting, invoicing, and audits.

Benefits

• Generous vacation, holidays, and paid time off.
• Competitive insurances and savings accounts.
• Retirement benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree