Accounting Specialist

🇺🇸 Hybrid - Newark, NJ

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $68K - $101K

💻 Finance

🗓️ October 31st, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

Rutgers University is hiring an Accounting Specialist for the Office for Research. The role involves administering and coordinating post award management of assigned grants and contracts funded by external sources, and acting as the primary contact for principal investigators and departments on grant and contract accounting matters, reporting to the Accounting Manager.

Highlights

Administer and coordinate post award administration of assigned research grants and sponsored contracts.
Serve as the principal investigator's and department's point of contact for grant and contract accounting functions.
Required skills include Microsoft Excel, Word, Access, Oracle Cloud projects, general ledger, and financial data warehouse reporting tools.
Utilize financial analysis, journal entry processing, and transaction allowability review using Oracle and Excel templates.
Minimum qualifications: Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or business-related field plus two years relevant financial/accounting experience or equivalent education/experience combination.
Preferred qualifications include research or grants certifications (CRA, CFRA, CPA, or Rutgers S.P.A.C.E.) and knowledge of Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200).
Ability to work with diverse academic and business professionals with strong verbal, written, interpersonal, organizational, and analytical skills.
Position is full-time, nonexempt, with a salary range between $68,278.48 and $100,509.48 annually.
Benefits include medical, dental, prescription drug coverage, paid leave, retirement plans, educational benefits, life insurance, and employee discounts.
Position may be eligible for a hybrid work arrangement under university policy pilot program.