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Rutgers University

Accounting Specialist (Grants)

🇺🇸 North Brunswick, NJ

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $68K - $101K

💻 Finance

🗓️ July 21st, 2025

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Edtech.com's Summary

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is hiring an Accounting Specialist (Grants) for the Wireless Information Network Laboratory within the School of Engineering. The role involves providing pre and post award support to researchers, managing budgets and expenditures on grant projects, collaborating with university offices for effective research project management, and advising principal investigators on federal funding policies and IRB approvals.

Highlights

  • Provide pre and post award fiscal support to center-affiliated researchers.
  • Collaborate with university accounting, OFR, ORSP, and other offices for budget, purchasing, accounting, and personnel management of research projects.
  • Advise principal investigators on federal funding spending policies and university IRB approvals for human studies.
  • Compile proposal budgets that comply with sponsor and university guidelines and support proposal submissions.
  • Approve budgets and set up accounts for new awards; manage revenues and expenditures for grants.
  • Track sub-contracts and cost sharing agreements in coordination with OTC and funding agencies.
  • Prepare financial analyses and projections of WINLAB commitments and expenditures.
  • Manage unrestricted and gift projects including faculty summer salaries and start-up funds.
  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field required; minimum two years relevant professional experience in financial or accounting roles.
  • Preferred experience includes five years in financial/accounting functions, knowledge of federal programs (NSF, NIH, DARPA, ARMY, DOD), and proficiency with RIAS applications.
  • Salary range: $68,278.48 to $100,509.48 annually, with flexible and competitive compensation based on qualifications and experience.
  • Position is full-time with a 37.5 hour standard workweek and may offer hybrid work arrangements subject to approval.