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Rutgers University

Senior Accountant

🇺🇸 Newark, NJ

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $78K - $115K

💻 Finance

🗓️ August 14th, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

Rutgers University is hiring a Senior Accountant for the Research Financial Services department. The role involves performing advanced accounting and budget analysis, managing post award administration of complex grants and contracts, reviewing financial transactions, ensuring regulatory compliance, and providing customer service to principal investigators and departments regarding grant and contract accounting.

Highlights

  • Perform advanced professional accounting and budget analysis duties independently.
  • Manage post award administration for complex grants and contracts funded by external sources.
  • Analyze, review, and interpret financial transactions using Oracle Grants Project Module.
  • Review and approve transactions to ensure regulatory and contractual compliance.
  • Prepare and submit invoices and financial reports to external sponsors in compliance with agreement terms.
  • Provide high-quality customer service to principal investigators and departments related to grant and contract accounting.
  • Required knowledge: generally accepted accounting principles, grant and contract compliance, strong verbal and written communication, organizational and analytical skills.
  • Utilize software: Microsoft Excel, Word, Access, Oracle Cloud projects, general ledger, and Financial Data Warehouse reports.
  • Qualifications include a bachelor's degree in business administration, accounting, or a related field, plus at least five years of relevant financial/accounting experience.
  • Salary range from $77,919 to $114,989 annually with comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, retirement plans, and leave programs.