Senior Financial Accountant

Senior Financial Accountant

Location:

Athens Area. Salary: $65,000 - $73,000. Full-time, Monday - Friday; 8:00 a.m.

- 5:00 p.m. Benefits Eligible.

This position is responsible for providing comprehensive financial oversight and reconciliation for UGARF funding and other Office of Research financial activities at the University of Georgia. The role monitors and analyzes all UGARF funding and performs high-level, periodic reconciliations to ensure alignment across UGA financial systems, UGARF records, and internal tracking tools. It supports startup commitment tracking and provides oversight of reconciliation processes for UGARF‑related accounts, including faculty funding and internal seed grant programs.

The position proactively identifies discrepancies, trends, and potential risks, collaborating with key stakeholders to ensure timely resolution and maintain financial integrity.

In addition, this position develops and maintains financial reporting tools and dashboards to support data‑driven decision‑making, providing analysis and summary reporting for leadership related to UGARF budgets and research support initiatives. The role also drives process improvements to enhance efficiency, consistency, and standardization across financial workflows. As part of operational support, this position maintains expertise in UGA financial systems and independently processes a range of financial transactions, ensuring compliance with university policies while supporting the evolving needs of the Office of Research.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent and 2 years of professional experience.

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or related field
• Minimum 5 years of experience in general ledger accounting and financial reporting
• Experience with financial analysis
• Strong analytical, reconciliation and reporting skills
• Experience working with foundation, research or higher education funds
• Experience developing financial dashboards or data reporting tools
• Experience with process improvements or systems implementation

• Monitor and analyze all UGARF funding established at UGA, including F20300 chart strings.
• Assist Assistant Director with Research Support and Startup Commitment tracking.
• Perform high-level and periodic account reconciliations and reviews to ensure alignment between UGA financial systems, UGARF records, and internal tracking.
• Provide oversight and validation of reconciliation processes for UGARF‑related accounts, including UGARF‑funded faculty and internal seed grant programs.
• Identify discrepancies, trends, or risks and coordinate with appropriate staff to ensure resolution.
• Financial monitoring of other Office of Research financial initiatives including internally funded research initiatives.

• Develop and maintain financial reporting tools and dashboards to support Research Support decision‑making (potentially using Power BI or similar tools).
• Provide financial analysis and reporting to support leadership planning and resource allocation.
• Support preparation of summary‑level reporting related to UGARF budgets and Research Support activities.

• Identify and implement process improvements related to financial monitoring, reconciliation, and reporting workflows.
• Promote consistency and standardization across UGARF and Research Support financial practices.

• Develop working expertise in UGA financial management systems and related platforms.
• Independently process financial transactions including UGAmart purchases, payroll distributions, journal entries, and payment requests in accordance with university policies, as needed to support operations.

Walking, bending, stooping, pushing, pulling, carrying, sitting for long periods of time.

The University of Georgia is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, or veteran status or other protected status.

Recruitment Contact:
Nanette York, Email:
Nanette.

York