Post-Award Accountant

Academic Staff

Terminal (Fixed Term)

Post-Award Sponsored Programs, Grants & Contracts Accountant (Dept/Center)

The Department of Surgery is hiring a Post-Award Accountant to join the fast-paced, collaborative Research Administration team. This is a rewarding opportunity to work directly with principal investigators and research staff to budget, monitor expenditures, and reconcile financial data for sponsored programs. This position may have the opportunity to directly process and/or approve accounting transactions such as cost transfers, procurement, sub award management, and financial processing related to sponsored project management.

Well qualified candidates will possess a strong attention to detail, significant problem solving, written and oral communication skills, as well as a collaborative mindset. The successful candidate must have well-developed abilities in the following: tact, judgment, resourcefulness, confidentiality, and independent decision-making.

This position may require some work to be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location. Some work may be performed remotely, at an offsite, non-campus work location.

Terminal, 24 month appointment

This position has the possibility to be extended or converted to an ongoing appointment based on need and/or funding.

• Reviews financial expenditures for accuracy on sponsored grants and contracts
• Assists principal investigators with financial management of sponsored program budgets and directs day-to-day fiscal transactions
• Facilitate with UW RSP any fiscal award management tasks.
• Complete UW Campus and SMPH requested financial tasks.
• Prepares and processes financial reporting and/or invoicing information
• Provides expertise and advice related to procurement and allowable charges

School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Surgery, Research Administration

The Wisconsin Department of Surgery is one of the leading surgical programs in the nation, excelling in patient care, surgical education, and surgical research. We are composed of more than 130 full-time faculty across 10 divisions and nearly 200 additional staff who support our mission. Our surgeons perform almost 20,000 operations per year for pediatric and adult patients. Training the next generation of surgeons and clinician-scientists is integral in our department, with more than 100 residents and fellows trained each year.

The department is consistently among the top surgery programs with extramural research funding, ranking seventh nationally in NIH funding over the last 10 years.

The starting salary for the position is $70,221 annually; but is negotiable based on experience and qualifications.

Employees in this position can expect to receive benefits such as generous vacation, holidays, and sick leave; competitive insurances and savings accounts; retirement benefits. For more information, refer to the campus benefits webpage.

• Minimum of two years of relevant accounting experience required
• Effective written and oral communication skills
• Experience working with complex automated accounting systems and processes, including database or query

• Advanced knowledge of UW business policies and procedures
• A minimum two years of experience with accounting and post-award grants management in a public university
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience with the principles and practices of governmental accounting, including GAAP
• Ability to interpret and apply complex rules and requirements
• Ability to advise faculty and staff on policy, procedure, and technical applications related to post-award grants management, purchasing, and other financial processes

Associate’s Degree preferred

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