EMF Service Team Member

EMF Service Team Member – UC Santa Barbara

Position Number: Multiple positions available.
Payroll

Title:

GEN ACCOUNTANT 3
Job Code: 7735
Job Open Date: 11/12/2025
Application Review Begins: 12/1/2025
Department Code (Name): CTLR (Controller)
Percentage of Time: 100%
Union Code (Name): 99 Non-represented
Employee Class (Appointment Type): Staff:
Career
FLSA Status: Exempt
Salary Grade: PSS/21
Pay Rate/Range: $71,600 – $85,550 per year
Work Location: 3201 SAASB
Working Days and

Hours:

M‑F 8 am – 5 pm
Benefits Eligibility: Full Benefits
Remote / Hybrid Work: Hybrid agreement available

The EMF Service Team Member, reporting to the Team Lead, provides customer‑oriented, value‑added post‑award management services to UCSB Principal Investigators, Research Finance Analysts, and university partners. Responsibilities include set‑up, invoicing, and fiscal management of individual grants and contracts awarded by federal, state, other government, and private sponsors. The role applies university policies and office procedures, exercises judgment within defined guidelines, manages professional relationships with customers, partners and sponsors, and balances workload to meet service levels and sponsor deadlines.

Experience may involve managing an award portfolio ranging from high‑volume, low‑complexity awards to low‑volume, high‑complexity awards.

• Bachelor's degree in a related area and/or equivalent experience/training.
• 4–6 years of professional experience in accounting, auditing, or a related field.
• 4–6 years of demonstrated ability in continual learning, interpersonal skills, problem solving, oral communication, written communication, compliance management, influencing/negotiating, and customer service.
• 4–6 years of demonstrated integrity, flexibility, poise, resilience, attendance, accountability, empathy, decisiveness, self‑direction, technical credibility, and subject‑matter expertise.
• 4–6 years of demonstrated ability to apply theory to practice with in‑depth understanding of the professional field to analyze and solve problems/issues related to office skills, office systems, business knowledge for core finance functions, analysis, project management, regulatory compliance, post‑award processes, and post‑award systems.

• 1–3 years of relevant work experience with the University of California or experience with UC pre‑ or post‑award.
• 1–3 years of demonstrated competence in team building, conflict management, and technology management.
• 1–3 years of demonstrated passion, accessibility, perseverance, proactivity, service motivation, and educator/mentor.

• Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without employee sponsorship.
• Satisfactory criminal history background check.
• UCSB is a tobacco‑free environment.

As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts a conditional offer must disclose any misconduct decisions, allegations, or ongoing investigations within the last seven years, including any disciplinary proceedings involving misconduct, leaving a position under investigation, or filing an appeal of a misconduct finding at a previous employer. “Misconduct” includes violations of policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant’s previous place of employment, such as sexual harassment, discrimination, dishonesty, or unethical conduct.

• 90% EMF Post‑Award Management – Setup, invoicing, and financial monitoring (detailed responsibilities include award configuration, budget appropriations, invoicing accuracy, financial reporting, and audit support).
• 0% EMF Post‑Award Management (Continuation) – Service activities such as relationship development with research offices and department representatives, responding to inquiries, and maintaining compliance documentation.
• 10% Other – Training, policy updates, knowledge sharing, and special projects as assigned.

Full benefits eligibility. Vaccination policy per University of California requirements. The position is subject to the UC Vaccination Programs Policy and other campus health requirements.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to protected status.