Salary
💰 $62,614 - $79,645 per year
About the role
- Oversee ACCORDS finance functions under direction of the Director of Finance & Administration (DFA).
- Monitor spending rates on department accounts and assist with annual budgeting.
- Oversee timely processing of invoices, purchase order requisitions, Concur expense reports, and travel requests.
- Manage gift card process, conduct periodic gift card/incentive audits.
- Process procurement and travel reports and purchases on behalf of Principal Investigators and research staff.
- Conduct financial analysis, internal audits, and create routine and ad hoc financial reports using A2E, AX, MyBI, PowerBI, mFIN, etc.
- Enter Journal Entries (JEs) and Payroll Expense Transfers (PETs); process HCM/payroll entries as backup when needed.
- Oversee contracting and Marketplace entries, including deposits to external parties and tracking completion.
- Manage and review non-grant Center speedtypes and accounts receivable activities.
- Conduct cost studies for service center creation and prepare allocation calculations for departmental/divisional expenses.
- Interpret purchasing and procurement rules; create/update internal procurement processes and educate ACCORDS community on policies.
- Help implement a task-management system (e.g., SmartSheet, OnBase) including process-mapping and stakeholder collaboration.
- Recruit and supervise student employees as needed to manage workload.
- Work collaboratively with grant management team to process/track A/R and A/P for sponsored research, reconcile budgets, and process payroll updates.
- Perform other fiscal duties as determined by the Director; duties subject to change based on business needs.
Requirements
- Minimum: Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, accounting, or directly related field from an accredited institution.
- Minimum: 4 years of professional-level experience in a budget, finance, or accounting role.
- Substitution: Combination of education and related technical/paraprofessional experience may substitute for the bachelor’s degree on a year-for-year basis.
- Applicants must meet minimum qualifications at the time of hire.
- Candidates responsible for interview travel expenses and any relocation expenses, if applicable.
- Preferred: Master’s degree in business, finance, or related field.
- Preferred: Working knowledge of University of Colorado systems (A2E, CU Marketplace, Concur, mFIN, PeopleSoft Finance, PeopleSoft HCM).
- Preferred: Sponsored projects accounting experience.
- Preferred: Prior experience working for the University of Colorado in finance and accounting.
- Preferred: 3 years of experience working in higher education.
- Knowledge/Skills: GAAP, Cost Principles, Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance/2 CFR Part 200).
- Knowledge/Skills: Expert skills in Microsoft Excel; effective written and oral communication; strong customer service and interpersonal skills.
- Knowledge/Skills: Problem solving, critical thinking, time management, organization, ability to work independently and collaboratively.