"Senior Accountant"

Position Summary

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Senior Accountant for the Research Financial Services within the Office for Research.

The Office for Research's mission is to support the research, scholarship, and creative endeavors of all Rutgers faculty. The Office accomplishes its mission by convening with academic and research leaders, providing integrated, user-focused resources, services, and tools, and partnering with faculty.

Among the key duties of this position are the following:

• Performs advanced professional accounting and budget analysis duties that require independent judgment and initiative.
• Manages post award administration of complex grants and contracts for research and other sponsored programs funded by external sources.
• Analyzes, reviews and interprets financial transactions in the Oracle Grants Project Module. Reviews and approves transactions for regulatory compliance.
• Reviews, approves and submits invoices and financial reports to external sponsoring organizations in accordance with the terms of those agreements.
• Provides high quality customer service to principal investigators/departments for grant and contract accounting functions.
• Ensures compliance with external sponsors contractual requirements as well as internal Rutgers institutional policies and procedures.

Minimum Education and Experience

• A bachelor's degree in business administration, accounting or fiscal management or other relevant field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• A minimum of five years' relevant experience in a financial/accounting function.

Additional Details

Posted: 05-Dec-25

Location: New Brunswick, New Jersey

City: Piscataway

State: NJ

Equipment Utilized: Microsoft Excel, Word, Access, ORACLE Cloud projects. Use of general ledger and Financial Data Warehouse reports.

Physical Demands and Work Environment: Office environment.

Special Conditions: Multiple Vacancies.

Posting Number: 25ST1864

Internal Number: 258688