"SP Reporting Senior"

A cover letter and copy of your transcript are required for consideration for this position. The cover letter and transcript should be included prior to the first page of your resume. The cover letter should address your specific interest in the position and outline skills describing how your experience fits the responsibilities associated with this position.

We are in search of a Reporting Senior to join our team in the Finance-Sponsored Programs office. The Reporting Area of Sponsored Programs completes approximately 9,000 reports annually while ensuring compliance with sponsor guidelines. Employees in this role will support the continued expansion of the department's highly productive and deadline driven research enterprise.

Starting Salary: $85,000

You will be responsible for post-award accounting of grants and contracts. You will provide procedure interpretation to university departments. You will prepare complex reports and/or reconcile multiple letters of credit to federal and sponsoring agencies and approve financial status report(s) to ensure compliance with university and sponsor requirements and regulations. You will participate in business process review and changes, provide guidance to internal and external customers, and embrace the Senior Level Competencies found in the Research Administration Series Competency Matrix, https://hr.umich.edu/sites/default/files/2019_research_admin_competency_matrix.pdf.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field with 8 accounting courses.
• Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office products, Google suites, and communication applications such as Zoom.
• 5 years of research administration experience

Preferred Qualification:

Prior Sponsored Programs experience.

This is a full-time 40 hour work week position, Monday through Friday.

Sponsored Programs wants to employ a diverse workforce as a reflection of our commitment to serve the diverse people of Michigan, to sustain the excellence of the university, and to offer our students richly varied disciplines, perspectives, and ways of knowing and learning.

The University of Michigan, with an operating budget of $6 billion, is a leader in higher education. The Finance Division reports to the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and partners with the University community to provide the financial infrastructure essential to being one of the world's greatest public universities. We are comprised of several units including Financial Analysis, Financial Operations, Procurement Services, Sponsored Programs and Treasury. Though we are made up of several distinct divisions, we share a common set of values and goals. For more information about the Finance division, please go to www.finance.umich.edu.