Post Award Accounting Manager at University of California- Riverside

Position Information

The full salary range for the Post Award Accounting Manager is $90,400.00 - $169,000.00 annually. However, the expected pay scale for this position is up to $125,800 annually. We base salary offers on a variety of considerations, such as education, licensure and certifications, experience, and other business and organizational needs.

Applicants are strongly encouraged to include a cover letter and resume with their application. Please be advised that candidates may be required to provide a work/writing sample.

Under general direction, the Post Award Accounting Manager is responsible for managing external funding received by the University by providing comprehensive fiscal management, consultative analysis, and programmatic administration of a full range of complex extramural fund sources, to ensure the effective cash management, compliance, and internal controls, in accordance with campus, system-wide, federal and other sponsor policies, and requirements. The position develops financial models, strategies, and recommendations to maximize cash flow and minimize collections. This position also is responsible for the administration of the accounting system projects and receivable modules, and related reporting. As a unit manager and member of the Accounting Management Team, the position is responsible for the implementation of the division's talent and performance management strategy for assigned staff toward meeting established strategic goals and objectives.

Applicants must have current work authorization when accepting a UCR staff position. Currently, we are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa for staff.

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

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Education

Education Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in related area and/or equivalent experience/training. (Required)
• Master's degree in business administration or related field. (Preferred)

Certification Requirements

• Professional certification. (Preferred)

Experience Requirements

• 8 - 13 years of related experience. (Required)
• Experience and advanced knowledge of interpreting and applying fund and cash management principles; Generally Accepted Accounting Principles; Governmental Accounting Standards, and Uniform Guidance requirements. (Required)
• 5 or more years of advanced financial consulting experience or equivalent. (Preferred)
• Previous supervisory/managerial experience. (Preferred)

Minimum Requirements

Broad knowledge of the organization's operational, personnel, and financial transactions and systems
. Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively across the organization at all levels. Strong skills using common desktop/web applications. Advanced skill and expertise effectively writing financial reports and summaries. Broad knowledge of financial transactions and financial systems, as well as related policy, accounting, and regulatory compliance requirements. Strong verbal and written communication skills. Basic knowledge of industry best practices. Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain cooperative, tactful, effective and harmonious working relationships with a diverse group of stakeholders. Broad service orientation skills; proven ability to multi-task effectively in a varied, high volume environment; sound judgment and decision-making skills; and reasoning ability to develop original ideas to solve problems.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience using Oracle Cloud Financials - Project Portfolio Management (PPM) and Accounts Receivables modules Extensive knowledge of and experience interpreting and applying contracts and grant terms and conditions, audit standards and federal sponsored projects policy

Additional Information

In the Heart of Inland Southern California, UC Riverside is located on nearly 1,200 acres near Box Springs Mountain in Southern California; the park-like campus provides convenient access to the vibrant and growing Inland region. The campus is a living laboratory for the exploration of issues critical to growing communities' air, water, energy, transportation, politics, the arts, history, and culture. UCR gives every student, faculty and staff member the resources to explore, engage, imagine and excel.

UC Riverside is recognized as one of the most ethnically diverse research universities in the country boasting several key rankings of which we are extremely proud.

• UC Riverside is proud to be ranked No. 12 among all U.S. universities, according to Money Magazine's 2020 rankings, and among the top 1 percent of universities worldwide, according to the 2019-20 Center for World University rankings.
  


• UC Riverside is the top university in the United States for social mobility. - U.S. News 2020
  


• UCR is a member of the University Innovation Alliance, the leading national coalition of public research universities committed to improving student success for low-income, first-generation, and students of color.
  


• Among top-tier universities, UC Riverside ranks No. 2 in financial aid. - Business Insider 2019
  


• Ranked No. 2 in the world for research, UCR's Department of Entomology maintains one of the largest collections of insect specimens the nation. - Center for World University Rankings
  


• UCR's distinguished faculty boasts 2 Nobel Laureates, and 13 members of the National Academies of Science and Medicine.
  

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer with a strong institutional commitment to the achievement of excellence and diversity among its faculty and staff. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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