This position performs professional sponsored project accounting activities for the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) Administration, including CALS Research Division and the Wisconsin Agricultural Experiment Station (WAES) units.
The post-award accountant position is a multifaceted role in which daily responsibilities are driven by activities and priorities that arise each day tied to the Rural Partnership Program. The position works with principal investigators, researchers, departments, and centers to monitor and reconcile spending for the Rural Partnership grant at the school/college/divisional level. The accountant serves as the liaison between departments and central campus business units to resolve financial challenges and assist with sponsored project post-award tasks and closeout activities. The selected candidate may interact directly with project sponsors related to detailed financial reporting, invoicing, and/or auditing on behalf of the unit to ensure compliance. The selected candidate will possess excellent verbal and written communication skills and an ability to cultivate positive relationships.
The College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) is committed to maintaining and growing a culture that embraces diversity, inclusion, and equity, believing that these values are foundational elements of our excellence and fundamental components of a positive and enriching learning and working environment for all students, faculty, and staff. At CALS, we acknowledge that bias, prejudice, racism, and hate have historically occurred in many forms that cause significant and lasting harm to members of our community. We commit to taking actions each day toward a college that is inclusive and welcoming to all. We encourage applications from candidates who can demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

• 15% Communicates and ensures financial requirements per federal, state, university, and sponsor regulations are followed on behalf of the school/college or division
• 25% Ensures the departmental or divisional post-award processing or tasks are done appropriately and timely
• 10% Reviews and approves financial transactions such as managing fiscal closeout of awards and projects
• 25% Advises departments or researchers on appropriate post-award modifications and relevant processing
• 5% Collects or prepares documentation required for compliance or audits on sponsored grants, contracts, or agreements
• 10% Maintains and analyzes accounting and financial functions associated with USDA 142 Formula funded sponsored projects
• 10% Manages all UW partnership funding to ensure compliance with terms and conditions of the Rural Partnership award

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.
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Preferred
Associate's Degree

Required Qualifications:
-Working in a financial related field (e.g. Finance, Accounting, Grant Management, Financial Specialist, or other financial related field)
-Managing multiple tasks, planning, establishing priorities, and organizing varied and complex tasks in a fast-paced, high-volume environment
-Demonstrated customer service (e.g., responding to inquiries, providing technical support, transparency, guiding customers through a transaction, follow-up / follow-through, etc.)
Preferred Qualifications:
-Applying governmental cost accounting principles and standards
-Identifying audit risk expenditures and implementing a corrective plan of action (e.g. seeking approval, cost transfers, etc.)
-Interpreting some of the following: state statutes; federal regulations; administrative rules; university/college/department/center policies and procedures; travel and purchasing policies specific to the State of Wisconsin/UW-System/UW Madison
-Working with UW financial and grant systems (or other comparable higher education platform), software, and applications (e.g., Workday; PeopleSoft system; eRA systems; Huron grant products; Smartsheets; spreadsheets; OneNote; virtual video platforms)

Full or Part Time: 80% - 100%
This position may require some work to be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location. Some work may be performed remotely, at an offsite, non-campus work location.

Ongoing/Renewable

Minimum $60,000 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications
The anticipated salary range for this position is $60,000 - $74,000. However, final salary will depend on experience and qualifications. Employees in this position can expect to receive benefits such as generous vacation, holidays, and paid time off; competitive insurances and savings accounts; retirement benefits. Benefits information can be found at: .

-This is a grant funded position, and the expected duration of the appointment will be 12/31/2027. However, the appointment may be extended based upon future funding opportunities.
-If the selected candidate is hired at 80%, the position will focus solely on the management of the Rural Partnership Program (and be funded solely by the Rural Partnership grant). If the selected candidate is hired at 100%, the remaining 20% of the position will perform other duties involving sponsored research (and will be funded by a different source).
-A criminal background check will be conducted on the selected candidate.
-A one-year evaluation period will be required.
-The successful applicant will be responsible for ensuring eligibility for employment in the United States on or before the effective date of the appointment.
-University sponsorship is not available for this position.

Click on the "Apply Online" button to start the application process. You will be prompted to upload the following documents/Application Materials:
-Resume (required): Detail your educational and professional background
-Cover letter (required): Refer to your related work experience
-References (required): List contact information for three (3) references, including your current/most recent supervisor. References will not be contacted without prior notice.
It's important that your cover letter and resume reflect your experience for this position related to the Qualifications section. Your application materials will be used during our evaluation to determine your qualifications as they relate to the job. The most qualified applicants will be invited to participate in the next step of the selection process.

Jen Herbert
608-265-4204
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See for further information.

Post-Award SPGC Account(S/C/D)(SC025)

A07-COL OF AG & LIFE SCIENCES/RESEARCH DIV

Academic Staff-Renewable

295425-AS