Business Specialist

Position Summary:

• Manages and maintains the administration of the Division of Life Science (DLS) Designated, Endowed, Restricted, and Grant accounts.
• Monitors, verifies, and reconciles expenditures of budgeted funds, prepares financial statements reflecting status of programs and activities.
• Analyzes financial data and prepares financial documents and reports for internal and external purposes.
• Ensures compliance with University and sponsoring agency policies and procedures.
• Creates and maintains database to capture employee and historical data.
• Provides assistants in the day-to-day operations and development of DLS policies and procedures.
• Performs special projects for management as assigned.
• Acts as a liaison to ensure the integration of DLS business activities across departments and within University structure.
• Works under general supervision, within established parameters, with few direct instructions.
• Carries out routine and non-routine tasks with occasional review of work outputs by supervisor.
• Performs professional work requiring knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting principles and practices (GAAP), and a good understanding and application of concepts, theories, principles, practices, terminology, and applied bases of accounting.
• Provides assistants in the day-to-day operations and development of DLS policies and procedures.
• Performs special projects for management as assigned.

Minimum Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or related field, or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience that demonstrates knowledge and understanding of generally-accepted accounting principles and practices.
• A minimum of two years relevant experience in a financial/accounting function, and knowledge of Federal and State grant regulations.

City: Piscataway

State: NJ

Equipment Utilized:

• This position requires excellent computer skills including but not limited to Excel, Word, Access and in depth understanding of University Systems RIAS/Cornerstone/Marketplace/Expense Management, Discoverer, departmental Shadow System Grant Manager 13.0, and DGCA online systems such as IPAS, Researcher's Dashboard and ECRT.
• This position will work with the system consultant and internal IT in implementing changes to the department's shadow system.

Posting Number: 24ST2083