Faculty Research Accounting Analyst

About the role

Department

Booth Accounting: Budget 1

Job Summary

Provide comprehensive planning, budget preparation and monitoring, and accounting support to faculty for their research budgets. This includes serving more than 150 faculty members, many of whom have multiple research accounts, such as discretionary funds and internal awards. Responsibilities include acting as a budget consultant, monitoring budgets and expenses, optimizing the use of available cash, project maintenance, preparing reports, and processing transactions, including submitting invoices for payment and expense reports for approval, along with other general accounting duties.

This position is not eligible for employer-sponsored employment authorization.

Responsibilities

• Works as a consultant in managing, monitoring, and maintaining faculty research projects for discretionary and internal awards that includes projections more than one year.
• Builds relationships with faculty by monitoring budget balances, expenses, and encumbrances on a monthly basis, and notifying them when their budgets are approaching a deficit.
• Performs accounting duties that align with the complexity of Booth instruction and research activities that adjusts funding to maintain faculty project and award information, such as transaction review and analysis, funds transfers, and cost corrections.
• Processes and submits invoices and reimbursement requests, as well as prepare expense reports for approval while monitoring the budget.
• Assists with budgeting activities, including loading the fiscal year budget, rolling over balances, allocating Executive MBA budget and Course Coach budgets, and reconciling to the master budget report.
• Maintains and updates faculty projects and awards in the Oracle ERP accounting system, including creating new projects and awards; increasing or decreasing funding; closing projects and awards; and updating other relevant information.
• Works with supervisor to assist with ad-hoc reporting and analysis as requested from the Dean's office.
• Communicates and ensures faculty are compliant with both University and Booth financial policies.
• Crosses collaboration with Booth's procurement and payables team who manage contracts, purchasing, and invoice payments.
• Works with staff across various Booth departments on matters related to faculty research projects, such as Human Resources, IT, Faculty Services, and Data Governance, etc.
• Performs a variety of operating or cost accounting activities which require moderate knowledge of accounting theories and principles.
• Has a moderate/high level of authority in drafting income and balance sheet statements, consolidated statements, and various other accounting statements and reports.
• Performs other related work as needed.

Minimum Qualifications

Education

Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.

Work Experience

Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 2-5 years of work experience in a related job discipline.

Certifications: Preferred Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance.

Experience

• Accounting and financial reporting experience.

Certifications

• CPA.

Technical Skills or Knowledge

• Demonstrated proficiency with MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook).

Preferred Competencies

• Outstanding verbal, written, and presentation skills, as well as organizational skills.
• Excellent strategic planning, critical thinking, and analytical skills.
• Handle multiple detailed tasks/projects simultaneously and meet strict deadlines with frequent interruptions.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively and diplomatically with colleagues and faculty in a multitude of communication methods, including in person, email, and phone.
• Professional demeanor, including tact, discretion, and a customer service-oriented approach.

Working Conditions

• This position is currently expected to work a minimum three days per week in the office.

Application Documents

• Resume/CV (required)
• Cover Letter (required)

Additional information

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• Job Family
• Financial Management
• Role Impact
• Individual Contributor
• Scheduled Weekly Hours
• 37.5
• Drug Test Required
• No
• Health Screen Required
• No
• Motor Vehicle Record Inquiry Required
• No
• Pay Rate Type

Salary

FLSA Status

Exempt

Pay Range $64,000.00 - $72,000.00

The included pay rate or range represents the University's good faith estimate of the possible compensation offer for this role at the time of posting.

Benefits Eligible

Yes

The University of Chicago offers a wide range of benefits programs and resources for eligible employees, including health, retirement, and paid time off. Information about the benefit offerings can be found in the Benefits Guidebook.

Posting Statement

All offers of employment are contingent upon a background check that includes a review of conviction history. A conviction does not automatically preclude University employment. Rather, the University considers conviction information on a case-by-case basis and assesses the nature of the offense, the circumstances surrounding it, the proximity in time of the conviction, and its relevance to the position.

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