Position Summary:

Minimum Education and Experience:

• Requires a bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or related field; or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience that demonstrates comprehensive knowledge and understanding of general accounting principles and practices;
• Also requires a minimum of five (5) years of relevant professional experience in a financial/accounting function, excellent communication skills, and computer literacy.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to establish and maintain continually evolving relationships with a variety of individuals, coordinating multiple activities;
• Competence in the use of spreadsheet and database software in financial analysis, fiscal management, and financial reports;
• Knowledge of generally accepted accounting, fiscal, and reporting principles;
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships;
• Take initiative and independently, plan, organize, coordinate, and perform work in various situations where numerous and diverse demands are involved;
• Analyze data, information, and objectives; identify patterns, concerns, issues, problems, needs, tendencies and relationships; formulate logical and objective conclusions; recognize alternatives and their implications; and make sound decisions or recommendations;
• Anticipate problems and to address them proactively;
• Must be able to multitask and manage several complex projects simultaneously in a fast-paced, customer-focused, team environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree preferred

Equipment Utilized:

• Regularly uses all software, systems, and equipment necessary to provide effective and efficient support for budget, financial, and grant administration
• MS Office Suite
• Cornerstone
• RAPSS
• ECRT
• Employment Eligibility Verification I-9
• All systems the University uses for budget, accounting, procurement, proposal submission, grants administration, and the equipment, software, and specialized materials needed to support the effective and efficient performance of this position

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

• Fast-paced, deadline-driven, team environment with requirement to skillfully and professionally handle multiple shifting priorities, interacting successfully with a wide variety of individuals and stakeholders at all levels of the University community;
• Must be able to handle interruptions and quickly reestablish focus on the multiple tasks at hand on a continual basis.

Posting Number: 22ST2942

Location: Rutgers University-Newark

About Rutgers University

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a leading national public research university and the state's preeminent, comprehensive public institution of higher education. Rutgers is dedicated to teaching that meets the highest standards of excellence; to conducting research that breaks new ground; and to turning knowledge into solutions for local, national, and global communities. As it was at our founding in 1766, the heart of our mission is preparing students to become productive members of society and good citizens of the world. Rutgers teaches across the full educational spectrum: preschool to precollege; undergraduate to graduate and postdoctoral; and continuing education for professional and personal advancement. Rutgers is New Jersey's land-grant institution and one of the nation's foremost research universities, and as such, we educate, make discoveries, serve as an engine of economic growth, and generate ideas for improving people's lives.

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