Research Accounting Manager, Office of Research Administration

Location: Colorado

Engineering a world of possibilities

The Colorado School of Mines is a public R1 research university focused on applied science and engineering, producing the talent, knowledge and solutions to service industry and benefit society.

The Office of Finance, Administration and Operations (FA&O) provides critical support to the mission and forward-thinking strategic initiatives while managing $325 million in operating activity, stewarding $1 billion in assets, and supporting 1400 faculty and staff. Mines facilitates over $100 million annually in sponsored project awards and over $500 million in proposals. The Office Research Administration reports up through FA&O and is responsible for ensuring financial compliance and streamlined business processes for the campus research community.

The Research Accounting Manager reports directly to the Associate Director of Research Administration - Accounting and provides leadership to the university’s Research Accounting team.

The Research Accountant Manager will represent The Office of Research Administration in a wide range of activities, committees, and meetings. They will collaborate and interact with many internal and external constituencies including campus administration and academic departments, other higher education institutions, governmental agencies (e.g. Office of Navel Research, Department of Defense, and The Department of Energy), and industry partners.

They must be able to maintain high customer service levels while meeting strict reporting deadlines. In this leadership role, the Research Accountant Manager must engage in effective collaboration, become a trusted partner with the university community, and engage campus as appropriate.

This position requires critical thinking in various analysis to apply regulatory interpretation to sponsored activity. They will be responsible for independently compiling, analyzing, and presenting financial data. In addition, they will be required to work with campus constituents, including faculty and staff to manage and reconcile sponsored activity and must have the ability to provide effective communication of regulatory and financial information for a broad audience.

This position is a key member of the research team with five direct reports and manages the set-up of new awards in the financial system, expense and account monitoring, financial reporting, financial closeout and other post-award financial analysis and support for sponsored awards. The ideal candidate has a can-do attitude, enjoys working with a variety of stakeholder groups, and collaborating with others to resolve unique challenges.

This position requires campus presence at least three days per week. The successful candidate must be able to commute to campus in Golden, Colorado, regularly.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position now nor in the future.

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