Position Summary: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking an Accounting Specialist for the Rutgers Office for Research. As part of the Office for Research, the Accounting Specialist (accountant) works in Research Financial Services (RFS) to administer and coordinate post-award administration of assigned grants and contracts for research and other sponsored programs funded by external sources. Collectively these are referred to as awards. An award can consist of one general ledger account or multiple project accounts and/or cost-sharing accounts. The Accounting Specialist serves as the appropriate principal investigator's/department contact for grant and contract accounting functions. The position reports to the Accounting M