Position Summary:

• Supports the University's fringe benefit accounting in conjunction with the offices of Financial Planning and Analysis, Accounting Operations, financial analysts, and the Associate Controller.
• Conducts reviews, reconciliations, projections, and reporting of financial activities related to fringe benefit accounting, including FICA Recovery reporting to the State.
• Ensures that recorded activity complies with University and State of NJ regulations, GAAP, and other applicable external restrictions.
• Assists as a resource for University departments regarding fringe benefit information and compliance.
• Provides support in the preparation of fringe benefit reporting and payments to the State, and fringe benefit rates to the federal government.
• Collaborates with the Office for Research Core Services on service center/core facility rate reviews, biennial studies, and compliance monitoring.
• Analyzes and compiles data for financial reports, surveys, and audits in support of senior leadership, including SEFA/SESA reporting.
• Prepares and/or assists surveys and reports required by external agencies and authoritative bodies.
• Provides recommendations on analyses, reports, methodologies, systems, and data.
• Supports journal entries in the GL and project ledger, reconciles project-only fund types 155, 156, and 157, ensures year-end balances are accurate, and educates departments on correcting errors.
• Performs monthly, quarterly, and year-end closing tasks in FCCS in coordination with University Accounting.
• Understands and reconciles balance sheet natural accounts related to fringe benefit accounting.
• Assists with external auditor requests, Uniform Guidance audit support, the HERD survey, SALCAL, and other Cost Analysis team surveys.
• Participates in the HCM implementation and assists with testing and troubleshooting related to future fringe accounting and reporting.
• Maintains knowledge of Oracle Financials, Tableau, and Microsoft Office products
• Pulls and analyzes data as appropriate.
• Performs additional tasks and duties as assigned by Senior Leadership.

Minimum Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree, preferably in accounting, finance, business administration, or a related field and at least five (5) years of professional experience working directly with financial data analysis, modeling, and decision support; or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience.

City: Piscataway

State: NJ

Equipment Utilized:

• Microsoft Office Suite products.
• University's financial data warehouse.
• Tableau database.
• WebSpace.
• CRIS.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

• Standard office environment with extended periods of computer use.
• Ability to sit, stand, and move around the office as needed, as well as to communicate effectively in person and via electronic platforms.

Special Conditions:

• Occasional extended hours may be required during peak reporting cycles.

Posting Number: 25ST2283

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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