Hybrid Finance Accountant - Research Operations & Billing

University of Colorado; Boulder (CO); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation funds available

Hybrid work model

Job summary

JILA at CU Boulder invites applications for an Accountant of Financial Operations & Shops. This role provides financial management, transaction processing, reconciliation, and financial oversight supporting JILA's research shops and broader financial operations.

The position also participates in payroll and personnel processing coordination, under supervision of the JILA Finance Manager. The position offers a hybrid work setup with one remote day per week and requires a Bachelor’s degree with 1+

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 1+ years of professional accounting, bookkeeping, or fiscal experience.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may substitute.
• Familiarity with fiscal business applications for productivity, reporting, and data record keeping and integrity.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills and proficiency with Microsoft Outlook and Word.
• Experience with budget or variance monitoring in a constrained or contracting funding environment.

Responsibilities

• Prepare biweekly and monthly Shops reports supporting cost allocation to sponsored research and other JILA/CU/NIST speedtypes.
• Prepare monthly Shops billing for internal and external users and resolve shop-materials purchases made by non-JILA departments that require billing back.
• Prepare biweekly shop labor allocations from timesheet data, in coordination with Sponsored Project Specialists, and prepare related journal entries.
• Prepare monthly gas expense allocations and related journal entries.
• Document Shops industry-invoicing processes for usage and labor billing.

Skills

Detail-oriented

Excel proficiency

Communication skills

Time management

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

PeopleSoft Finance

Concur

Job description

JILA at CU Boulder invites applications for an Accountant of Financial Operations & Shops. This role provides financial management, transaction processing, reconciliation, and financial oversight supporting JILA's research shops and broader financial operations.

The position also participates in payroll and personnel processing coordination, under supervision of the JILA Finance Manager. The position offers a hybrid work setup with one remote day per week and requires a Bachelor’s degree with 1+