University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Department: Gates Institute

Job Title: Senior Accountant

Position #:00828649 – Requisition #:38229

Job Summary:

The Senior Accountant will provide expert-level support to the Gates Institute, including accounting, financial tracking, and post-award administration. This position will be responsible for providing administrative, financial, technical guidance and support to faculty, fellows and staff seeking outside funding for research, public service, and special sponsored institutional projects.

The Senior Accountant is responsible for the full cycle of accounting and financial operations to support a business unit of the Gates Institute. This includes account reconciliations, journal entries, payroll expense transfers, expense report approvals, and monitoring of AP/AR activity in PeopleSoft. The role oversees and provides guidance on departmental budgets and funding distributions, communicates over-expenditures, and partners with leadership on forecasts, fiscal analyses, and special projects that support strategic decision-making.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee and track departmental budgets and funding distributions; provide recommendations.

• Act as a key partner in all fiscal and operational reporting needs and projects.

• Serve as a lead reviewer for business unit reconciliations prepared by other team members.

• Performs Payroll Expense Transfers (PETs) and Journal Entries (JEs) as needed in compliance with internal and external policies and procedures. 

• Prepare and process deposits for large checks and electronic payments, verifying accuracy and coding to the correct speedtypes and accounts.

• Review and approval , travels (Concur), and capital expenditure (unless this falls into something above).

• Act as a post-award grant administrator and subject matter expert for the business unit.

• Work with the PIs and the OGC to coordinate the receipt of funded proposals including:

• Review notices of grant awards with the PI, making note of any special restrictions.

• Respond to requests from funders for information/clarification needed for funding decisions including preparation of other support documentation for grant personnel and budget revision and justification.

• Work with the Office of Grants and Contracts (OGC) in order to identify cost-sharing in proposals and assure accurate accounting.

Work Location:

Hybrid – this role is eligible for a hybrid schedule of 3 days per week on campus and as needed for in-person meetings.

Why Join Us:

The opportunity offered by the Gates Institute is one of a kind. We blend the best of a large research organization of over 40,000 employees strong, with the family atmosphere of working with a team of 50+ highly de