University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Department: Gates Institute

Job Title:  Finance & Accounting Principal Professional

Working Title: Senior Accountant

Position: #00810765 – Requisition: #37873

Job Summary:

This position is a full-time, subject matter expert-level position at the Gates Institute located on the Anschutz Medical Campus and serves on the Finance team.  This position will be responsible for managing the following processes for both the Gates Institute and the Gates Biomanufacturing Facility: 1.) Accounts Payables items through CU procurement office/system 2.) Accounts Receivable activity associated with CU’s PeopleSoft system, 3.) Journal Entries to internal speed types 4.) Balance sheet Account reconciliation. 5.) Concur Travel & Expense reporting liaison for both Gates Institute and the Gates Biomanufacturing Facility employees.

This position will report to the Finance Manager and have responsibilities in both the Gates Institute and the Gates Biomanufacturing Facility.

Key Responsibilities:

Finance/Procurement 

• Monitors and manages department speedtypes, including quarterly meetings with each GBF Department managers to ensure expenses are under budget.
• Monitors and manages the AP/AR entries with a monthly reconciliation within PeopleSoft to reflect customer sales/revenues.
• Monitors, manages, and publishes financial data that is obtained out of Marketplace, including tracking of Project Spend and Purchase Order detail.
• Responsible for acting as a subject matter expert related to university procurement rules and regulations and adheres to best practices when reviewing and approving expenses. 

  Grant/Fund Accounting:

•       Management and oversight of all expenditures on sponsored projects to ensure compliance with sponsor-specific rules and restrictions (for example, NIH, DOD, etc.).

• Monitors and manages direct and indirect costs for all projects to ensure all appropriate expenditures have been posted to project speedtype before the close-out process and to prevent any overages/deficits.
• Perform monthly reconciliation of department accounts with abnormal balances and monitor cash balances on all speed types with the GBF.
• Work with the Office of Grants & Contracts Billing and Accounts Receivable departments on any discrepancies, late payments, late invoices, or incorrect allocations of payments. Contact sponsor(s) regarding any discrepancies and/or missing payments when necessary.

Why Join Us:

The opportunity offered by the Gates Institute is one of a kind.  They 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 dedicated people, operating on a top tier research campus – the University of Colorado – Anschutz Medical Campus. 

The Gates Institute and its partners on the CU Anschutz Medical Campus are delivering lifesaving therapies and working to develop more eve