Research Accountant 3

🔍 Business Affairs, Redwood City, California, United States

📁: Finance

📅   : Sep 17, 2019 Post Date

📅   : 84665 Requisition #

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MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Education & Experience:
Four year college degree and more than five years of relevant experience or combination of education and relevant experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Advanced knowledge of contract and grant procedures and ability to apply policies and accounting practices.
Advanced knowledge of principles, concepts and theories of accounting.
Thorough understanding of key attributes in Oracle and its impact on reporting, billing, and recovering costs.
Detailed knowledge of Stanford research administration processes including pre and post award research administration.
Detailed experience with OMB Circulars A-21, A-110, A-133, Cost Accounting Standard (CAS), GAAP, Federal Acquisition Requirements (FAR), various sponsor policies.
Strong working knowledge of Excel.
Experienced with Oracle /Stanford systems.
Ability to independently diagnose and solve complex problems using sound judgment. Ability to make decision provide guidance and directions for staff to follow.
Skilled to independently analyze complex accounting transactions, and interpret agreements with difficult restrictions using various tools.
Excellent customer service skills. Working collaboratively with different process partners, departments, within the organization to achieve best possible outcomes.
Excellent oral and writing communication skills.
Build positive working relationship with departments, various process partners in the university, and within the organization up/down/side levels.
Well-represent OSR. Ability to handle meetings/conversations tactfully on the organization's behalf.
Be supportive of management decisions and work toward common goals.

Certifications and Licenses:
None

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS*:

Constantly sitting, grasping lightly, use fine manipulation and performing desk-based computer tasks.
Occasionally use a telephone.
Rarely stand/walk, twist, bend, stoop, squat, write by hand, sort and file paperwork or parts, lift, carry push, and pull objects that weigh up to 10 pounds.

* - Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires accommodation to perform the essential functions of the job.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

May have occasional extended or weekend work hours during peak business cycles.

WORK STANDARDS:

Interpersonal Skills: Demonstrates the ability to work well with Stanford colleagues and clients and with external organizations.
Promote Culture of Safety: Demonstrates commitment to personal responsibility and value for safety; communicates safety concerns; uses and promotes safe behaviors based on training and lessons learned.
Subject to and expected to comply with all applicable University policies and procedures, including but not limited to the personnel policies and other policies found in the University's Administrative Guide, http://adminguide.stanford.edu.

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