The successful candidate will be a skilled leader and communicator with a strong financial background, able to function in a fast-paced, complex environment. Collaboration, prioritization of work, and problem-solving skills are critical for success.
This position provides strategic oversight of the department’s research administration and financial operations. It supervises all pre- and post-award activities, ensuring proposals, awards, reporting, and compliance processes are accurate, timely, and aligned with federal, sponsor, and university requirements. The role includes oversight of complex mechanisms, including a T32 training grant, and monitoring of compliance and effort commitments across the department.
The position oversees departmental budgets across multiple non-sponsored funding sources, providing financial analysis, monitoring, and long-range planning to safeguard fiscal health. It directs the business operations of five revenue-producing facilities, including rate setting, compliance, and billing, and oversees purchasing processes to maintain strong internal controls and operational efficiency.
Key Job Responsibilities
- Analyzes financial information and makes recommendations to unit leadership
- Plans, directs, and engages in financial and/or accounting operations for multiple areas; coordinates data management, budget preparation and management, and financial reporting efforts
- Participates in the development, maintenance, and monitoring of automated financial information systems
- Recommends, interprets, disseminates, and implements unit-focused fiscal policies and procedures, ensuring compliance with established rule, regulations and financial guidelines
- Identifies, verifies, and audits financial charges, credits, and authorizes payments
- Serves as a subject matter expert to unit leadership regarding financial operations, status and reporting, and recommends process improvements
- May exercise supervisory authority, including hiring, transferring, suspending, promoting, managing conduct and performance, discharging, assigning, rewarding, disciplining, and/or approving hours worked of at least 2.0 FTE or equivalent employees
