"Financial Operations Senior Analyst"

Financial Operations Senior Analyst responsible for the development, negotiation, administration of clinical trial budgets and revenue collection for the College of Medicine (COM) Center for Clinical Research Management (CCRM); oversees creation of internal budgets and negotiation of external sponsor budgets/payment terms; sets work assignments; directs collaboration with research staff and appropriate OSU departments to determine research costs for Protocol specific clinical trial activities; manages the set-up and communication to clinical teams of all budget forms needed for each trial to help ensure billing compliance, including PA005s and budget study summaries; ensures new study activation timelines are met; administers quarterly sponsor invoicing activities for studies, collects subject visit details from Research Study Coordinators, analyzes subject activity, invoices sponsors according to contract, follows up on outstanding revenue; provides quarterly financial summary information to Manager; administers/implements project budgets, reviews/approves research bills and expenses, determines departmental personnel payments, reconciles all research project expenses with general ledger, manages/oversees the trial financial close-out, assists with fiscal reporting related to project/department post award activities; implements fiscal processes/procedures that ensure adherence to appropriate internal controls and compliance with established policies and procedures; manages financial data entry into the OSUWMC CRMS database, reports monthly financial stats, and responsible for creation of CRMS study calendars; provides fiscal onboarding for new research groups: completes financial audits, trains clinical staff on all fiscal related procedures; mentors, trains and oversees workloads of new fiscal officers;

Minimum Education Required

Bachelor's Level Degree with a Major in business administration or finance or equivalent experience required.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's Level Degree with a Major in business administration or finance or equivalent experience required; 4 years experience in financial accounting or budgeting required; spreadsheet and Microsoft PowerPoint proficiency required. Requires successful completion of a background check. Selected candidate may be requested to complete a pre-employment physical including a drug screen.

Additional Desired Qualifications

4- 8 years experience in financial accounting or budgeting preferred; financial experience in a healthcare environment preferred; considerable research budget and contract management experience at a public academic research institution desired; experience negotiating grant budgets preferred; knowledge of OSU Office of Sponsored Programs research accounting policies and procedures desired; advanced knowledge of financial tools and software applications highly desired.

FUNCTION/SUBFUNCTION: Finance/Finance Operations

CAREER BAND: Individual Contributor-Specialized

CAREER LEVEL: S3