Financial Analyst II

Responsibilities

• Develops and enhances financial management systems for Psychiatry’s grant administration.
• Maintains responsibility for Workday work processes (including URHR) and internal financial reporting.
• Maintains classification of accounts and funds, ledgers, and third-party reimbursement processes.
• Delivers focused reporting, tracking, and analytics for research/grants administration.
• Acts as a primary liaison between Psychiatry finance and research/grants administration.
• Develops expertise in Workday processes to troubleshoot issues and create meaningful solutions.
• Serves as a liaison between Office of Research and Project Administration (ORPA), Office of Research Accounting and Costing Standards (ORACS), Principal Investigator (PI), research staff, and other University departments.
• Manages effort certification for complex and multi-site research projects.
• Assists with management of endowment and gift funds in support of research and research-related programs.
• Coordinates invoicing and financial reporting for NYS (including OASAS, UCS, DoH), VA IPAs, and other entities.
• Provides training and guidance to Research/grants Administration and Finance on systems.
• Aids Finance and Research/grants leadership in developing training for Principal Investigators as needed.
• Assists in the development and/or modification of research/grants finance policies and operational procedures.
• Develops and coordinates Departmental journal entry transfer process for grant FAOs.
• Coordinates reconciliation and distribution of reports for grant accounts.
• Maintains CLASP certification for Research Administrators.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in finance functional area and/or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 3+ years of related experience preferably in health systems grants management finance, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Qualifications

• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Strong interpersonal, presentation, organizational, and communication skills, including written communication.
• Familiarity with federal NIH-grant reporting mechanisms.