Manager, Research Administration

About the role

The Posting Description Manager, Research Administration, MIT Sea Grant, serves as the primary financial administrator, overseeing complex pre- and post-award activities and daily financial operations.

Responsibilities

• Oversight of complex pre- and post-award activities and daily financial operations
• Management of omnibus and non-omnibus accounts
• Preparation of proposals and budgets
• Assembly of required materials
• Ensuring compliance with MIT, sponsor, donor, and federal policies
• Closely working with faculty, researchers, staff, Research Administration Services, VPF, NOAA, the National Sea Grant Office, and other sponsors
• Managing concurrent proposal submissions
• Overseeing sponsored project finances
• Monitoring grant and contract performance
• Forecasting balances
• Supporting closeouts
• Managing salary distributions, cost sharing, subawards, travel expenses, service center billings, audit documentation, and complex financial issues
• Advising Principal Investigators and leadership on financial strategy, compliance, rebudgeting, no-cost extensions, supplemental funding, and risk mitigation
• Developing financial reports, projections, and analyses for monthly, quarterly, annual, omnibus, mid-cycle, four-year, site review, Sea Grant reporting, funding competition, and sponsor submissions
• Supervising three staff members and providing backup support for routine financial operations and related administrative functions as needed

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and a minimum of four years of professional experience in financial administration or research accounting
• At least two years of experience managing sponsored research awards or grants
• Demonstrated knowledge of federal compliance requirements, including the Uniform Guidance and Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)
• Proficiency with financial management systems, ERP platforms, eRA Commons, and Grants.gov