Research Administrator 2

UCLA Department of Statistics & Data Science is an academic department within the UCLA College of Letters and Science and the Division of Physical Sciences. The department oversees all class offerings, faculty research, and graduate and undergraduate programs.

Pay

UCLA provides a full pay range. Actual salary offers consider factors, including budget, prior experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, and other business considerations. Salary offers at the top of the range are not common.

Benefits

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Responsibilities

• Budgetary analysis and control, including reconciling ledgers and monitoring expenditures based on existing revenue and cost data.
• Access financial information, anticipate problems, develop alternative solutions, make recommendations, and implement changes.
• Speak effectively with persons of various social, cultural, economic, and educational backgrounds to obtain and convey information.
• Create and maintain individualized Excel spreadsheets to track funding at the request of professors.
• Work cooperatively with co-workers and assist in areas outside of assigned duties to ensure the mission of the department is completed.
• Organize and perform a variety of tasks simultaneously with frequent interruptions.

Requirements

• 1-2 years of experience in purchasing, reimbursements, and general UCLA financial management (preferred).
• Proficient in the operation of a Windows-based computer, including software such as Excel and Word (required).
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field and/or equivalent experience/training (required).

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated knowledge of and experience with UCLA PAMS, RAPID Close-out tool, and Cayuse.
• Experience with Effort Reporting System (ERS), Monetary Transfer of Funds (MTF), Recharge Order Request (ROR), P-Card management, T&E Card management, Gift processing, Gift & Sales/Service Accounting.
• Working knowledge of university accounting and other administrative policies and procedures.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of federal and state contract and grant fiscal policies and procedures.
• Proficient in the use of BruinBuy Plus, Connexxus, UCPath, UCTRS, and CashNet.

Schedule

8:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Special Conditions for Employment

• Continued employment is contingent upon the completion of a satisfactory background investigation.
• A Live Scan background check must be completed prior to the start of employment.
• Candidate(s) must be 18 years or older to be eligible to be hired.

Union/Policy Covered: CX-Clerical & Allied Services