Research Finance Analyst

Responsibilities

• Organizes, plans, establishes and monitors fiscal budget control of contracts and grants administration, gifts, endowments, and privately funded projects for faculty research programs.
• Provides post-award financial administration and management for research funds in accordance with organization policy and agency requirements.
• Ensures that the awards/gifts/discretionary funds of his/her assigned PIs are managed rigorously according to sponsor, UC and departmental requirements and following planning, budgeting and spending practices that are efficient and minimize audit risk.
• Collaborates with the pre-award team and coordinates with faculty assistants to prepare complex proposal budgets and support documents in accordance with sponsor guidelines and institutional requirements.
• Develops, refines, maintains, and implements a monthly budget status reporting system for PIs with Program Projects and sponsored research grants.
• Collaborates closely with the HR team to ensure lab personnel are funded accurately and in a timely manner from the appropriate funding sources, including complex mechanisms such as fellowships, subawards, multi-location appointments, and student and postdoctoral appointments.
• Assists PIs in reviewing and certifying award verification via the UCSF Award Verification Tool (AVT) portal in a timely manner.
• Prepares journal entries, payroll funding entries, and retroactive payroll expense corrections; maintains and reconciles ledger accounts in a timely manner using the UCSF General Ledger Verification (GLV) portal.
• May assist with financial transactions related to recharge operations for cost centers housed in the Department.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related area and / or equivalent experience / training.
• Minimum 3 years of related experience.
• Ability to manage significant volume of transactions.
• Ability to perform complex financial analysis and customized reporting.
• Demonstrated competence in the use of spreadsheet and database software in financial analysis, fiscal management and financial reports.
• Ability to maintain independent judgment; strong organization and communication skills; and a customer service focus across broad and diverse subject areas.
• Maintains current knowledge of compliance regulations in all areas of research administration.
• Strong writing skills in a variety of styles to draft persuasive text for a variety of audiences while ensuring adherence to funding sponsor’s guidelines.