Senior Research Financial Analyst

About the role

The Administrative & Professional Vice President for Research oversees the implementation and execution of various post-award and financial monitoring activities in support of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute's sponsored program operations.

Responsibilities

• Aid in award setup, compliance monitoring, reporting, and closeout of sponsored research, outreach, and training projects.
• Interact with faculty, staff, and students in contract negotiation and award setup.
• Read and dissect sponsor solicitations and requirements.
• Communicate award and reporting requirements to faculty and other award team members.
• Comply with and monitor sponsored research projects.
• Review transaction and project-level spending.
• Create and maintain spending models.
• Work with sponsoring agencies as needed.
• Collaborate with the university Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) to ensure all university and sponsor award requirements are met.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in business administration or related field, or equivalent training, experience, certification.
• Demonstrated ability to interpret and implement complex regulations, procedures, and/or compliance standards.
• Experience working in a complex regulatory environment.
• Proven experience in budget development.
• Prioritize and manage large volumes of work to meet deadlines.
• A strong commitment to customer service.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Demonstrated proficiency in Excel.
• Experience in an academic research environment.
• Experience with federally funded research programs, especially NIH.
• Experience in research grant and contract administration.

Preferred Qualifications

• CRA or other applicable professional certification.