Research Administrator - Cornell Bowers CIS Sponsored Research Administration Center (Hybrid)

Who We Are

The Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science is a community of people committed to tackling some of the world's biggest challenges. Cornell Bowers CIS is home to the three academic departments: Computer Science, Information Science, and Statistics and Data Science, and it pushes boundaries in the information age through its commitment to both developing state-of-the-art computing and information technologies, and in studying and understanding the societal and human impact of these technologies.

Cornell Bowers CIS is responding to tremendous growth in student interest by investing heavily to increase its faculty--with a goal to increase by 50% over the next few years, as well as increasing its staff infrastructure, including its financial teams. Growth will allow the college to foster research excellence, expand critical and emerging fields, and increase opportunities for cross-disciplinary and university-wide collaboration.

The college's Sponsored Research Administration Center (SRAC) delivers pre and post award research management and planning support to Principal Investigators (PI) conducting interdisciplinary research ($20M annual sponsored, faculty gifts and discretionary funds out of $80M central/dept budget total). The typical Cornell Bowers CIS PI research profile is collaborative and multi-sponsored, and the college's faculty are world leaders whose research is expanding fields of inquiry, developing core technologies, and examining the societal, sustainability, and ethical implications of technological innovation.

What You Will Do

The Research Administrator (RA) role oversees sponsor reporting; develops complex financial reports to meet PI/unit needs and sponsor guidelines; and supports unit financial management and reporting. The RA also manages a designated portfolio of CIS PI sponsored awards, gifts, and other funding, providing comprehensive post-award financial services; sponsored and gift funds management; analysis and reporting; financial accounting; and compliance and stewardship of faculty resources. Working across multiple financial systems and software platforms, the RA monitors, interprets, reports, and resolves faculty financial issues.

Highlights:
* An exciting and dynamic environment where your work will be impactful and meaningful.
* Being part of a fast-growing college, offering extraordinary career projection, growth, and opportunity.
* Intellectually stimulating responsibilities, often operating from a consulting approach.

Duties include:
* Analyze sponsored award and gift requirements, developing financial reports and detailed forecasting to meet PI and unit needs as well as sponsor and compliance requirements.
* Develop project staffing plans and review actual effort, coordinating subcontract administration and providing ad hoc reports as needed.
* Participate as a member of the CIS Finance Advisory team.

What We Need

* A bachelor's degree in business, or related field, with 4 to 5 years of financial and/or administrative experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
* Experience in and/or demonstrated commitment to supporting diversity, equity, access, inclusion, and wellbeing.
* Strong customer service and communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively in verbal and written formats with a wide variety of constituents.
* Strong organization and prioritization skills.
* Ability to effectively work in a team toward both individual and collective goals.
* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
* Ability to work with due dates within a fast-paced environment.

What We Prefer

* Sponsored research administration experience.
* 5 to 7 years of financial/accounting management experience.
* Project management experience.
* Experience with standard policies and procedures within the areas of grant and contract management, accounting, purchasing, and/or accounts payable.
* Experience using Cornell online systems such as KFS, RA Dashboards, and OSP Portal.
* Experience using sponsor systems such as NSF Fastlane, Grants.gov, Workspace, and NIH Commons/Assist.

Rewards and Benefits

* This position is located in Ithaca, New York. The position will allow for the flexibility to work remotely 4 days per week at a location of employee's choosing within the United States. The New York Convenience of employer guidelines require New York State individual tax reporting and withholdings for this position. Additional individual state income tax filings may also be required if working temporarily outside New York State.

* Cornell receives national recognition as an award-winning workplace for our health, wellbeing, sustainability, and diversity initiatives.

* Our benefits programs include comprehensive health care options, generous retirement contributions, access to wellness programs, and employee discounts with local and national retail brands. We invite you to follow this link to get more information about our benefits: https://hr.cornell.edu/benefits-pay.

* Our leave provisions include three weeks of vacation and 13 holidays: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and the day after, and an end of the year winter break from December 25 to January 1.

* Cornell's impressive educational benefits include tuition-free Extramural Study and Employee Degree Program, tuition aid for external education, and Cornell Children's Tuition Assistance Program.

* Follow this link to learn more about the Total Rewards of Working at Cornell: https://hr.cornell.edu/jobs/your-total-rewards.

Important Notes about Applying

* Please submit both a cover letter and a resume to be considered for this position.
* Applications will be reviewed, and interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis.
* There is no relocation assistance available for this position.
* There is no visa sponsorship available for this position.

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