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Financial Analyst - Grants
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Financial Analyst - Grants

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Posted:
November 18, 2023
Location:
Boston, Massachusetts
Salary:
Open
Type:
Full-time



Financial Analyst - Grants


About the Opportunity

JOB SUMMARY

This position provides financial and compliance analysis along with post-award administrative support to college principal investigators (PI's).

RESPONSIBILITIES

Financial Analysis
  • Analyze principal investigators research funding portfolio, including discretionary funding sources, to assist principal investigators in resource and personnel allocation planning.
  • Generate monthly financial and payroll reports for PI reconciliation.
  • Partner with PIs to develop comprehensive financial projections of future expenditures including burn rate and personnel forecasts.
  • Make recommendations to PI's as necessary based on analysis of budget and current expenditures.
  • Analyze financial and payroll discrepancies to ensure timely corrections.


Project / Award Administration
  • Ensure that the project records (NOGA, Amendments, correspondence, etc.) are kept in good order and filed electronically readily available for review and audit.
  • Assist PIs with submitting all grant related transactions including but not limited to no-cost extensions, rebudgets, effort reductions, carryovers, advance account requests, closeouts, and ad hoc financial reports to sponsors.
  • Assist PIs with all administrative aspects of an award.
  • Ensure grant transactions are routed through the appropriate offices and processed in a timely manner.
  • Work with NU-RES to ensure new awards are properly set up in Banner and added to the PI's portfolio.
  • Work with PI and Department Business Manager to clear the deficit accounts.


Compliance Analysis
  • Analyze PI's research funding portfolio to ensure continued compliance with uniform guidance, sponsor, and university regulations.
  • Provide guidance to PI's on cost allowability based on analysis of award terms and conditions.
  • Review project expenditures, cost transfers, and payroll expenses to ensure proper allocation in accordance with all applicable regulations.
  • Analyze project budget and actual expenditures for compliance with sponsor specific regulations and make necessary recommendations to PI based on findings.
  • Analyze student effort allocations on a semester basis to ensure compliance with terms & conditions of the award and budget.


Ad hoc Projects/ Reporting
  • Assist supervisor with analyzing processes to improve workflow and work efficiencies.
  • Assist in developing new financial analysis and reporting capabilities for faculty portfolios.


QUALIFICATIONS
  • A strong customer service focus is required.
  • Familiarity with overall federal grant administration is desired.
  • Candidate must have accounting and finance knowledge and be able to work with budgets; have excellent verbal and written communication skills, strong organizational, prioritization, and time management skills, including the ability to manage multiple projects and complete tasks for multiple principal investigators and administrators.
  • Advanced experience with MS Office and Adobe Professional and the ability to learn new software programs and techniques quickly is essential.
  • A strong attention to detail, initiative, flexibility, and the ability to work independently and as a member of a team are required.
  • Successful candidate must stay current with all new and existing regulatory requirements and institutional policies/procedures and keep faculty PIs and department leadership informed of changes.
  • Due to the amount of personal and financial information involved, the post award administrator must treat sensitive information related to salaries, department finances and science in a confidential and professional manner.
  • Knowledge and skills are typically acquired through the completion of a Bachelor's Degree with a business or finance major preferred.
  • Candidate should have three or more years of professional work experience in higher education and/or business setting.


Position Type

Finance

Additional Information

Northeastern University considers factors such as candidate work experience, education and skills when extending an offer.

Northeastern has a comprehensive benefits package for benefit eligible employees. This includes medical, vision, dental, paid time off, tuition assistance, wellness & life, retirement- as well as commuting & transportation. Visit https://hr.northeastern.edu/benefits/ for more information.

Northeastern University is an equal opportunity employer, seeking to recruit and support a broadly diverse community of faculty and staff. Northeastern values and celebrates diversity in all its forms and strives to foster an inclusive culture built on respect that affirms inter-group relations and builds cohesion.

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

To learn more about Northeastern University's commitment and support of diversity and inclusion, please see www.northeastern.edu/diversity.


To apply, visit https://northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/careers/job/Boston-MA-Main-Campus/Financial-Analyst---Grants_R118651-1







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About Northeastern University
Founded in 1898, Northeastern University is a private research university located in the heart of Boston. Northeastern is a leader in worldwide experiential learning, urban engagement, and interdisciplinary research that meets global and societal needs. Our broad mix of experience-based education programs?our signature cooperative education program, as well as student research, service learning, and global learning?build the connections that enable students to transform their lives. The University offers a comprehensive range of undergraduate and graduate programs leading to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools.
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