The BioGen Administrative Center is seeking a Financial Professional 3. The BioGen Administrative Center supports the departments of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development (GCD) and Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics (BMBB). GCD and BMBB are joint departments with faculty and research staff having appointments in both the Medical School and the College of Biological Sciences. This role is responsible for financial management of sponsored and non-sponsored accounts from post-award to close-out. This includes: financial reporting, budgeting, balancing, reconciliation, monitor and analysis, effort certification, maintain financial records, problem identification and resolution, financial transaction audit and financial transaction approval and ensuring policy compliance with regards to funding agencies and U of MN policies and procedures.

Job Duties:

45% - Financial analysis, oversight and management: 

• Provide financial oversight, analysis and management of sponsored and non-sponsored data.  
• Prepare financial reports and present data to faculty and/or management.  
• Forecast budgets and expenses.  
• Ensure compliance with University policies and procedures.  
• Effort coordinator.  Document approval.

25% - Financial Analysis & Reporting: 

• Create consolidated financial statements.  
• Report both standard and customized monthly, quarterly, and annual reports for management and principal investigators to meet goals and objectives.  
• Provide information to help in the decision making process.

10% - Approver & Effort Certification: 

• Audit and approve financial purchasing and adjusting transactions on all projects within divisions assigned to accounting team. 
• Provide departmental staff information on expenditure requirements and policy. 
• Coordinate quarterly effort certification process. 
• Work with faculty to resolve discrepancies and ensure timeliness of reporting. 

10% - Departmental Process Manager: 

• Manages Chart of Accounts by activating revenue/expense on chart strings and setting up combo codes for payroll. 
• Assists department administration with annual budget preparation and entry for all assigned divisions. 

5% - Other duties:

These could include ISO cost accounting, or other duties as needed to manage the accounting function in the dept.  Year-end budgeting and input.  Research discrepancies in accounting data which includes preparing for internal and external audits and analyzing a variety of fiscal data from multiple departments and/or colleges. Maintains the integrity of accounting systems and the chart of accounts; establishes new accounts, deletes obsolete accounts. Help w/special projects/events with project leaders, financial staff and outside agencies.