Budget Analyst II

Position Summary:

• As needed, handles departmental administration for pre- and post-award grant administration. Works with the departmental faculty on proposal submissions, effectively planning and scheduling activities that guide faculty through the application process, providing sound project budgets, and ensuring proposals are submitted to the Office for Research within the requested time frame.
• Prepares monthly reconciliations and projections for unrestricted accounts and restricted gift and grant accounts.
• Reviews and reconciles all expenditures for funding availability and appropriate programmatic support of department's strategic mission and objectives.
• Analyzes clinical and financial data and prepares financial and administrative documents and reports for internal and external purposes.
• Prepares, reviews, and reconciles with accuracy all purchase orders, quotes, blanket orders, cash transmittals, journal entries, payroll, commitments, and other financial transactions and documents.
• Prepares and reconciles payroll/people soft transactions (hourly pay, other pay, charging instructions, salary, and wage redistribution justifications).
• Reviews and disseminates effort certification reports to faculty.

Minimum Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting or a related field plus two (2) years of relevant experience in maintenance and review of budgetary and fiscal records.
• Experience with MS Office (including Excel) required. Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills required.
• Equivalent education, experience and/or training may be substituted for the education requirements.

City: Newark

State: NJ

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

• Physical Demands: Standing, sitting, walking, talking and hearing. No special vision requirements. Lifting up to 25 lbs.
• Work Environment: Office/Clinical/Laboratory environment. Moderate noise.

Posting Number: 25ST2372