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Chadds Ford, PA
Queens, New York
Flexible (the employee may decide whether to work remotely or from an LCV office)
Posted: 10-Dec-22
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Salary: 66,788.80 - 112,465.60
Internal Number: 353153
Provide financial expertise over the entire life of a grant for a complex portfolio within MCC. Provide proficient budget analysis and reporting to principle investigators and grant sponsors. Provide strategic and effective grant management to faculty and other stakeholders on complex financial accounting, reporting and fiscal management issues. Monitor and report financial activity, provide fiscal oversight, and analyze data and transactions for compliance. Serve as a resource to Principle Investigators and lab staff through the interpretation of award regulations. Demonstrate leadership skills by acting as a training resource to the finance team. Must have proficient knowledge base, strong communication skills, and capacity to work both independently and as part of a team.
Position Description
35% - Research Accounting
• Provide financial expertise over entire post-award life of a grant from award to closure
• Monitor grant budgets
• Determine payroll percentages for labor charging and effort certification
• Analyze, prepare reports monthly for assigned grants/projects/programs/shared resources for principle investigators and departmental financial team.
• Provide complex financial analysis of assigned accounts. Strategically problem solve, identify areas of concern, document for audit purposes, and recommend a course of action to resolve any issues.
• Monitor spending activity on assigned accounts and reconcile account activity on a monthly basis; resolve accounting issues identified during reconciliation.
• Provide advanced oversight to the research accounting process in order to work within complex grant management situations.
30% - Budget Analysis & Reporting
• Develop financial plans in partnership with faculty and management
• Monitor grant expenditures and balances, and advise on other related non-sponsored financial accounting matters by keeping the principle investigator and the finance director informed of current and projected balances.
• Provide departmental expertise on expenditure requirements and policy.
• Provide consultation regarding administrative requests to grant sponsors. Provide oversight to all communications to the sponsors on behalf of the principle investigator and the University to ensure compliance and financial integrity.
15% - Certified Approver & Effort Certification
• Audit and approve expenditures on sponsored research projects.
• Interpret grant and contract regulations and their relation to University accounting procedures, identifies areas of concern and recommends solutions.
• Provide departmental expertise on expenditure requirements and policy.
• Coordinate the effort certification process.
• Review effort statements and work with faculty to resolve discrepancies.
15% - Finance Team Lead
• Serve as a team lead, providing training and consultation to other finance staff; provide departmental coverage when needed
• Serve as a departmental resource, consulting with principle investigators, shared resource staff, administrative/lab staff, and other accounting and payroll staff regarding financial services, practices, and policy and procedure
• Analyze the efficiency and adequacy of established department accounting procedures; and develop and implement changes in collaboration with Finance Director.
• Work within the team to provide information to resolve gaps in processes or procedures.
• Serve as liaison between the principle investigator and the Office of Sponsored Projects Administration, Sponsored Financial Reporting and department staff, interpreting and explaining policy and procedural requirements.
• Perform Departmental approvals, including serving as point of contact for trouble-shooting and problem-solving sponsored and shared resource activity issues that arise within assigned accounts.
• Prepare journal entries for funding transfers, cross-charges, adjustments and corrections.
5% - Professional Development & Departmental Representation
• Attend classes, workshops, seminars, and other meetings to remain up-to-date on system and policy changes, maintain Certified Approver status, and continue professional development.
• Serve on various central and local committees, advisory boards and user groups.
About the Department
The Masonic Cancer Center (MCC) is an NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center dedicated to cancer research, education, and patient care for the citizens of Minnesota and the surrounding region. Since the time of the first award in 1997, there has been consistent growth of the membership and research base, enabling our center to further advance our knowledge and enhance care for our catchment area. We are driven to be the choice academic healthcare environment for patients, clinicians, scientists and students who seek exceptional, compassionate, precision cancer therapy; innovative clinical trials and prevention programs; cutting-edge research opportunities; and outstanding advanced education.
All required qualifications must be documented on application materials.
Required Qualifications
• BA/BS plus at least five years of experience or a combination of related education and work experience to equal at least nine years.
• Experience to include financial analysis, creating and maintaining financial reports, and budgeting.
• Familiarity with University systems such as PeopleSoft HRMS, EFS, UM Analytics/Reports, ECRT and EGMS.
• Familiarity with University and sponsored accounting (federal and non-federal) regulations.
• Certified Approver
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability and willingness to learn and to take on challenges.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external organizations, groups, team leaders, and individuals
• Strong organizational and customer service orientation skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel (formulas, pivot tables, Vlookup, etc.).
• Experience analyzing and reconciling data in multiple systems.
Preferred Qualifications
• Evidence of successful working relationships with senior management and principal investigators.
• Demonstrated ability to proactively identify and resolve complex problems.
• Demonstrated ability to organize and direct multiple projects and interrelated financial activities with major operational or funding impact.
• Demonstrated ability to anticipate business needs of the PI and/or Center, develop and analyze alternatives, and make recommendations to faculty and unit leaders regarding budgets and financial impact.
• Strong organizational skills with demonstrated ability to work simultaneously on multiple projects with fixed deadlines and ability to re-prioritize tasks as needed.
