The Research Administrator is responsible for coordinating the fiscal management of major federal and non-federal sponsored project awards. They serve as the focal point between the sponsoring agency and the Principal Investigator and Department Administrator in the fiscal administration and management of grants and contracts.

MAJOR DUTIES OF THIS POSITION INCLUDE:

• Review fiscal aspects of account set-up, keeping abreast with a myriad of constantly evolving federal regulations.
• Monitor fiscal performance on awards, initiate grant closeout processes, and prepare final financial reports of expenditures.
• Assist and instruct Principal Investigators and their staff in grant management procedures.
• Resolve expenditure problems and assist Cash Management team as needed with billing and collections.
• Perform a variety of analytical and quality assurance activities to ensure compliance with accounting principles, sponsor requirements, federal and state guidelines, and University policies.
• Review and approval or rejection as appropriate of sub-award invoices. Follow up with Principal Investigators and Departmental Administrators on delinquent sub-award invoices. Work with the Compliance Team to review and resolve subaward invoices that do not contain full and/or accurate detail or questionable expenses.
• Review and approval or rejection as appropriate of cost transfers including: faculty/staff salary cost transfers; student salary cost transfers and non-salary cost transfers. This includes working with Effort to review of PARs (Personnel Activity Reports) to ensure that effort is appropriately certified.
• Work closely with Sponsored Programs colleagues to resolve issues with awards and sub-awards.
• Other duties as assigned.

REQUIREMENTS

The department of Financial Affairs at Boston University values intellectual, cultural, and social diversity among its staff and students. We remain steadfast in our dedication to building a team that is inclusive, equitable, and a place where all constituents can thrive. For all positions, we are looking for individuals who enjoy working with colleagues in a collaborative environment, who are flexible and creative. We strongly encourage applications from women and underrepresented groups who share our interest in serving a university community with diverse needs, backgrounds, ethnicities, and abilities.

• B.A./B.S., and three to five years of related experience.
• Candidate should have excellent organizational and time management skills, attention to detail, ability to multi-task, excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Candidate should be a self-starter, diplomatic, proactive, and adaptable.
• Able to complete work that is oftentimes project based which involves detailed problem solving and/or decisions using sophisticated knowledge of practices, policies and/or procedures and a moderate degree of innovation, analysis, and reasoning.

Interested applicants are asked to upload a resume, list of references (if available), and submit a cover letter addressed to 'Hiring Manager - Research Administration position 1536'. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

This position is eligible for Boston University's generous benefits package including health, dental, life insurance, tuition remission, paid time off, and so much more!

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.

Required Skills Required Experience

• Analyze internal operations and identify areas of process enhancement
• Develop actionable business strategies and plans that ensure alignment with short-term and long-term objectives developed in tandem with the CEO
• Oversee operations activities of the business units,
• Directly oversee all Finance and accounting
• Work closely with the Business Units for sales management to achieve growth targets.
• Aggressively manage capital investment and expenses to ensure the company achieves targets relative to growth and profitability
• Monitor performance with tracking and establish corrective measures as needed, and prepare detailed reports, both current and forecasting
• Providing leadership, direction and management of the finance and accounting team
• Providing strategic recommendations to the CEO/president and members of the executive management team
• Managing the processes for financial forecasting and budgets, and overseeing the preparation of all financial reporting
• Oversee the interim and yearly external audit, review and analyze results and recommend for approval the audited financial statements.
• Advising on long-term business and financial planning
• Reviewing all formal finance, HR and IT related procedures