Financial Administrator

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Georgia Tech is a top‑ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top‑ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Tech's faculty attracted more than $.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security.

Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

The Financial Administrator is responsible for assisting with the financial operations of a department or unit, interpreting, advising, and disseminating financial policies and procedures; ensuring unit accounting practices and procedures follow Institute guidelines and recommending improvements. This role assists in preparation of unit budgets and reports, and implements accounting and office controls.

• Develop and prepare financial data related to proposals, grants, contracts, general appropriations, endowments, and other funds within an academic or research unit.
• Identify training needs and deliver training to departmental faculty and staff as required.
• Generate data for use in budget amendments and other budget‑related reporting.
• Manage the recording of financial transactions and generate financial reports on a scheduled and ad hoc basis.
• Collect, reconcile, and audit monthly unit expense transactions.
• Review or approve payroll, time documents, and personnel action forms.
• Coordinate unit financial actions with Institute financial units.
• Recommend and implement changes to unit financial or accounting procedures and processes as appropriate.
• Provide work‑related advice and direction to other unit financial or accounting personnel; may also supervise those personnel.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Business, Finance or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Four to six years of job‑related experience.

• Advanced knowledge of and skill in applying accounting principles and practices within a university business environment (sponsored research budgeting, accounting, purchasing, closeout, subaward process).
• Workday and OneUSG proficiency, with advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Prepare and analyze financial reports for unit leadership and Project Investigators, with a strong emphasis on sponsored grant reporting.
• Provide comprehensive post‑award management for sponsored grants and other funding sources, including preparing and submitting budget amendments and subawards.
• Monitor and track expenditures against budgets to identify discrepancies and provide recommendations for corrective actions.
• Provide high‑level support for salary distributions and redistributions in compliance with policy.
• Exercise fiscal approval authority over Workday transactions at the school level.

Advanced knowledge of general accounting principles and practices within a business environment. Attention to detail, accuracy, and use of office and specialized accounting computer applications. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The Institute is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities. Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of an individual’s race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status…