Administration Officer Finance Lead , Center African Studies

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The Center for African Studies is an interdisciplinary institution that promotes research, teaching, and public awareness about Africa and African issues.

Involves managing the financial administrative operations of Mastercard Scholars program at UC Berkeley, which is located at the Center for African Studies, a multidisciplinary Organized Research Unit. Administrative services for this job fulfil several financial and administrative duties such as creating financial reports for the Mastercard Foundation Scholars program at UC Berkeley, maintaining detailed financial records, processing payments, controlling the daily expenditures and incomes, and supporting the development, and maintenance of Scholars and Center’s budgets, event planning and processing fellowships and visiting scholar programs of the Center for African Studies.

The First Review Date for this job is:
June 3, 2026. For full consideration, please apply on or before the first review date.

• The officer co‑manages, plans, and administers a broad range of financial operations in the Center for African Studies.
  • This includes overseeing finances, budgeting, and payments, with particular responsibilities connected to the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program.
• The role involves the preparation and monitoring of budget expenditures, comparing actual expenses to planned budgets, and ensuring that the Center’s costs remain in compliance with university policies.
• The role develops and prepares budgets and financial reports for funded programs, specifically the Mastercard Foundation grant, and assists in preparing routine reports for the funder.
• Oversight of recharge activities, and setting up, pricing, tracking, and billing of the Visiting Fellows and researchers, so they comply with UC policy and federal cost principles.
• In relation to the Mastercard Foundation grant, this role provides input into the non‑technical portions of grant and contract proposals.
  • This includes contributing to the preparation of budgets and justifications, compiling institutional information, ensuring compliance with sponsor guidelines, and supporting the development of required administrative documentation.
• In relation to the Mastercard Foundation grant, this role coordinates and participates in a wide range of human resources activities, excluding recruitment, but supporting training, while ensuring the accurate completion of forms and documents related to all HR and Payroll documentation for the unit.
• The position also gathers, analyzes, prepares, and summarizes financial and HR reports connected to the grant, providing essential administrative and analytical support to ensure smooth program operations and compliance with…