Senior Financial Administrator

SENIOR FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATOR
, Institute for Data, Systems, and Society, will be responsible for administering the financial activities related to the daily operation of IDSS and Technology and Policy Program (TPP) anoi9the pre- and post-award financial activities for IDSS; resolving complex issues and advises on matters pertaining to financial activities for both areas; preparing and monitoring operating, fellowship, gift, industrial, Micro Masters, Data Science-Machine Learning, and project/research budgets, including annual entry into Nimbus for IDSS/TPP;

serving as the primary resource of information for faculty, staff, and students regarding financial matters for IDSS/ TPP; tracking and process IDSS financial commitments to cost sharing, underrecovery, GIB scoops, student groups, research labs, and other Institute units; ensuring compliance with sponsor, donor, industrial guidelines; participating in all aspects of the payroll process, including payroll distribution, eSDS adjustments, quarterly eDACCA certification, student hourly/visiting student/UROP payroll (appointment setup, timesheets approval, total hour tracking),late salary requests, faculty summer salary, faculty direct salary charge plan, approving timesheets, Post Doc vacation tracking, billing agreements, and monitoring suspense;

collaborating with others to resolve any issues; and managing the IDSS/TPP student appointment process (RA/TA/Fellowship).

REQUIRED:

Bachelor's degree in a related field; a minimum of five years of experience in accounting or finance; strong analytical, organizational, interpersonal and communication skills; ability to use solution-oriented approaches to problem solving; ability to take initiative to implement and/or improve established financial processes in support of operational area; strong Excel and Word skills; and knowledge of Coeus, SAPWeb and gui, Brio Query and Cognos.

PREFERRED: MIT experience; demonstrated communication and interpersonal skills; and proven ability to work collaboratively and build community.