ORA Service Center Research Cost Analyst

Position: ORA Service Center Research Cost Analyst 3, Full Time
Location: Northern

## ORA Service Center Research Cost Analyst 3, Full Time Apply:
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Coral Gables, FL:
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** If you are a current Staff, Faculty or Temporary employee at the University of Miami, please  to log in to Workday to use the internal application process. To learn how to apply for a faculty or staff position, please review this tip sheet.## The Office of the Vice Provost for Research and Scholarship, Office of Research Administration (ORA) has a job opportunity for an ORA Service Center Research Cost Analyst 3 to work at the University of Miami.  

CORE JOB SUMMARY## The ORA Service Center Research Cost Analyst 3 plays a critical role in safeguarding the fiscal integrity of the University’s research enterprise. The ORA Service Center Research Cost Compliance Analyst 3 administers a comprehensive billing audit and quality control program for institutional service centers, ensuring that charges to sponsored and non-sponsored projects are accurate, timely, and fully compliant with federal regulations and University policy.##

## Through full-cycle audits spanning rate development, usage documentation, system interfaces, and final invoice posting, the ORA Analyst 3 mitigates institutional risk, prevents federal disallowances, and ensures equitable and consistent charging practices for all researchers.  CORE JOB FUNCTIONS
** 1. Billing Audit and Reconciliation
*** Conducts routine and risk-based audits of service center billing activity to verify that charges posted to sponsored projects align precisely with ORA-approved rate sheets.
* Performs detailed reconciliation of billed amounts against documented units of service maintained in laboratory records or electronic usage systems.
* Monitors billing timeliness to ensure charges are posted, identifies and escalates late or stale charges that may contribute to grant overruns or audit exposure.
** 2. Rate Sheet Quality Assurance
*** Audits cost pool inputs used in rate development to confirm accuracy, completeness, and compliance with quality control standards and appropriate salary allocations.
* Reviews tiered pricing structures to ensure correct application of internal versus external rates, with particular attention to ensuring federal sponsors are charged the lowest allowable internal rate.
* Evaluates service centers receiving institutional subsidies to confirm that subsidy funds are properly applied and reflected in reduced costs to internal users.
** 3. Systems and Data Integrity
*** Reviews service center billing and financial data to identify discrepancies, unsupported charges, or systemic issues affecting billing accuracy and compliance.
* Issues formal audit findings to departments and oversees the development and completion of corrective actions, including required journal entries and process improvements.
* Coordinates with departments and ORA stakeholders to resolve identified issues and strengthen internal controls.  4**. Compliance Support and Training
*** Maintains official audit documentation for each service center, including approved rate sheets, usage records, and sample invoices, in support of federal Single Audits and other external reviews.
* Provides quality control guidance and training to service center and laboratory managers, emphasizing compliant documentation practices that withstand federal audit scrutiny.
* Serve as a subject matter expert on service center billing compliance, supporting ORA leadership with audit preparation, policy interpretation, and risk mitigation.
* Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.  
*** This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other…