Research Finance Manager

Job Summary

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Under the general direction of the Department Finance Manager and CAO, the incumbent provides advanced contract and grant financial, administrative, and analytical support on all research projects including the various stages of identifying sources of research funding, preparing research grant applications, budget development, managing post‑award processes, and supervising research administrators. Serve as an expert administrative analytical resource for the Department in both pre‑ and post‑award processes.

Apply By Date March 9, 2026 at 11:59PM

Minimum Qualifications - For full consideration, applicants are encouraged to upload license and/or certification if required of the position

• Bachelors degree in a related field and/or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Supervisory and/or leadership experience to train, assign work, motivate, and evaluate staff.
• Thorough knowledge of contracts and grants transactions and applicable financial systems, as well as related policy, accounting and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Analytical skills to independently and tactfully assume responsibility for coordination and completion of complex financial analysis, customized reports, and projects requiring interactions with many individuals in a matrix organizational structure.
• Skills to work with minimal direction and to take the initiative to follow up on projects.
• Through knowledge of federal, state, and private grant budgeting, financial reporting, and policies regarding use of grant funds.
• Skills to manage multiple funds involving different accounting procedures including analysis, reconciliation, projection, fiscal closing, and grant preparation.
• Advanced knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and University accounting policies and procedures. Knowledge of cost allocation methods. Demonstrated advanced competence in the use of spreadsheet and database software in financial analysis, fiscal management, and financial reports.
• Knowledge and experience in budget preparation, analysis and forecasting with ability to control complex budgets and recognize potential problems.
• Skills to analyze financial data and computer reports in order to draw meaningful conclusions.
• Skills to solve problems quickly and expedite jobs to accommodate research needs, work with changing priorities and demanding workload and to use independent judgment to make logical decisions.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality, exercise discretion, use independent and mature judgment, work independently without supervision and commit to excellence.
• Strong interpersonal skills, service orientation, ability to multi‑task effectively in a varied, high‑volume environment, judgment and decision‑making, reasoning, ability to develop original ideas to solve problems, and effective verbal and written communication skills.

• Certified Research Administrator (CRA) and/or Research Administration Certification (RACS).
• Bachelor's degree or higher in Accounting/Finance.
• Experience building and negotiating industry trial budgets and contracts.
• Extensive knowledge of program administration guidelines of Federal and non‑Federal sponsors supporting research and educational activities, preferably in a university environment.
• Knowledge of Department and School of Medicine accounting software and other software for spreadsheets, word processing, database management, Cayuse, Aggie Enterprise, Aggie Expense, UC Path, OnCore, Cognos, Outlook, and other Windows‑based applications.
• Through knowledge of University policies and procedures on personnel and payroll, purchasing, travel, entertainment, transfers of expenses, invoicing and collections.
• Extensive knowledge of program administration guidelines of Federal and non‑Federal sponsors supporting research and educational activities, preferably in a university environment.

• 60% - Research Finance
• 20% - Pre‑Award
• 20% - Supervision

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