Research Financial Analyst

UCSF•San Francisco, CA

2d•$100,000 - $115,000

About The Position

The Research Financial Analyst applies advanced contract and grant concepts to manage high-volume, high-complexity transactions. Responsible for complex analysis and coordination of the financial aspects of contracts, grants, gifts, endowment funds, and other discretionary funds management for Principal Investigators (PIs), their laboratories, and the divisions. Key aspects of the position include interfacing with the Departmental Finance Office, UCSF Office of Research, UCSF Controller’s Office, Supply Chain Management, UCSF Development Office, UCSF Human Resources Office, and extramural and intramural sponsors. Review financial and administrative management requirements for research contracts, grant proposals, budgets, awards, and transactions to ensure compliance with institutional and sponsor policies. The incumbent must be able to coordinate between multiple sites, institutions, and investigators, and navigate complex funding agency guidelines. Skillful execution of a wide range of independent responsibilities, including post-award support, general fund management, and prioritizing and managing all aspects of the workflow, is a key element of this position. The incumbent’s role is to ensure that the awards/funds of his/her assigned PIs are managed rigorously in accordance with sponsor, UC, and departmental requirements, and in accordance with planning, budgeting, and spending practices that are efficient and minimize audit risk. The incumbent serves as the departmental representative, supporting his/her assigned PIs, and must demonstrate considerable independence in planning, budgeting, gathering information, and maintaining detailed records of all financial transactions. While this individual works closely and in concert with departmental faculty and staff, s/he functions as the department’s representative to the assigned PIs, and reports to the Department’s Research Administrative Manager and indirectly reports the Division Administrator of the designated divisions/PIs.

Requirements

Advanced contract and grant concepts.
Experience managing high-volume, high-complexity transactions.
Experience with complex financial analysis and coordination.
Familiarity with financial and administrative management requirements for research contracts, grant proposals, budgets, awards, and transactions.
Ability to ensure compliance with institutional and sponsor policies.
Ability to coordinate between multiple sites, institutions, and investigators.
Ability to navigate complex funding agency guidelines.
Skillful execution of independent responsibilities.
Experience with post-award support.
Experience with general fund management.
Ability to prioritize and manage workflow.
Ability to manage awards/funds rigorously in accordance with sponsor, UC, and departmental requirements.
Ability to implement efficient planning, budgeting, and spending practices.
Ability to minimize audit risk.
Ability to serve as a departmental representative.
Considerable independence in planning, budgeting, gathering information, and maintaining detailed financial records.

Responsibilities

Manage high-volume, high-complexity transactions related to contracts and grants.
Perform complex analysis and coordination of financial aspects for contracts, grants, gifts, endowment funds, and other discretionary funds.
Interface with various UCSF offices including Departmental Finance, Office of Research, Controller’s Office, Supply Chain Management, Development Office, and Human Resources.
Liaise with extramural and intramural sponsors.
Review financial and administrative management requirements for research contracts, grant proposals, budgets, awards, and transactions.
Ensure compliance with institutional and sponsor policies.
Coordinate between multiple sites, institutions, and investigators.
Navigate complex funding agency guidelines.
Provide post-award support.
Manage general funds.
Prioritize and manage all aspects of workflow.
Ensure awards/funds are managed rigorously in accordance with sponsor, UC, and departmental requirements.
Implement efficient planning, budgeting, and spending practices to minimize audit risk.
Serve as the departmental representative supporting assigned PIs.
Demonstrate independence in planning, budgeting, gathering information, and maintaining detailed financial records.