Senior Research Financial Analyst

Virginia Tech • Roanoke, VA

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About The Position

Under the direction of the Director of Sponsored Research, Senior Research Financial Analyst will be responsible for implementation and execution of various post-award and financial monitoring activities in support of FBRI’s sponsored program operations. Assist in award setup, compliance monitoring, reporting and closeout of sponsored research, outreach, and training projects which will include interacting with faculty, staff, and students in contract negotiation and award setup, reading and dissection of sponsor solicitations and requirements, effectively communicating award and reporting requirements to faculty and other award team members, compliance monitoring, reviewing transaction and project level spending, developing and maintain spending models, working with sponsoring agencies as needed and working with the university Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) to meet all university and sponsor award requirements.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in business administration or other related field, or equivalent training, experience, certification.
• Demonstrated ability to interpret and implement complex regulations, procedures and/or compliance standards, and experience working in a complex regulatory environment.
• Demonstrated experience in budget development.
• Proven ability to prioritize and manage large volumes of work to anticipate and meet deadlines.
• A strong commitment to customer service.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Demonstrated proficiency in Excel.
• Experience in an academic research environment.
• Experience with federally funded research programs, experience with NIH a plus.
• Experience in research grant and contract administration.

Nice To Haves

• CRA or other applicable professional certification.

Responsibilities

• implementation and execution of various post-award and financial monitoring activities
• Assist in award setup
• compliance monitoring
• reporting and closeout of sponsored research, outreach, and training projects
• interacting with faculty, staff, and students in contract negotiation and award setup
• reading and dissection of sponsor solicitations and requirements
• effectively communicating award and reporting requirements to faculty and other award team members
• compliance monitoring
• reviewing transaction and project level spending
• developing and maintain spending models
• working with sponsoring agencies as needed
• working with the university Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) to meet all university and sponsor award requirements

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees