Research Finance Specialist

Posted Date 08 Dec 2023

Experience	3 Years	Salary	81000USD - 99000USD
Job Type	Full Time	Company	Stanford University
Job Category	Finance	Qualification	BS Finance
Gender	Both	Last Date	11 Dec
Vacancies	1	Remote	No
Location(s)	California , United States

Job Description

Opportunities⠀are⠀eligible⠀for⠀flexible⠀work⠀arrangements⠀(hybrid or⠀remote⠀with the⠀ability to⠀travel⠀onsite as⠀needed).

Stanford⠀University,⠀School of⠀Medicine⠀is hiring⠀multiple⠀Grants⠀Administrators⠀to work⠀under⠀minimal⠀supervision⠀to manage⠀the⠀proposal⠀preparation⠀and/or⠀post award⠀activities⠀on grants,⠀contracts,⠀program⠀projects,⠀and⠀federal⠀grants,⠀both⠀routine⠀and⠀complex.

Duties⠀include:

Participate⠀with⠀principal⠀investigator⠀in the⠀preparation⠀of the⠀administrative⠀components⠀of⠀proposals⠀within⠀parameters⠀of⠀sponsored⠀and⠀non-sponsored⠀research⠀guidelines.⠀Oversee⠀and⠀communicate⠀submission⠀process,⠀both paper⠀and⠀electronic;⠀review⠀documents⠀for⠀completeness⠀and⠀compliance.
Develop,⠀prepare,⠀and⠀finalize⠀project⠀budgets,⠀and⠀provide⠀budget⠀justification.
Serve⠀as liaison⠀and active⠀partner⠀between⠀principal⠀investigators,⠀Office of⠀Sponsored⠀Research,⠀research⠀groups,⠀and other⠀departments;⠀respond to⠀sponsor⠀inquiries.
Collaborate⠀with⠀Office of⠀Sponsored⠀Research⠀to ensure⠀awards are⠀set up⠀properly⠀and⠀cost-sharing⠀requirements⠀are⠀fulfilled;⠀initiate⠀cost⠀transfers.
Review⠀and⠀approve⠀expenditures,⠀advise on⠀post award⠀spending⠀and⠀commitment⠀activity,⠀and⠀oversee⠀compliance⠀related to⠀fund and⠀revenue.
Develop⠀and⠀communicate⠀reports⠀supporting⠀project⠀status;⠀create⠀effective⠀forecasting⠀and⠀decision⠀aides.
Participate⠀in⠀contract⠀closeout⠀process;⠀submit⠀final⠀reports⠀and⠀certificates.⠀Compile⠀information⠀and⠀documents⠀needed for⠀audit⠀inquiries.
Understand,⠀apply, and⠀advise on⠀university⠀and⠀government⠀policies⠀for⠀projects.
Serve⠀as a⠀resource⠀on subject⠀area and⠀overall⠀technical⠀resource⠀to⠀principal⠀investigator⠀and other⠀university⠀staff.
Participate⠀in and⠀contribute⠀to process⠀improvements.⠀Lead other⠀staff in⠀group⠀projects
May⠀participate⠀as a⠀mentor and⠀provide⠀cross-training⠀as⠀needed.
-⠀Other⠀duties may⠀also be⠀assigned

EDUCATION⠀&⠀EXPERIENCE:

Bachelor's⠀degree and⠀three⠀years of⠀job⠀related⠀experience,⠀or⠀combination⠀of⠀education⠀and⠀experience.

KNOWLEDGE,⠀SKILLS AND⠀ABILITIES:

Basic⠀knowledge⠀of⠀governmental⠀regulations.
Ability⠀to⠀understand,⠀interpret,⠀and⠀communicate⠀policies⠀and⠀procedures.
Excellent⠀oral,⠀written,⠀and⠀communication⠀skills.
Excellent⠀analytical⠀skills;⠀demonstrated⠀proficiency⠀in Excel⠀and⠀web-based⠀tools.
Strong⠀accounting⠀skills;⠀knowledge⠀of⠀accounting⠀principles.
Ability⠀to⠀complete⠀Cardinal⠀Curriculum⠀I and II⠀within⠀first year⠀in⠀role.
Knowledge⠀of⠀procurement⠀needs,⠀including⠀sole-sourcing,⠀cost⠀analyses,⠀vendor⠀requirements,⠀and small⠀business⠀reporting.
Knowledge⠀of⠀property⠀management⠀requirements⠀related to⠀Stanford⠀or⠀non-Stanford⠀title of⠀equipment⠀and⠀fabrications.
Competency⠀in project⠀management.
Extreme⠀attention⠀to⠀detail.
Ability⠀to work⠀well⠀independently,⠀but also⠀to seek or⠀offer⠀assistance⠀when⠀needed.
Ability⠀to review⠀a proposal⠀or manage⠀a project⠀with⠀understanding⠀of the⠀overall⠀scope and⠀goal of⠀each⠀sponsored⠀project.
Excellent⠀time⠀management⠀and⠀organizational⠀skills.

CERTIFICATIONS & LICENSES:

Cardinal⠀Curriculum⠀I and II⠀must be⠀completed⠀to remain⠀in this⠀position.
Certified⠀Accountant⠀or Auditor⠀or similar⠀credential⠀desired.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS*:

Frequently⠀sit, grasp⠀lightly,⠀use fine⠀manipulation⠀and⠀perform⠀desk-based⠀computer⠀tasks,⠀lift,⠀carry,⠀push and⠀pull⠀objects⠀weighing⠀up to ten⠀pounds.
Occasionally⠀stand,⠀walk,⠀grasp⠀forcefully,⠀use a⠀telephone,⠀write by⠀hand and⠀sort and⠀file⠀paperwork⠀or⠀parts.
Rarely⠀lift,⠀carry,⠀push and⠀pull⠀objects⠀weighing⠀11-20⠀pounds.
-⠀Consistent⠀with its⠀obligations⠀under the⠀law, the⠀University⠀will⠀provide⠀reasonable⠀accommodation⠀to any⠀employee⠀with a⠀disability⠀who⠀requires⠀accommodation⠀to perform⠀the⠀essential⠀functions⠀of his or⠀her job.

The⠀expected⠀pay range⠀for this⠀position⠀is $81,000⠀- $99,000⠀per⠀annum.

Stanford⠀University⠀provides⠀pay ranges⠀representing⠀its good⠀faith⠀estimate⠀of what⠀the⠀university⠀reasonably⠀expects to⠀pay for a⠀position.⠀The pay⠀offered to⠀a selected⠀candidate⠀will be⠀determined⠀based on⠀factors⠀such as⠀(but not⠀limited⠀to) the⠀scope and⠀responsibilities⠀of the⠀position,⠀the⠀qualifications⠀of the⠀selected⠀candidate,⠀departmental⠀budget⠀availability,⠀internal⠀equity,⠀geographic⠀location⠀and⠀external⠀market pay⠀for⠀comparable⠀jobs.