To oversee and exercise significant authority for post award research operations supporting multiple departments within the Heersink School of Medicine (HSOM) Finance Shared Services unit requiring comprehensive knowledge of principles, procedures and practices specific to post award administration, financial analysis and budgeting.

• Directs post award staff on account creating, budget adherence and appropriate funding allocations as well as adherence to the expenditures and providing guidance for residual funds use.
• Develops reports and compiles financial data to assist and to advise the Director and Department leaders in decision making.
• Provides resource management, budgets and projections for Post Award Shared Services research related activities.
• Oversees expenditure approval and personnel action approval for partnering departments, including but not limited to approval of disbursement requisitions, internal requisitions and ACT documents processed by post award officers.
• Provides post-award fiscal management and documentation to support programmatic activities.
• Develops and maintains financial / budgetary systems to monitor expenses.
• Works with partnering departments engaged in the fiscal operations of the unit as it serves the clinical, research and academic mission of the enterprise.
• Serves as liaison between Investigators, Departments, HSOM, OSP, and Grants and Contracts Accounting.
• Assists in the oversight of partner department operations including effort reporting assignments.
• Assists with strategic planning, information systems management, administrative and programmatic aspects for HSOM Post Award Shared Services
• Develops reports and compiles financial data to assist and to advise the Director and Department leaders in decision making.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business or a related field and seven (7) years of related experience required. Work experience may NOT substitute for education requirement.

Preferred:

• Oracle experience preferred
• Ability to manage various financial aspects
• Ability to problem-solve
• Ability to use personal computer and related software
• Organizational skills
• Presentation skills
• Prioritization skills
• Process improvement and quality skills
• Project management skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.