Finance & Grant Principal - Pediatrics

Under the
general direction of the Department Chair, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO),
Chief Financial Officer (CFO), and direct supervision of one of our Contract
& Grant Supervisors-and in coordination with research administrative
staff-this role is primarily responsible for overseeing and supervising the
department's pre- and post-award administration for both intra- and
extramurally funded research projects supporting departmental Principal
Investigators (PIs).

Key responsibilities
include managing active clinical finance and post-award fund activities for
assigned divisions and PIs. The position also involves preparing financial and
grant reports, developing and monitoring budgets, and managing salary funding
for faculty and staff, including processing entries in UCPath. Additional
duties include reviewing and reconciling the general ledger, performing
corrections such as salary cost transfers, retros, NPEARs, and TOFs, and
serving as a liaison with external departments, funding agencies, and
subawardees.

Salary Range: $90,720.00
- $194,040.00

Required:

• Bachelor's
  Degree in Finance or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 1-3 years of
  complex research administration.
• 8 + years of
  research experience
• Ability to
  establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with
  students, staff, faculty, external collaborators, and administration.
• High School
  Diploma
• Ability to work
  as a member of the team.
• Advanced
  ability to set priorities and complete ongoing tasks with competing deadlines
  with frequent interruptions to meet programmatic and financial needs.
• Meticulous
  attention to detail in a fast-paced, fluctuating, workload environment.
• Demonstrated
  proficiency with Adobe and Microsoft suite software, especially Excel.
• Experience will
  all types of award mechanisms, including grants, contracts, subcontracts, and
  cooperative agreements.
• Ability to
  interpret policy for others.
• Advance
  knowledge of effective grant funding processes, procedures, and techniques

Preferred:

• Exceptional
  organizational skills to create and maintain administrative and financial files
  effectively
• Strong
  organizational skills, ability to prioritize job functions and handle multiple
  tasks with multiple proposal submission systems.
• Experience
  preparing, managing, and projecting budgets