Senior Financial Analyst - Grants

About the Opportunity

Job Summary

The Senior Financial Analyst- Grants provides financial and compliance analysis along with post-award administrative support to College of Science principal investigators (PIs). The College of Science is comprised of six academic departments and is home to 7 institutes and 17 research centers.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

Financial Analysis

• Analyze principal investigators research funding portfolio, including discretionary funding sources, to assist principal investigators in resource and personnel allocation planning

• Generate monthly financial and payroll reports for PI reconciliation

• Partner with PIs to develop comprehensive financial projections of future expenditures including burn rate and personnel forecasts

• Make recommendations to PIs as necessary based on analysis of budget and current expenditures

• Analyze financial and payroll discrepancies to ensure timely corrections

Compliance Analysis

• Analyze PIs' research funding portfolio to ensure continued compliance with uniform guidance, sponsor, and university regulations

• Provide guidance to PIs on cost allowability based on analysis of award terms and conditions

• Review project expenditures, cost transfers, and payroll expenses to ensure proper allocation in accordance with all applicable regulations

• Analyze project budget and actual expenditures for compliance with sponsor specific regulations and make necessary recommendations to PI based on findings

• Analyze student effort allocations on a semester basis to ensure compliance with terms & conditions of the award and budget

Project / Award Administration

• Ensure that the project records (NOGA, Amendments, correspondence, etc.) are kept in good order and filed electronically readily available for review and audit

• Assist PIs with submitting all grant related transactions including but not limited to no-cost extensions, rebudgets, effort reductions, carryovers, advance account requests, closeouts and ad hoc financial reports to sponsors

• Assist PIs with all administrative aspects of an award

• Ensure grant transactions are routed through the appropriate offices and processed in a timely manner

• Work with NU-RES to ensure new awards are properly set up in Banner and added to the PI’s portfolio

• Work with PI and Department Business Manager to clear the deficit accounts

Ad hoc Projects/ Reporting

• Assist supervisor with analyzing processes to improve workflow and work efficiencies

• Assist in developing new financial analysis and reporting capabilities for faculty portfolios

Mentorship

• Assist less experienced analysts with complex post award scenarios

• Lead team trainings and utilize expertise to mentor new analysts

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required (Finance or similar major preferred)

• Minimum of 4 years of professional work experience in higher education and/or business setting

• Accounting and finance knowledge and ability to work with budgets required

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; strong organizational, prioritization and time management skills, including the ability to manage multiple projects and complete tasks for a number of principal investigators and administrators. Strong attention to detail, customer service skills, initiative, flexibility, and the ability to work independently and as a member of a team are required.

• Familiarity with overall federal grant administration is desired

Position Type

Additional Information

Northeastern University considers factors such as candidate work experience, education and skills when extending an offer.  

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, s