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Company

Mass General Brigham · 2 days ago

Research Finance Specialist II

Somerville, MA

Full-time

Remote

Mid Level

3+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Manage an assigned portfolio of research departments, and serve as the primary Research Finance resource for department administrators and PIs.

Financial administration of a diverse research portfolio of Non-federal and Federally sponsored grants and contracts of varied requirements and complexity.

Field inquiries from Department Administrators and PIs. Communicate sponsor and institutional policies, procedures and reporting requirements.

Provide superior customer service by supporting departments in their financial administration.

Ensure that awards/accounts are managed in a fiscally responsible manner and in full compliance with all applicable rules and regulations established by both the sponsor and MGB.

Update records in PeopleSoft to ensure projects are being invoiced on a regular and timely basis.

Prepare and review monthly, final, and custom invoices in accordance with Sponsor requirements.

Prepare Financial Status Reports (FSR) in accordance with sponsor requirements.

Actively monitor grant expenses, receivables and revenue.

Review and process non-personnel costs transfers.

Review and approve incoming subcontract invoices to ensure accuracy and compliance with sponsor terms being paid.

Provide institutional oversight to ensure that all expenses posted to a sponsored project are allowable, and the accurate recording of these expenses in the general ledger in a manner that is consistent with generally acceptable accounting principles (GAAP) and the sponsor’s terms and conditions.

Assist in the close-out of funds including the preparation of closeout documents and closing entries.

Continuously review sponsoring agency policies, regulations and other relevant literature to ensure increased familiarity with granting and contracting agency policies and requirements in the financial management accounts.

Assist management in identifying opportunities to improve processes and achieve optimal efficiency in all aspects.

Work with Finance Manager or RFS III mentor on complex transactions.

Use electronic Financial Management System or PeopleSoft queries and reports to measure and manage workflow effectively and efficiently.

Assist manager in the orientation, training and mentoring of RFS I staff, including the review of RFS I work.

Assume additional responsibilities as assigned.

Qualification

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Research accountingGrants administrationFinancial managementPeopleSoftMicrosoft Office SuiteDatabase managementConfidential information handling

Required

Bachelor's degree and/or equivalent, plus at least three years of related research accounting experience or research administration

Must possess the ability to thrive in a busy, high-volume, and deadline driven team environment that requires coordination of multiple activities and the judgment and flexibility to reprioritize tasks as needed.

Must be comfortable working with large databases and multiple computerized financial systems.

Need to be able to work independently with minimal supervision, and handle complex and confidential information with discretion

Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite

Excellent problem solving skills.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Requires strong organization and communication skills with a focus in customer service.

Company

Mass General Brigham

Glassdoor

3.7

Mass General Brigham specializes in providing medical treatments and health diagnostics services.

Founded in 1994

Somerville, Massachusetts, USA

10,001+ employees

https://www.massgeneralbrigham.org

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