Moffitt Cancer Center · 2 months ago
RESEARCH FINANCIAL ANALYST SR
Tampa, FL
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expMoffitt Cancer Center is seeking a Research Financial Analyst Senior who will independently manage all phases of research award administration at a high complexity level. The role involves overseeing research fund portfolios, ensuring fiscal compliance, and mentoring junior team members.
Health Care
Responsibilities
Manage Principal Investigator (PI) Research Fund Portfolios. The senior professional level addresses diverse and complex issues with a macro-level understanding of financial and compliance impacts and provides solutions to issues in creative and effective ways
Grant Submission Budget Preparation: Collaborates with Grant Administrators, Principal Investigators, and other support staff to review/coordinate aspects of grant submission, provide guidance with budget and budget justification Applies expertise to spearhead budget development of unique and complex funding mechanisms
Active Grant Management: Performs financial analysis on complex PI portfolio of accounts and provides guidance on strategic planning to maximize budget utilization in a fiscally responsible manner. Develops forward-thinking forecasts based on historical spending trends, future planned spending, and overall funding portfolio. Reconcile actual spending against approved budget, re-budgeting as necessary and allowed throughout the grant cycle. Advise regarding the allow-ability of costs to be charged to a grant. Develops comprehensive recommendations for complex accounting issues and consult Research Finance as needed. Anticipates projected overruns by proactively preparing appropriate cost transfers as needed throughout the grant cycle. Coordinate with Office of Sponsored Research (OSR) and Research Finance (RF) to facilitate timely award activation. Identifies potential grant issues and proposes potential solutions, considering overall impact to portfolio and Moffitt financials. Constructs strategic plans to achieve optimal utilization of institutional match funds, as required by specific funding mechanisms. Facilitates and suggests budgetary controls as it related to varying expenditures including equipment, clinical trials, animal work, etc. Evaluates contract payment structures to coordinate with various stakeholders to devise effective revenue recognition strategies that benefit project progression while being mindful of Moffitt financial's
Grant Close-Out: Partners with Purchasing, Accounts Payable, and other departments to ensure incurred expenses are liquidated timely for appropriate closeout of all expired projects. Collaborate with Research Finance to address grant close-out items
Stays current with all new and existing regulatory requirements and institutional policies/procedures, and keeps PIs and department leadership informed of changes
Verifies and assures fiscal compliance of expenditures per terms and conditions specified by funding mechanism
Manages faculty and staff effort appointments by factoring in PI recommendations, budget projections, and award specific effort requirements. Ensures alignment with OMB Circular A-122 and National Institutes of Health (NIH) salary cap guidelines
Coordinates regularly scheduled time/effort reports to ensure accuracy and compliance with guidelines
Manages regulatory compliance with items related to Comparative Medicine, Institutional Review Board (IRB), etc, as it pertains to the funding mechanism
Ensures proposal compliance with Division and grantor policies and procedures, as well as those of subcontracting institutions
Coordinate with Moffitt Foundation to request and manage donations received to support research driven initiatives
Work with Financial Analysis Research Operations for set up and management of operational dollars
Collaborate with Research Division Administration leadership on the initiation of new positions, replacement positions and termination of positions, dependent on funding availability
Collaborate with Innovation Office and Alliance Relations on the management of Industry Sponsored agreements. Reviews and interprets specific milestones on agreements in order to advise on revenue recognition
Responsible for working with Department Chairs, Program Leaders, & other Research leadership to prepare and manage department or program specific budgets, advising on their reasonableness as it relates to Moffitt's operational budget
Work daily with Office of Sponsored Research, Research Finance, Grant Administrators and Pis on daily basis in management of grants and ensuring compliance
Acts as representation to other departments to educate and provide guidance on grant-specific financial-related subject-matter
Mentor junior & intermediate staff (RFA Assistant, I & II) by providing guidance and support that reinforces training to catalyze development and advancement
Provide input into training material and provide educational sessions, as necessary
Provide feedback for annual evaluations and assists in goal setting for RFA Assistant, I & II
Represents the department as a highly skilled grant management resource
Audits accounts as assigned for consistency
Analyzes financial data and develops comprehensive reports to present key financial metrics
Provide feedback on implementation of new systems & processes to facilitate all aspects of grant management. Identifies opportunities for improvement through automation
Identifies and initiates development and implementation of procedures within the department and with interdepartmental stakeholders
Manages large or special projects or processes with limited oversight from supervisor or manager
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Finance or Accounting
5 years of financial (i.e. forecasting, budgeting, analysis, etc.) experience, including at least 2 years of extramural funding (i.e. NIH, State of Florida, Foundation, etc.) management experience with a comprehensive understanding of related compliance requirements (i.e. OMB-Circulars, funding policies, NOAs, etc.) and a macro-level comprehension of operational finances
In lieu of a Bachelors degree, an Associate degree and an additional two years of experience will be accepted
Grant experience is a MUST
Company
Moffitt Cancer Center
Moffitt Cancer Center are contribute to the prevention and cure of cancer.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$0.01MKey Investors
Foundation MedicineMassMutual Foundation
2023-07-31Grant
2023-07-12Grant· $0.01M
Leadership Team
Patrick Hwu
President and CEO
Joanna Weiss
Chief Financial Officer
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