Tufts University · 1 month ago
Associate Director, Planning and Analysis - Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging
Boston, MA
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$106K/yr - $159K/yr
5+ years expTufts University is home to the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (HNRCA), which focuses on promoting healthy aging through nutrition science. The Associate Director, Planning and Analysis will manage the operating and capital budgets of HNRCA, ensuring compliance with business policies and resolving fiscal opportunities and challenges.
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Responsibilities
Responsible for the development and management of the operating and capital budgets of the HNRCA and ensuring that all HNRCA departments comply with the business policies of Tufts University, the USDA/ARS, and other sponsoring agencies to mitigate potential liabilities
Serves as the primary advisor and technical resource on accounting and financial management matters to the HNRCA community
Responsible for identifying and/or participating in the resolution of short- and long-term fiscal opportunities and problems, providing financial projections, developing financial forecasting models, developing pricing models and conducting regular pricing model reviews for the center's scientific core units, and developing business plans for new initiatives
Coordinate closely with the center's director of research administration, local research administrators and scientific core unit managers on pre-award issues, re-budgeting requests, amendments/modifications, and maintaining compliance with successful close out USDA/ARS cooperative agreements
Coordinate closely with the center's scientific and administrative staff and the university's central post-award office in the management of USDA/ARS cooperative agreements, including all HNRCA administrative and core unit accounts
Manage the HNRCA administrative coordinators who provide administrative support Center-wide
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in business, accounting, or finance and 5-7 years of related experience (or equivalent combination of education and experience)
Minimum 3 years' direct, hands-on experience in financial management of grant-funded research
Excellent analytical, computer, and interpersonal skills
Exceptional judgement, discretion, and attention to detail
Preferred
Master's degree in business administration, accounting, or finance
5 years' experience in a university research setting, in a central university sponsored programs department, or other specialized research facility at a similar level of responsibility
Advanced ability in Microsoft Excel and Word
Prior experience working with PeopleSoft financials or similar systems
Demonstrated ability to work both as a member of a team and independently
Demonstrated ability to work under the pressure of hard deadlines and competing priorities
Demonstrated organizational and time management skills
Superior written and oral communication skills
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Tufts University
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