UCLA · 1 month ago
Sr. Fund Manager
Los Angeles, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$71K/yr - $145K/yr
5+ years expUCLA Institute of the Environment & Sustainability is looking for a Senior Fund Manager. The role involves collaborating with various stakeholders and managing financial policies and budgets related to federal and state funded contracts and grants.
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Responsibilities
Collaborate with faculty, principal investigators, and staff as well as other business partners across UCLA
Establish and apply sound business and financial policies and practices based on the University's Business and Finance Code, and guidelines established by external funding sources
Analyze financial data, prepare financial reports and projections, and make financial recommendations for budget planning, financial decision making, financial close
Assist PIs with submission of grant proposals using electronic proposal submission tools such as NSF FastLane
Provide excellent communication to assist faculty, researchers and administrative staff with financial problems and issues
Qualification
Required
At least five years previous experience as a fund manager responsible for federal and state funded contract and grant awards and awards made by private foundations
Knowledge and experience with federal costing policies, allowable and unallowable expense
Experience managing a multi-million dollar operating budget consisting of sponsored research awards, State-budgeted operating funds, and gifts
Ability to establish and apply sound business and financial policies and practices as based on the University's Business and Finance Code, and guidelines established by external funding sources
Knowledge and experience with fiscal close out of State operating funds and contract and grant awards
Ability to analyze financial data, prepare financial reports and projections, and make financial recommendations for budget planning, financial decision making, financial close
Excellent communication skills to assist faculty, researchers and administrative staff with financial problems and issues
Knowledge and experience using web based financial information systems, as well as creation and use of Excel spread sheets to present financial information
Bachelor's Degree in related area and / or equivalent experience / training
Preferred
Knowledge and experience with University cashiering policy and practice. Ability to use online systems to deposit and monitor cash and check income
Knowledge/experience with University online systems: UCPath for payroll, personnel, purchasing; web-based financial systems such as QDB and CDW Cognos to conduct financial transactions, run financial reports, identify contract and grant administration
Ability to use electronic proposal submission tools such as NSF FastLane to assist PIs with submission of grant proposals
Benefits
Full benefits
Benefits that start on day one
Company
UCLA
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (266)
2024 (223)
2023 (226)
2022 (182)
2021 (164)
2020 (172)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$157.89MKey Investors
California Institute for Regenerative MedicineUS Department of EnergyDepartment of Cannabis Control
2025-01-30Grant· $29.14M
2023-08-14Grant
2023-04-25Grant· $2M
Leadership Team
James Puffer
Professor Emeritus
Jenny Lester
Clinical Trials Director
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