University of Southern California · 1 day ago
Budget/Business Analyst
San Diego, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Entry Level
$36.78/hr - $44.23/hr
1+ years expThe University of Southern California is an academic institute focused on advancing treatments for Alzheimer’s Disease. They are seeking a Budget/Business Analyst to support the Finance Department by preparing project budgets, ensuring compliance with research guidelines, and serving as a liaison among various departments.
EducationHigher EducationUniversities
Responsibilities
Participate with principal investigator in the preparation of the administrative components of proposals within parameters of sponsored and non-sponsored research guidelines. Oversee and communicate submission process, both paper and electronic. Reviews documents for completeness and compliance
Develop, prepare, and finalize project budgets. Provide budget justification
Serve as primary liaison and active partner between principal investigators, Office of Sponsored Research, research groups, and other departments. Respond to sponsor inquiries
Collaborate with Office of Sponsored Research to ensure awards are set up properly and cost-sharing requirements are fulfilled. Initiates cost transfers
Review and approve expenditures. Advise on post award spending and commitment activity. Oversee compliance related to fund and revenue
Develop and communicate reports supporting project status. Create effective forecasting and decision aids
Participate in contract closeout process. Submit final reports and certificates. Complies information and documents needed for audit inquiries
Understand, apply, and advise on University and government policies for projects
Serves as a resource on subject area and overall technical resource to principal investigator and other University staff
Participate in and contributes to process improvements. Leads other staff in group projects
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree
1 year of experience
Business administration, accounting or related degree and budget experience including knowledge of government and fund accounting
Strong computer skills with use of automated spreadsheets
Preferred
Bachelor's degree
2 years of experience
University budget experience and knowledge of university financial systems
Company
University of Southern California
University of Southern California is a private research university offering opportunities for interdisciplinary study and collaboration.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
University of Southern California has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your
reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
Represents job field similar to this job
Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (253)
2024 (239)
2023 (172)
2022 (207)
2021 (182)
2020 (195)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$19.64MKey Investors
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research InstituteCalifornia Institute for Regenerative MedicineCDA Foundation
2025-02-04Grant· $10.8M
2025-01-30Grant· $5.93M
2024-07-30Grant
Leadership Team
David A Barnhart
Director, USC Space Engineering Research Center
H
Hossein Pourmand
Assistant Vice President, Research Initiatives, University Advancement
Recent News
Sports Business Journal
2025-12-30
Indian Express
2025-12-21
Company data provided by crunchbase