University of Maryland · 2 days ago
Finance Specialist
College Park, MD
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$76K/yr - $91K/yr
3+ years expThe University of Maryland is a national leader in research and education, seeking a Finance Specialist to manage finance and administrative functions for the Maryland Transportation Institute. The role involves overseeing sponsored research administration, preparing financial reports, and ensuring compliance with financial policies.
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Hiring Manager
Michelle Pickens, MPS
Responsibilities
Managing sponsored research administration pre-award, including working with PIs and ORA to complete the proposal routing and submission process
Post-award, including preparing financial reports for PIs and sponsors and reviewing expenses/monitoring cost share accounts to ensure compliance
Perform financial tasks for the MTI state and DRIF, start-up and gift accounts for MTI faculty
Review and approve costing allocations
Identify areas of concern and work with the Associate Director and PI to resolve
Provide excellent customer service to faculty and students
Assist and serve as back-up to CEE as requested
Complete other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
Three (3) years of professional grants, finance, or accounting experience
Knowledge of grants related policies and procedures, and federal, state, and other applicable related laws, rules, regulations, and ordinances
Skill in oral and written communication
Skill in the use of Microsoft Office products
Ability to multitask and prioritize assignments
Ability to interpret and apply policies, procedures, regulations, and laws
Company
University of Maryland
The University of Maryland is a public research university and is the flagship institution of the University System of Maryland.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
University of Maryland has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
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Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (6)
2024 (11)
2023 (8)
2022 (7)
2021 (10)
2020 (7)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$219.39MKey Investors
US Department of EnergyMaryland Stem Cell Research Fund (MSCRF)ARPA-E
2023-07-27Grant
2023-05-11Grant
2023-05-09Grant· $3.48M
Leadership Team
Joe LaBue
Deputy Athletic Director | Chief Revenue Officer
Kan Cao
Professor and Associate Chair
Recent News
2026-01-06
Maryland Daily Record
2025-12-09
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