Apply on Employer Site

University at Buffalo · 1 week ago

Research and Finance Administrator, Community Health Interventions Lab

Buffalo, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

The University at Buffalo is one of America’s leading public research universities. They are seeking a Research and Finance Administrator to handle financial, human resources, and administrative activities for the Community Health Interventions Lab, which focuses on increasing access to healthy food in underserved communities.

EducationHardwareKnowledge ManagementUniversities

Responsibilities

Develop and implement financial management protocols including monitoring and reconciliation of income and expenses

Oversee expense and personnel allocations across projects

Provide up-to-date financial reports and work with the research team on financial projections

Manage all lab-related purchasing via eReq, p-card or purchase order

Work with the research team, UB financial services and/or Sponsored Projects Services to establish and maintain contracts with and make payments to consultants, sub-contractors and contracted services

Manage the acquisition, distribution and reconciliation of research participate incentives and other gift cards

Manage service center and departmental event fee applications and ongoing reporting

Work with human resources to complete paperwork for job postings, hiring and appointment changes for all research staff and students

Serve as a liaison between the research team and with human resources regarding any HR issues including timesheets, payroll discrepancies, leave time or university-level staffing policies

Coordinate recruitment, selection, onboarding and review of research staff

Manage and maintain lab computers, websites, equipment, and other infrastructure

Assist with logistics of planning project related events and seminars

Assist with grant preparation and reporting

Assist research team with other grant-related tasks as needed

Qualification

Financial managementHuman resources managementGrant preparationEvent planningProject managementCommunication skillsTeam collaborationProblem-solving

Required

Experience in financial management and reporting

Ability to develop and implement financial management protocols

Experience overseeing expense and personnel allocations across projects

Ability to provide up-to-date financial reports and work on financial projections

Experience managing lab-related purchasing

Ability to work with financial services and establish contracts

Experience managing research participant incentives and gift cards

Ability to manage service center and departmental event fee applications

Experience working with human resources for job postings and hiring

Ability to serve as a liaison between research team and human resources

Experience coordinating recruitment, selection, onboarding and review of research staff

Ability to manage and maintain lab computers, websites, equipment, and infrastructure

Experience assisting with logistics of planning project-related events and seminars

Ability to assist with grant preparation and reporting

Experience assisting research team with grant-related tasks

Benefits

Comprehensive health and retirement plan options

Career coaching and training department

Public service loan forgiveness organization

Company

University at Buffalo

University at Buffalo is a premier, research-intensive public university and a member of the Association of American Universities It is a sub-organization of The State University of New York.

Founded in 1846