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Meharry Medical College · 14 hours ago

Assistant Vice President, Research Finance & Compliance

Nashville Metro

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff, Director/Executive

5+ years exp

Meharry Medical College is seeking an Assistant Vice President for Research Finance and Compliance to provide strategic leadership and oversight of financial and compliance functions supporting their research enterprise. The AVP will ensure adherence to regulations governing sponsored research and manage research grant accounting activities while collaborating with various stakeholders to maintain financial integrity.

EducationHigher EducationUniversities

Diversity & Inclusion

Responsibilities

Management of all research grant pre-award finance and accounting activities, including:

Maintaining an inventory of active research grant pre-award applications in process with anticipated submission deadlines

Supporting MMC research faculty to develop the budget and financial sections of research grant applications and proposals for submission to funding agencies

Developing research grant budgets in accordance with MMC standard methodologies, policies, and procedures

Formatting approved MMC standardized research grant budgets as need to meet funding agency submission requirements

Monitoring funding agency approval or denial of submitted research grants

Management of all research grant post-award finance and accounting activities, including:

Maintaining an inventory of active research grants with major operating statistics (e.g., total award, duration, estimated annual budget, major reporting deadlines, etc.)

Opening new grant accounts in the MMC accounting system

Supporting MMC research faculty to manage grant budgets and forecasts in accordance with MMC standard methodologies, policies, and procedures

Provides all necessary routine financial and accounting information to funding agencies, in the format required, within contract deadlines (e.g., Federal Financial Reports “FFR”)

Provides monthly research grant budget to actual data, and other financial management reporting as needed, to each Primary Investigator or research grant leadership team, and associated management staff

Meeting monthly with Primary Investigators or research grant leadership teams, and associated management staff at least monthly if there are substantial budget to actual variations and not less than quarterly if there are minimal budget variances

Closing completed or terminated grant accounts in the MMC accounting systems

Development and implementation of standardized research function cost accounting methodologies, including annual updates to indirect, administrative, and overhead allocation factors for use in research grant budgets

Management of research grant accounting and financial reporting compliance, including

Developing and implementing research accounting and financial reporting compliance policies and procedures

Reviewing all funding agency requests for clarification or additional financial or accounting information

Leading the collection and submission of funding agency requested financial or accounting information in collaboration with the associated post-award accounting specialist and primary investigator(s)

Manages the performance of direct reports to ensure their areas of responsibility are functioning within industry standards and achieving annual performance targets

Prepares annual divisional budget and proactively manages actual performance to be within budget parameters

Mentor’s direct reports, divisional managers, and supervisors in support of continuous professional development and optimum operating results

Qualification

Research Grant AccountingFinancial Compliance ManagementLeadership ExperienceWorkday ERP SystemBiomedical ResearchBudget ManagementMentoringCollaborationCommunication