UCLA · 13 hours ago
Fund Manager
Los Angeles, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid Level
$35/hr - $53/hrUCLA is seeking a Fund Manager to provide analytical and fiscal support to Principal Investigators in managing approximately $13M of complex state, federal, and private contracts and grants. The role involves pre-award to post-award administration, budget preparation, and ensuring compliance with relevant policies.
EducationHigher EducationUniversities
Responsibilities
Provide analytical and fiscal support to Principal Investigators through the full spectrum of sponsored research activities
Prepare budgets and proposal packages and ensure compliance with University, State, and Federal audit policies
Review total package to ensure procedural compliance with all relevant policies
Qualification
Required
Excellent analytical skills to access financial information, anticipate problems, develop alternative solutions, make recommendations and implement changes
Skill in organizing a complex workload and ability to plan and prioritize the work
Demonstrated ability to work independently with minimal direction
Ability to organize and perform a variety of tasks that need to be carried out simultaneously with frequent interruptions
Demonstrated interpersonal skills to interact with students, staff, and faculty
Ability to understand, interpret, process, and review online entries for the campus AIS systems for accounting, payroll, personnel, and other, as required
Ability to create and maintain individualized Excel spreadsheets to track funding at the request of one or many PI's
Ability to work cooperatively with co-workers and to assist in areas outside of assigned duties occasionally to help ensure that the mission of the department is completed
Demonstrated skill in preparing budgets and projections using spreadsheet and database personal computer software
Working knowledge of agency on-line systems to process proposals-federal and state contract and grant fiscal policies and procedures
Bachelor's Degree In related area and/or equivalent combination of education and experience/training
Preferred
Working knowledge of university accounting and other administrative policies and procedures
Knowledge of payroll/personnel systems as it relates to contract and grant payroll to work in conjunction with the Payroll/Personnel Analyst; Ability to access and use Web-based systems such as QDB, PPP, and others
Benefits
Benefits that start on day one
Company
UCLA
UCLA offers a combination that’s rare, especially among public research universities.
Founded in 1919
5001-10000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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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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