Boston University · 2 weeks ago
CARB-X Senior Finance & Research Administrator (REMOTE)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
$72K/yr - $93K/yr
5+ years expBoston University is a global non-profit dedicated to accelerating antibacterial research through CARB-X. The Senior Finance and Research Administrator will manage funding for Product Developers, overseeing pre- and post-award activities while ensuring compliance with financial operations and project management.
Non Profit
No H1B
Responsibilities
Budget development, monitoring and management of a sub-portfolio of Product Developers
Work with the CARB-X team at all stages of the PD award process from pre-award to post-award, and close-out. In Pre-award, for a portfolio of Product Developers, lead review of application budget workbooks, contract set-ups through the Sponsored Program office, and training of award recipients on award requirements and compliance. In post-award, essential functions will include analysis and processing of financial activity, review and approval of financial transactions (invoices, purchase orders, consulting agreements, etc.), quarterly financial reporting, monitoring of burn rates and other relevant metrics. Advise on and prepare/execute various types of award actions requests, such as supplements, no costs extensions, rebudgeting, new phases, etc. on behalf of CARB-X participants, with appropriate justification. Identify financial risks and propose mitigation opportunities
Compliance with contract terms and regulations
Maintain up-to-date knowledge of research compliance policies and processes, including awareness of how new entities become compliant with animal (OLAW, NC3R) and human subjects (OHRP, clinical oversight) research requirements, and the pre-requisite conditions for institutional and funder approvals. Collaborate effectively with BU Central Offices at all stages to ensure alignment and effective outcomes of financial and project compliance elements of the contracted CARB-X projects. Ensure conformance to the budget by award recipients, in tandem with project milestones, and that all costs are allowable, allocable, reasonable, and consistently treated and in compliance with BU sponsor regulations. Advise CARB-X accelerators and product developers to ensure proper compliance with BU, US federal, and all sponsor rules and regulations. Administer monthly payment invoices and verify expenses are in line with the budget and that cost share obligations are appropriately managed. Conduct PD financial site visits as applicable to ensure compliance
Business process improvements
Instrumental in proactive identification of problems and resolutions. Contribute to the ongoing development of new systems, processes, and tools to help achieve goals. Assist with documentation of financial business processes in run books, SOPs, to ensure repeatability of processes. Actively engage in BU and CARB-X efforts to develop efficient processes and resolve bottlenecks. Contribute as a team member of the pre-award cycle application processes and post-award client support services
Support financial systems and reporting
Support CARB-X Financial Systems and Reporting by refreshing data used in reporting, reviewing metrics to inform reporting, reviewing reconciliation reports to ensure data integrity between business systems, and helping to resolve discrepancies by identifying variances and investigating sources of variances. Work across FRA team to make corrections to data within financial business systems, and help to identify data needing correction by other teams at CARB-X. In addition, skills in data management including strong excel skills, comfort with databases, large datasets, and being able to combine separate datasets using harmonization techniques would be helpful
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree
5-8 years of experience directly related experience in sponsored research administration for a large, multi-site, multi-funder research project
Advanced Analytical Skills
Intermediate Clerical/Admin Skills
Intermediate Computer/Technical Skills
Advanced Oral Communication Skills
Intermediate Project/Process Management Skills
Advanced Writing Skills
Preferred
Master's degree
Company
Boston University
Boston University is one of the leading private research and teaching institutions in the world today, with three primary campuses in the heart of Boston and programs around the world.
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$0.5MKey Investors
Lumina Foundation
2022-02-15Grant· $0.5M
Leadership Team
Clémentine Plati
Co-Founder and Program Coordinator, Mentoring Circles for Data Science and Machine Learning
Farah Rexha
Pre-Health Professionals Club (PHPC) Co-Founder & Co-President
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