Financial Analyst-Research Administration (Hybrid)

• Position Title: Financial Analyst-Research
• Location: Evanston, IL (hybrid)
• Full Time
• Hours: Monday-Friday, standard business hours

• →Education: Bachelors Degree
• →Certification: NCURA or ACRP certification in Research Financials
• →Experience: Relevant experience in post-award management for a healthcare organization, university, academic medical center or research institution.
• →Unique or Preferred Skills:
• →Knowledge of NIH Grants Policy Statements, OMB Circular A-133, DHHS Policy, PCROI Policy
• →Workday Finance or Workday Grants or other enterprise-level ERP system

• Review all expenditures and FTE distributions on research accounts for PIs, Research Managers, Research Directors to ensure compliance with award and proposal requirements, organizational, sponsor and federal policies

• Review and approve requisitions for sponsored project-related expenditures

• Prepare summary reports of all sponsored project financial data in the assigned portfolio and present to Clinical Research Unit (CRU) managers, directors, PIs quarterly for review. Process any adjustments as necessary.

• Identifies and resolves problems and prepares appropriate and timely corrections of expenses that posted incorrectly via journal entry or other mechanism.

Collaborates with PI and CRU team to complete relevant sponsored project tasks, including:

• Providing salary/fringe information for budget development
• Preparing progress report financial information
• Projecting surpluses or deficits at end of project period
• Preparing future spending plans in alignment with future award allotments
• Adjusting and managing research labor distribution for PIs and Study Team members

• Completed other duties as assigned and required.