Financial Administrator-Research/Post Award

Georgia Tech; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

An established institution is seeking a Financial Administrator to support its financial operations. This role involves preparing financial data, monitoring budgets, and ensuring compliance with accounting practices. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in accounting principles and experience in a university environment. Join a vibrant community dedicated to innovation and excellence in education, where your contributions will support a diverse and dynamic learning atmosphere. This opportunity offers a chance to make a meaningful impact while enjoying a collaborative work environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business, or Finance required.
• 3-5 years of related experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare financial data for proposals, grants, and contracts.
• Monitor unit budgets for compliance and prepare amendments.
• Coordinate cash management for administrative areas.

Skills

Advanced knowledge of accounting principles

Attention to detail

Use of accounting software

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting

Bachelor's Degree in Business

Bachelor's Degree in Finance

Tools

Accounting software

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Job ID

284770

Location

Atlanta, Georgia

Full/Part Time

Full-Time

Regular/Temporary

Regular

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Overview
Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our Strategic Plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values
Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:
1. Students are our top priority.
2. We strive for excellence.
3. We thrive on diversity.
4. We celebrate collaboration.
5. We champion innovation.
6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.
7. We nurture the well-being of our community.
8. We act ethically.
9. We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

Department Information
About the School of Mathematics at Georgia Tech

The School of Mathematics faculty instruct students from across campus, including undergraduate and graduate students. Its faculty carry out research in a wide variety of Mathematical Sciences. Expertise in the School in mathematical biology includes, immunology, microbial dynamics, several areas at the interface of molecular biology and discrete mathematics, disease transmission, biological networks, mathematical neuroscience, bioinformatics and statistical methods in biology, and aggregation dynamics. The leadership for the NSF-Simons Center. The Southeast Center for Mathematics and Biology - is in the School of Math at Georgia Tech. Furthermore, the School is a key partner in several programs at Georgia Tech, including PhD programs in Bioinformatics, Quantitative Biosciences, Biostatistics, as well as Algorithms, Computation and Optimization, Computational Science and Engineering, and Machine Learning. Georgia Tech has a variety of complementary strengths, including biomedical engineering, neuroscience, biochemistry, and data analysis in the life sciences.

Job Summary

The Financial Administrator is responsible for assisting with financial operations of a department or unit, interpreting, advising and disseminating financial policies and procedures; ensuring that unit accounting practices and procedures follow Institute guidelines and recommending improvements to unit procedures. This role assists in preparation of unit budgets and reports, and implementing accounting and office controls.

Responsibilities

Job Duty 1 -
Prepare financial data related to proposals, grants and contracts, general appropriations, endowments and other funds.

Job Duty 2 -
Prepare data for use in budget amendments and other budget related reporting.

Job Duty 3 -
Oversee student accounting functions; coordinates with Financial Aid and Registrar's Office to resolve student payment issues; works with Continuing Education credit and non-credit program invoicing and payment issues; provides service to students and parents, including resolving intermediate issues.

Job Duty 4 -
Monitor non-student receivable accounts; perform direct billing and payment processing, answers customer queries; and ensure reconciliations are completed on a timely basis.

Job Duty 5 -
Monitor gift and endowment accounts to ensure compliance; monitors overdrafts; and posts scholarship awards in student system.

Job Duty 6 -
Monitor unit budgets for overdrafts and review for compliance with budget regulations and grant requirements or restrictions; prepares budget amendments and other pertinent forms for new accounts.

Job Duty 7 -
Ensure timely reconciliations are completed for assigned ledger and clearing accounts within administrative areas; perform adjustments.

Job Duty 8 -
Coordinate cash management for administrative areas (deposits, reconciliation of accounts and controls over cash and credit card processing); works with Financial Reporting on banking discrepancies.

Job Duty 9 -
Review and approve human resource actions; assists with position management; oversees wage payroll processing and management and prepares advances when required; ensures deadlines are met and appropriate forms are used.

Job Duty 10 -
Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

Educational Requirements
Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Business, Finance or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience

Required Experience
Three to five years job related experience

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in Higher Education and in grants administration (post award).

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

SKILLS
This job requires advanced knowledge of and skill in applying general accounting principles and practices within a university business environment. Additionally required are attention to detail and accuracy and use of office and specialized accounting related computer applications.

USG Core Values

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The University is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and University policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.

Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. This prohibition applies to faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including affiliates, invitees, and guests. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.

More information on these policies can be found here: https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/c2714 Board of Regents Policy Manual | University System of Georgia (usg.edu).

Other Information

Salary range: $55,000.00-$69,000.00

Location: Atlanta, GA

Job grade: G05

This is not a supervisory position.
This position does have financial responsibilities.
No, this position will not be required to drive.
This role is considered a position of trust.
This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Cd).
This position will not travel
This position does not require security clearance.

Background Check

Successful candidate must be able to pass a background check which will include a credit check. Please visit http://policylibrary.gatech.edu/employment/pre-employment-screening