Grants & Budgets Financial Specialist (Hybrid)

Yale Cancer Center; New Haven (CT); Hybrid; USD 43,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Yale University seeks a Financial Assistant 4 to manage grants, contracts, and budgets, providing comprehensive financial and administrative support. Responsibilities include payroll adjustments, journal entries, and purchase orders, with strong emphasis on compliance and reporting using Workday.

This hybrid, full-time position emphasizes accuracy, confidentiality, and proactive problem-solving in a university finance environment.

Qualifications

• Strong grounding in accounting principles and financial management.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; high-level customer service.
• Proficiency with Excel and financial reporting systems.
• Organized, detail-oriented, able to manage multiple tasks in a high-volume setting.

Responsibilities

• Drafts the preliminary financial sections of proposals.
• Reviews proposals for accuracy, completeness, and compliance with requirements.
• Monitors and controls financial activity; ensure expenses are posted correctly.
• Serves as a primary source on financial policies and procedures.
• Reconcilies and analyzes financial statements; produces reports.
• Oversees and guides support staff and maintains financial records.
• Assists with system/process development and implementation.
• May calculate weekly payroll for department staff.

Skills

Journal entries

Cost transfers

Reconciliations

Excel

Financial reporting

Customer service

Organizational skills

Confidentiality

Independent judgment

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting/finance

Tools

Workday

Job description

Yale University seeks a Financial Assistant 4 to manage grants, contracts, and budgets, providing comprehensive financial and administrative support. Responsibilities include payroll adjustments, journal entries, and purchase orders, with strong emphasis on compliance and reporting using Workday.

This hybrid, full-time position emphasizes accuracy, confidentiality, and proactive problem-solving in a university finance environment.