Senior Budget Administrator

USC University of Southern California; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 99,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Southern California’s Alzheimer's Therapeutic Research Institute (ATRI) in San Diego seeks a Senior Budget Administrator to join the Finance group supporting the Neurotranslational Division. This on-site role requires collaborating with division leadership on budgeting and financial administration.

You will develop, justify, and monitor project budgets, manage cost transfers, reports, and forecasting, and ensure compliance with university and sponsor guidelines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in a related field.
• Minimum 3 years of budgeting/financial administration experience.
• Strong knowledge of GAAP and fund accounting.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, finalize, and communicate project budgets.
• Provide budget justification and forecasting.
• Serve as liaison between division leadership, research groups and departments.
• Oversee submission processes and compliance with sponsor requirements.

Skills

Budgeting

Financial data interpretation

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Bachelor's degree Business Administration

Bachelor's degree Finance

Bachelor's degree Economics

Bachelor's degree Accounting

Bachelor's degree in related field(s)

Job description

Senior Budget Administrator – Job Announcement

This position requires working on-site at ATRI in San Diego. Candidates should apply with the expectation that this is an ongoing requirement of the position. The USC Keck School of Medicine - Alzheimer Therapeutic Research Institute (ATRI), located in San Diego, California is an academic institute comprised of an expert panel of scientific collaborators committed to advancing the development of new treatments for Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) through innovative clinical trials. ATRI is looking for a Senior Budget Administrator. This position resides in the Finance group of the ATRI and is assigned to support the Neurotranslational Division of the ATRI.

Duties will include, but are not limited to:

• Participate with Neurotranslational Division Director in the preparation proposals, Data agreements, material transfers, and service agreements within parameters of sponsored and non-sponsored research guidelines.
• Oversee and communicate submission process, both paper and electronic.
• Reviews documents for completeness and compliance.
• Develop, prepare, and finalize project budgets.
• Provide budget justification.
• Serve as primary liaison and active partner between Neurotranslational Division Director, research groups, and other departments.
• Respond to sponsor inquiries.
• Collaborate with Office of Sponsored Research to ensure awards are set up properly and cost-sharing requirements are fulfilled.
• Initiates cost transfers.
• Review and reconcile expenditures.
• Advise on post award spending and commitment activity.
• Oversee compliance related to fund and revenue.
• Develop and communicate reports supporting project status.
• Create effective forecasting and decision aids.
• Participate in contract closeout process.
• Submit final reports and certificates.
• Complies information and documents needed for audit inquiries.
• Understand, apply, and advise on university and government policies for projects.
• Serves as a resource on subject area and overall technical resource to Division Director and other University staff.
• Participate in and contributes to process improvements.
• Leads other staff in group projects.

Work Location

This position requires working on-site at ATRI in San Diego. Candidates should apply with the expectation that this is an ongoing requirement of the position.

The annual base salary range for this position is $99,200.56 - $125,059.65.

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Minimum Education

• Bachelor's degree
• Bachelor's degree Business Administration
• Bachelor's degree Finance
• Bachelor's degree Economics
• Bachelor's degree Accounting
• Bachelor's degree in related field(s)

Minimum Experience

3 years

Minimum Skills

• Demonstrated budget experience, including knowledge of government and fund accounting, and generally accepted accounting principles and practices.
• Ability to interpret, provide clarity and conceptualize complex financial data and policies.
• Strong analytical, qualitative, communication, interpersonal, organization, guidance, computer and spreadsheet skills.

Preferred Education

• Master's degree

Preferred Experience

• 5 years

Preferred Skills

• University budget experience and/or thorough knowledge of university financial systems, policies and procedures.
• Experience with database administration and management.
• Demonstrated supervisory and/or project management experience.

USC is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law or USC policy. USC observes affirmative action obligations consistent with state and federal law. USC will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal records in a manner consistent with applicable laws and regulations, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for employers and the Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and with due consideration for patient and student safety.

Please refer to the Background Screening Policy Appendix D for specific employment screen implications for the position for which you are applying.

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