Financial Analyst

Financial Analyst

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Requisition ID

req37922

Working Title

Financial Analyst

Position Grade

14

Position Summary

The School of Engineering is seeking an experienced Financial Analyst for our Research Support Office (RSO). The RSO supports all pre and post-award duties for all Category 2 research centers in the School, as well as all complex and/or large research awards that academic units do not have the bandwidth to administer. The Research Support Office reports directly to the SoE Associate Dean for Research and Innovation, and will be managed by the Program Operations Director, to support the Center for Water and the Environment, the SouthWest Environmental Finance Center, Cosmiac, and the Manufacturing Training and Technology Center. Research expenditures for these units for FY25 was close to $20M.

The RSO Director will work closely with the Financial Analyst on all post-award activities encompassing the life cycle of research (award set-up through closeout). The RSO will include two Faculty Research Support Officers for all pre-award activities, as well as 3-4 other support staff for pre and post-award work in the RSO. Major responsibilities for the Financial Analyst include, but are not limited to the following:

* Award set-up:

o Reviewing fully executed agreement(s) for exclusions and limitations.

o Preparing award budget sheet for index creation.

o Processing Signature Authorization Forms.

o Creating status of indices worksheet.

o Setting up shared files for monitoring of project life cycle.

* Contract/Grant administration through award life cycle. Advises and interprets UNM policies to support Category 2 Center Directors in making financial decisions relating to procurement and salary (to ensure sustainable hiring for growing Centers); explains billings, reports, and resolves related problems. Responsible for monthly reconciliation of award spending and projections, along wi