Accounting/Research Manager
Humanities [316]

JOB #: 2009459

Full time ; Career [2]
Starting Salary Range: $5,000.00-$6,666.67/monthly. Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Initial Review Date:

UCSC strives to embrace diversity in all its forms; it strives to be an inclusive community that fosters an open, enlightened & productive environment.

Involves providing analytical and financial support in proposal processing, contract and grant administration, and budget development, including pre-award proposal initiatives, management of funds post-award, and closeout activities for federal, state, local and private sponsors. Involves activities associated with forecasting, planning, and managing of research portfolios by performing some or all of the following: coordinating and identifying and developing and/or presenting proposals, contracts and other agreements; reviewing proposals to ensure institutional compliance; negotiating, administering and monitoring contract and grant awards, including compliance with regulations, terms and conditions; financial management and reporting; and sub award/subcontract issuance and administration.

Uses skills as a seasoned, experienced research administrator to independently develop and/or oversee research proposals, awards and/or transactions related to contract and grant management and maintains contract and grant records in compliance with institutional research sponsor policies. Works on proposals and awards of diverse scope where analysis of data requires thorough understanding of complex regulations. Completes and approves transactions for signature by manager or other authorized institutional official. Works on complex proposals and awards that may involve multiple investigators and/or multiple sub awards. Guides less experienced staff. Central Role (CR): Is eligible for delegated signature authority (may vary by campus). Department Role (DR): Typically works on complex proposals such as grants/contracts which require task budgets, option years, multiple investigators and multiple sub awards. Is responsible for all post grant administration including initiating and approving all financial transactions, re-budgets and final close-out of awards.

Reporting to the Finance Director, the Accounting/Research Manager is responsible for the pre and post award budgetary oversight, financial management and administration of all research-related extramural contracts, grants and gifts for the Humanities Division. Annual extramural income is currently $4.0M with 300 accounts and multiple cost centers for 120+ faculty, lecturers and researcher principal investigators (PI). In addition, the Accounting/Research Manager is responsible for all university generated research funds, faculty startup funds, and cost share funds. Included in this responsibility is directly administering a portion of the awards, performing financial analysis, and providing innovative solutions to diverse types of problems and situations by applying university, state, federal and private sector policies/procedures and contractual requirements to ensure the appropriate and effective use of funds and to prevent audit disallowances. The Accounting/Research Manager administers, maintains and serves as the primary divisional contact for accounting records, signature authority forms and permissions, and the divisional purchasing card program.

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To ensure review of application materials by the hiring unit, they must be submitted on or before the initial review date (IRD) via the Staff Employment Opportunities web site; https://jobs.ucsc.edu. A computer is available at the UC Santa Cruz Staff Human Resources Office located at Scotts Valley Center. The Scotts Valley Center is located at 100 Enterprise Way, Suite E100, Scotts Valley, CA 95066. To learn more or to request disability accommodations, call 831-459-2009. Hearing impaired are encouraged to use the California Relay Service at 800-735-2922. UC Santa Cruz is an Equal Opportunity Employer.





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