Financial Analyst

Salary or Pay Range: $2,954.02 - $5,360.15 Biweekly

This position is to serve as the Department of Surgery’s post award contracts and grants finance analyst. The incumbent will be responsible for contract and grant fiscal and administrative management, financial analysis, and daily business operations. Account management includes; analyzing expenditures charged to the accounts, ensuring consistency and compliance with federal, NIH, DOD, CIRM, and other federal, state, university-wide and sponsoring agency policies, and following generally accepted accounting principles.

Incumbent must use project management skills to develop goals and completion timetables, establish financial procedures, prioritize tasks, and communicate with others.

The scope of duties will also include purchasing of research supplies, materials, and equipment. This position will be responsible for managing grant cost recovery entries and payroll management for all individuals on grant funding. This includes the analysis of policy, proactive funding change adjustments, and accountability to ensure the faculty are fully supported in their research efforts. Ensures compliance with departmental, UC Davis, and federal policies related to research funding.

• Bachelor's degree in related area and/or equivalent experience/training.
• Experience performing analytical work, analyzing complex information, performing independent research, presenting complex data in a way that facilitates decision-making and making strategic recommendations.
• Experience preparing financial reports, developing financial projections (long and short term).
• Demonstrated experience and working knowledge of financial and payroll systems (including Decision Support and UC Path), or similarly complex administrative systems.
• Demonstrated experience at exercising administrative judgment and assuming responsibility for decisions, consequences, and results having an impact on people, costs, and/or quality of service within functional area.
• In-depth knowledge of federal and/or private grant administration, analysis, and financial reporting policies.
• Solid knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and University accounting policies and procedures.
• Advanced spreadsheet, word-processing, database, presentation, and e-mail software skills (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint), and ability to design user friendly accounting reports.
• Strong organizational and time management skills to establish goals, prioritize and coordinate multiple work assignments and deadlines.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to present and communicate technical and non-technical information clearly, concisely, and effectively to a variety groups of individuals.
• Ability to complete tasks accurately, neatly, and quickly under pressure of deadlines and other duties.

• Prior experience managing a portfolio of external grants and contracts.
• Experience with contracts and grants financial systems such as Cayuse and Effort Reporting.
• Prior experience with UC Davis financial systems preferred.
• Experience working directly with faculty and the ability to maintain respect and confidentiality.
• Skill to organize and manage multiple projects simultaneously and to set priorities to effect project completion within stated deadlines.

• 35% - Fiscal Management
• 60% - Pre and Post Award Contract and Grants Management
• 5% - Other Miscellaneous Responsibilities

• This is a critical position, as defined by UC Policy and local procedures, and as such, employment is contingent upon clearing a criminal background check(s) and may include drug screening, medical evaluation clearance and functional capacity assessment.
• The duties or functions of this position include the handling of cash (or cash equivalents).
• This position is designated as a mandated reporter under CANRA and UC policy, and employment is contingent on compliance with applicable policies, procedures and training requirements.

The University of California, Davis is an affirmative action/Equal Opportunity Employer.