Associate Director of Finance

🔥 14 hours ago

🍂 Massachusetts – Remote

🍂 Massachusetts – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

💸 Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

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📚 Education

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Education • Non-profit

Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It provides undergraduate, graduate, and professional education across many schools and disciplines and is a major center for academic research. Harvard is organized and operated as a non-profit institution with extensive teaching, research, and public service activities.

📋 Description

• Lead overall financial and grants management across the Department of Environmental Health and Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies • Supervise, train, guide, allocate workloads to, and assess research and financial administrators • Advise faculty on financial management of sponsored and non-sponsored funds • Oversee pre- and post-award management for a large portfolio of sponsored research grants and subcontracts, including NIH-funded research • Interpret Harvard, School, and sponsor policies, regulations, and procedures for Grants Managers • Manage non-sponsored funding, including gifts, endowments, start-up funding, and cost recovery centers • Develop and implement departmental policies and processes • Ensure compliance with sponsor guidelines and Harvard policies • Review, approve, and transmit departmental financial transactions • Collaborate with academic staff regarding student finances and financial planning • Prepare the annual Department budget with the Department Administrator and senior leadership • Develop and implement strategic financial plans with senior management • Participate in School-wide and University-wide initiatives and meetings • Report to the Director of Finance, Administration, and Compliance, with joint reporting lines to the Director of Administration (EH) and Deputy Director (HCPDS) • Perform other duties as assigned

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience required • Minimum of 7 years’ relevant work experience • Advanced knowledge of sponsored research regulations • Supervisory experience • MBA or Masters’ degree in relevant field • CRA certification • Strong computing skills, particularly with Microsoft Excel and Word • Experience with Microsoft Office Suite and advanced Excel skills • Knowledge of advanced financial principles, budget management, and financial analysis • Expert knowledge of federal sponsored research policies and regulations strongly preferred • Experience working with international projects • Education and/or experience with general finance and accounting concepts and practices • Knowledge of Harvard systems including GMAS, HART, Buy2Pay, and Concur • Knowledge of human subject use, animal use, and other research compliance areas • Strong organizational skills and attention to detail • Excellent oral and written communication skills • Effective interpersonal skills • Experience working with faculty and students • Ability to assess priorities, manage change, and juggle multiple complex activities in a time-sensitive environment • Harvard University is unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position • Pre-employment identity, education, criminal, and credit screening • Employees in fully remote positions must work scheduled hours in a Harvard-registered state

🏖️ Benefits

• Generous paid time off including parental leave • Medical, dental, and vision health insurance coverage starting on day one • Retirement plans with university contributions • Wellbeing and mental health resources • Support for families and caregivers • Professional development opportunities including tuition assistance and reimbursement • Commuter benefits • Discounts and campus perks • Occasional on-site access to a Harvard location at the department’s discretion

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