Sr. Financial Analyst

Position Summary

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Sr. Financial Analyst in the Department of Pharmacology, Physiology and Neuroscience within the New Jersey Medical School (NJMS).

The Sr. Financial Analyst will assist in management of all aspects of the departments financial processes, including management of the departments' annual operating budget, grant management, preparation of current year forecasts, financial analysis of monthly operating results, oversight of the purchasing and accounts payable functions for the department, participation in pre-award activities.

Responsibilities

Among the key duties of this position are the following:

• Manages and monitors all fiscal/financial matters within the department, including development and application of financial programs and policies.
• Monitors all accounts and programs to evaluate effectiveness of administration in terms of objectives: and ensures that expenditures are in accord with budget constraints and agency/institutional regulations.
• Advises faculty and staff on matters pertaining to purchasing of supplies and equipment.
• Evaluates and makes recommendations on proposed plans of organization and budget requests.
• Ensures request meet the University and budgetary guidelines.
• Conducts and supervises department's financial and statistical data analysis to create reports: ensures the maintenance of historical data, and develops improvements to internal reporting procedures.
• Monitor grants to comply with the granting agency's as well as the University regulations and provides reports of expenditures with all investigators, Director of Administration and Chairman to anticipate problems with spending and to make timely budgetary decisions.

Minimum Education and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting/Finance or Business plus (4) years' experience in the maintenance and review of budgetary and fiscal records including experience with computer-based accounting systems.
• Equivalent experience, education and/or training may be substituted for the education requirements.

Location

City: Newark

State: NJ

Physical Demands and Work Environment

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Occasionally lift up to 20 lbs.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Office environment.

Posting Number: 26ST1032