Research and Financial Analyst

Employer: University of California-Riverside
Location: Riverside, CA

Administrative Jobs: Academic Affairs, Research Staff & Technicians, Institutional & Business Affairs, Business & Financial Management
Employment Type: Full Time
Institution Type: Four-Year Institution

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Under the direction of the Deputy Financial Administrative Officer, the Research and Financial Analyst provides complex pre-award and post-award research administration and financial management support to assigned Principal Investigators (PI's) and faculty in the School of Education (SOE). As an integral member of the SOE/SPP Business Operations and Research Administration Team, the Research and Financial Analyst independently partners with PI’s in pre-award management, including but not limited to, developing proposal budgets, packaging proposal materials for submission, and completing electronic proposal review and approval. The incumbent is responsible for all post-award management, including but not limited to, facilitating award setup, ongoing fund management with PI’s, financial reporting, and award close-out. The incumbent also manages all non-contract and grant funding for assigned PI's and faculty, including but not limited to, internal UC/UCR, initial complement, gift, sales and services, and other funds. The incumbent provides strategic and high-level financial analysis, budget management, financial reporting, and guidance on payroll/personnel and procurement matters as it relates to managing funds. The incumbent must be strong in financial management and remain up-to date with all UCR, UC and sponsor policies, procedures, and guidelines to successfully partner with PI’s in administering contracts and grants and other funds. The incumbent must be aligned with the SOE and UCR’s equity oriented mission as a minority serving institution in the Inland Empire, located on tribal lands; including a demonstrated interest and capacity to foster relationships with funding agencies aligned with SOE’s equity-oriented mission and goals of creating more equitable educational environments.This position is eligible for hybrid work.The full salary range for the Research and Financial Analyst is $71,100 - $128,700 annually. However, the expected pay scale for this position is up to $95,000 annually. We base salary offers on a variety of considerations, such as education, licensure and certifications, experience, and other business and organizational needs.Applicants must have current work authorization when accepting a UCR staff position. Currently, we are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa for staff.As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

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The University of California, Riverside is one of 10 universities within the prestigious University of California system, and the only UC located in Inland Southern California.

We are located approximately 50 miles east of downtown Los Angeles. UCR is also within easy driving distance of dozens of major cultural and recreational sites, as well as desert, mountain and coastal destinations.

Widely recognized as one of the most ethnically diverse research universities in the nation, UCR's current enrollment is over 19,000 students, with a goal of 21,000 students by 2020. The campus is in the midst of a tremendous growth spurt with new and remodeled facilities coming on-line on a regular basis.

UCR plays many roles. As a university, we help educate students to reach their potential and goals. As the only public research university in Inland Southern California, we are on the leading edge of pioneering research that affects the challenges each of us face daily. As a proud member of the Riverside and Southern California communities, UCR's impacts extend beyond just educating students, including contributions to the local economy and promoting positive growth.

The University of California, Riverside serves the needs and enhances the quality of life of the diverse people of California, the nation and the world through knowledge – its communication, discovery, translation, application, and preservation. The undergraduate, graduate and professional degree programs; research programs; and outreach activities develop leaders who inspire, create, and enrich California’s economic, social, cultural, and environmental future.

With its roots as a Citrus Experiment Station, UC Riverside is guided by its land grant tradition of giving back by addressing some of the most vexing problems facing society. Whether it is assuring a safe, nutritious, and affordable food supply; stimulating the human mind and soul through the humanities and arts; or finding solutions to the profound challenges in education, engineering, business, healthcare, and the environment, UC Riverside is living the promise.

Located on nearly 1,200 acres near Box Springs Mountain in Southern California, the park-like campus provides convenient access to the vibrant and growing Inland region. The campus is a living laboratory for the exploration of issues critical to growing communities — air, water, energy, transportation, politics, the arts, history and culture. UCR gives every student the resources to explore, engage, imagine and excel.

UCR provides a gathering place where scholars can pursue their life's work in an academic setting that encourages faculty to make a difference in the world. The university provides faculty members with the resources, support and stimulation needed to reach their goals.

UCR has a commitment to excellence and a proven track record of innovation and collaboration. Every day, our diverse faculty brings an entrepreneurial spirit to showing what a public university is capable of in the 21st century.

In the process, our faculty makes a global impact while remaining leaders for innovation in Inland Southern California.