Responsibilities
- Manage post-award financial administration, including effort updates, sub-awards, cost-share monitoring, and compliance with sponsor and university policies.
- Track award activity, monitor expenditures, resolve discrepancies, and coordinate post-award actions with OSP, SFS, and the College Research Office.
- Prepare monthly and ad hoc financial reports, annual budgets, variance analyses, and long-range forecasts for faculty and departmental leadership.
- Develop and maintain financial SOPs, strengthen internal controls, and ensure consistent, transparent financial processes across the department.
- Train and support faculty and staff on financial best practices, reporting tools, and departmental procedures.
- Provide backup support for service agreements, consultant contracts, GRA appointments, space inventory, and other departmental financial operations.
Requirements
- Associate degree in finance or related field with at least 2 years of experience in accounting, finance, or business administration or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Excellent written and verbal communication with a customer-service mindset.
- Ability to build inclusive, collaborative working relationships with faculty, staff, students, and community partners.
- Demonstrated professionalism, sound judgment, and discretion in handling sensitive information.
- Ability to work effectively with college, university, and departmental financial offices.
- Commitment to continuous learning.
Nice to Have
- Experience in higher education with grant applications, accessing Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) portal, funds management, and policy interpretation
- Experience with a variety of systems used at Cornell: KFS, ID&R Dashboards, Workday, WebFin II, RASS
- Knowledge of web programs such as NSF Fast Lane, proposal Central, Grants.gov and the NIH eRA Commons.
- Demonstrated effectiveness in financial management, budget preparation, and fiscal operations management in higher education or the public sector.
Benefits
- Great benefits!
- 3 weeks of paid vacation
- 13 additional holiday days with 2 additional floating holidays to be used at your discretion
- An award-winning employer provided benefits program
- Comprehensive health care options
- Access to wellness programs
- Employee discounts with local and national retail brands
- Generous retirement contributions
- Impressive educational benefits include tuition-free Extramural Study and Employee Degree Program, Tuition Aid for external education, and Cornell Children's Tuition Assistance program
Work Arrangement
Hybrid
Additional Information
- This is an onsite position located in Ithaca, NY.
- This is a hybrid position with the expectation of 1 day remote per week.
- We are unable to provide Visa sponsorship, now or in the future, for this position.
- Relocation assistance will not be provided for this position.
- While the regular business hours are 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, the specific schedule may change to meet the needs of the business, requiring employees to work early mornings, evenings, weekends and University holidays and scheduled breaks.
