Associate Director, Research Finance - Cambridge, United States - MIT

MIT

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Cambridge, United States

3 weeks ago

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Mark Lane

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ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, RESEARCH FINANCE, _Office of the Vice President for Research (VPR)

Research Administration Services (RAS)_, to serve as the leader for research finance, providing sponsored research financial oversight, advice, and management on behalf of MIT wide research administration to faculty/principal investigators, schools/college/areas, and departments, labs, centers, and institutes (DLCIs).

Will lead RAS on financial post-award activity, collaborating on issues and strategies for sponsored research proposals/agreements; provide advice on complex proposal administration and post-award financial issues; provide guidance to dean's and DLCI headquarters offices on appropriate funding and costing for graduate research assistant and sponsored fellowship appointments; participate in the evaluation of proposals and awards to determine activity type and appropriate F&A rate; work with RAS and DLCI research administrators on proposal budget strategy for cost-share, indirect cost issues, and sponsored research and fund under-recovery; collaborate on accounting system updates; respond to inquiries regarding special terms, allowability of costs, and account irregularities; collaborate with the Office of the VP of Finance on interim reporting, invoicing, and closeouts to ensure compliance with Institute/federa/sponsor regulations; manage a research finance team, including hiring, providing training and development opportunities, and evaluating performance; and identify team goals and priorities for continuous proactive management of sponsored research portfolios.

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