Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Harvard Business School is seeking a Manager for Research Finance Operations within their Financial Administration department. The role involves overseeing cash management and post-award operations, ensuring compliance with financial requirements, and managing a team of financial analysts.
Responsibilities
- Optimize client service while ensuring coverage and business continuity during vacancies and absences
- Collaborate with peer managers to improve operations, customer service, and systems
- Assist with developing standard procedures and roles and responsibilities across Research Finance to reduce institutional risk and address operational issues
- Assist in developing and documenting policies, business process, job aids and tools
- Identify, develop and deliver training to staff and clients
- Serve as a University financial signatory
- Provide financial and accounting expertise, oversight and support to the team
- The position requires willingness to provide personally identifiable information (PII) necessary for identity authentication related to obtaining access to external sponsor systems
- Other Managerial duties may be assigned, including, but not limited to, assisting in implementing new tools/technologies, developing ad hoc reports using OAS, acting as a representative for Research Finance to other schools or clients, providing coverage for peer Managers when necessary, and assist with setting strategic goals and developing process improvements for Research Finance
Skills
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience required
- Minimum of 7 years' relevant work experience
- Advanced knowledge of sponsored research regulations
- Supervisory experience
- Higher education experience and knowledge of sponsored programs
- A background in accounting operations with experience with audits is desired
- Strong team management skills
- Exceptional communication skills - verbal and written - are required
- Must demonstrate ability to work under deadline pressure, hold staff accountable for deliverables, and operate in a changing regulatory environment
- Technical and analytical skills for transaction reporting, financial analysis, and workflow management
- Experience synthesizing data for, and presenting to, senior leadership
- Must be proficient with desktop systems, including Microsoft Office suite with strong expertise in Excel
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
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