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UCSF

Public health sciences university in San Francisco

Finance Analyst - Clinical and Research

Full-Time
$84.4k - $126.7k/yr
Mid, Senior
Bachelor's, MBA
San Francisco, CA, USA
HybridOn-site at least 3 days per week.
Finance & BankingCorporate Finance & FP&A

About the job

Requirements
  • A bachelor's degree in a related area and three or more years of relevant experience, or equivalent experience or training.
  • Thorough understanding of research administration guidelines of federal and non-federal sponsors supporting research and educational activities, preferably in a university environment.
  • Ability to manage a significant volume of transactions.
  • Ability to perform complex financial analysis and customized reporting.
  • Competence using spreadsheet and database software in financial analysis, fiscal management, and financial reports, including proficiency in Microsoft Excel (VLOOKUP, pivot tables, and financial modeling).
  • Ability to maintain independent judgment, strong organization and communication skills, and a customer service focus across broad and diverse subject areas.
  • Maintain current knowledge of compliance regulations in all areas of research administration.
  • Knowledge of generally accepted accounting, fiscal, and reporting principles.
  • Knowledge of effective grant funding processes, procedures, and techniques.
  • Strong writing skills in a variety of styles to draft persuasive text for a variety of audiences while ensuring adherence to funding sponsor guidelines.
Responsibilities
  • Independently develop and/or oversee research proposals, awards, and/or transactions related to contract and grant management.
  • Maintain contract and grant records in compliance with institutional research sponsor policies.
  • Analyze data for diverse-scope proposals and awards, requiring a thorough understanding of complex regulations.
  • Complete and approve transactions for signature by a manager or other authorized institutional official.
  • Work on complex proposals and awards that may involve multiple investigators and/or multiple subawards.
  • Guide less experienced staff.
  • Serve in a central role eligible for delegated signature authority, which may vary by campus.
Desired Qualifications
  • Six or more years of financial work experience.
  • A bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or Healthcare Administration.
  • An MBA.
  • Thorough knowledge of applicable compliance requirements related to the use of human or animal subjects in research, financial conflict of interest, biosafety, and related areas.
  • Experience with UCSF financial systems: UC Path, MyExpense, MyReports, and BearBuy.
  • Experience with local government sponsors, such as SFDPH and the City/County of San Francisco.

About the company

UC San Francisco is a public research university in San Francisco focused solely on health sciences, combining professional education with biomedical research and patient care. Its schools of dentistry, medicine, nursing and pharmacy train clinicians and scientists, while teams investigate cancer, immunology, genomics and neuroscience. UCSF Medical Center and Benioff Children's Hospitals connect clinical care with faculty research and training, and university clinics serve patients across Northern California. Founded in 1864, UCSF is the University of California campus dedicated to graduate and professional education and biomedical research, based in San Francisco.

Company Size

10,001+

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Headquarters

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Founded

1864

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