Faculty Research Finance Administrator
Core
Provide financial and accounting services centrally or within the Faculty of Engineering to support the recording and reporting of the University's financial position, specifically acting as a primary point of contact for researchers regarding post-award management of research funding.
Role type
Senior Finance Administrator (Research Administration)
Builds
Financial controls, compliance reporting, and fund management for university research grants and endowments.
Domain
Higher Education / Research Administration / Financial Accounting
Deliverable
dashboards & analysis
Required skills
Research fund administration, financial compliance, accounts payable/receivable, budget procedures, grant regulations (Tri-Agency), expense reimbursement validation, costing allocations, journal entries, supplier invoice processing, Excel, Workday, Banner (FIS), Crystal Reports, Minerva, McGill Marketplace.
Preferred skills
Training and help desk support, risk management, insurance claims handling, procurement strategy, special projects.
Responsibilities
Act as primary contact for researchers on post-award fund management; communicate university procedures to ensure regulatory compliance; provide training and help desk support for new systems; review fund balances and expiry dates; validate expenditures against sponsor terms; promote record retention practices; liaise with Research Financial Management Services for fund resolutions; verify reporting deadlines; assist with correction of ineligible expenditures; review and approve expense reimbursement claims; approve costing allocations on Workday; process accounting activities (opening funds, journal entries, deposits); participate in special projects.