Financial Analyst-Psychiatry-Remote

Overview

This one-year term position is full-time, exempt, and salaried, and is fully benefits eligible.

This role involves coordinating, monitoring, analyzing, and preparing departmental budgets and conducting financial analysis to assess and enhance financial and related operational methods and activities. Responsibilities also include preparing financial and cost accounting reports.

Department: Psychiatry Research and Clinical Financial Analyst
Organization: Psychiatry Central Admin

Responsibilities

Financial Management

• Prepare annual budgets for Academic Program Support (APS), gifts, residuals, and endowments
• Monitor APS, gifts, and endowments on a monthly basis to ensure funds are used according to institutional policies and procedures
• Provide recommendations to leadership on the strategic use of endowments, gifts, and residuals
• Review and approve expenses for APS, gifts, and endowments, including verifying expenses are allocable and allowable according to endowments and gifts purposes
• Ensure APS funds are spent based on VUMC policies
• Review monthly expenses for APS, gifts, and endowments
• Prepare monthly reports for APS, gifts, and endowments
• Review monthly expense reports with faculty
• Oversee gift card processes, including purchase, tracking, and accounting in accordance with institutional policies and procedures
• Work with faculty and staff to prepare clinical trial budgets
• Work with clinical trial sponsors in negotiating trials in accordance with the department needs and institutional policies and procedures
• Review clinical trial payment terms and reconcile payments
• Monitor clinical trial revenues and expenses
• Prepare ad hoc reports as needed
• Assist with completing the annual space and equipment surveys
• Process recurring monthly and quarterly journal entries
• Prepare and process PCAs and PAAs for effort changes
• Perform other duties as needed

Contracts Management

• Prepare contract requests for review
• Track contract revenue and expenses
• Work in PEER system

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required (accounting or financial focus preferred)
• 3 years related post-degree work experience required

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced Microsoft Excel experience
• Strong attention to detail is a must
• Workday experience, especially in reporting
• Grant post award experience
• Experience working in the PEER system

Term Position Information

A term position is a staff position that exists for a period longer than six months but is not expected to last beyond one year. While a position may exist for a specified or indefinite period, staff who accept term positions are not guaranteed employment for the entire period; employment is for indefinite periods within the limit of the appointment. There are no guarantees of continued employment, either within the term or when the term ends.

Core Accountabilities

• Executes job responsibilities with an understanding of how output impacts other areas related to own job area/team, with occasional guidance
• Analyzes moderately complex problems using technical experience and judgment
• Applies expanded knowledge gained through experience within a professional area
• Provides informal guidance and support to team members

Location

Not specified in the provided job description.

Compensation & Benefits

• Full-time, exempt salaried position
• Fully benefits eligible
• This role is described as offering the opportunity to make a meaningful impact, supported by a comprehensive benefits package which may include health, disability, retirement and/or wellness offerings.

Equal Opportunity

EOE/Vets/Disabled.