Financial Analyst

Overview

Have you dreamed about being part of an amazing community of forward-thinking researchers who use the Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes to find new discoveries and expand our understanding of astronomy and physics? Are you an experienced professional with a background in finance related to research grant administration? If so, we hope you might consider joining our Grants Administration team! We administer the HST and JWST grant programs that fund groundbreaking research and discoveries using the most powerful space based telescopes ever invented.

Qualifications:

• Support multi-mission budget proposal and cycle funding processes, financial planning, analysis, and reporting.
• Establish cycle baseline budgets based on historical and computational information for multiple missions.

• Work with your management team to improve processes, respond to customer requests, and produce monthly financial reports.
• Work directly with the investigators and staff at your recipient institutions to assist with budget submissions, evaluating eligibility, and determining cost allowability.
• Provide guidance, support and training to your institutions related to using the Space Telescope Grants Management System (STGMS) and understanding the General Grant Provisions.
• Review business, financial, administrative, and management policies and practices to evaluate risks posed by recipient institutions. Based on your evaluation, you will identify and recommend appropriate levels of recipient monitoring to management.
• Support monitoring efforts including single audit reviews, desk reviews and, as needed, site visits to assure compliance with STScI and federal policies.
• Execute and monitor all grant administrative and fiscal activities through all phases of the grant life-cycle including pre-award reviews, post-award monitoring and administration, and final closeout.

Expectations:

• Prior grants administration or related experience with an emphasis on the financial oversight, forecasting and analysis of program funding and expenditures. Related experience awarding, monitoring and managing research grants is a plus. Experience in project control or business operations roles supporting government contracts will also be considered.
• Experience working in a sponsor organization is preferred.
• Attention to detail, open communication and the ability to organize, plan and prioritize work are critical.
• Self-motivated, team oriented, customer focused and capable of managing and executing multiple projects at once. 
• Ability to perform under challenging conditions such as during proposal deadlines.
• Foster harmonious working relationships with co-workers, scientists, external institutions, and government agencies.
• Be respectful, courteous, collaborative, and maintain a positive outlook.
• Demonstrate an aptitude for using software tools with a strong proficiency with MS Office, including Excel, Word and Outlook.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or other related curriculum and certification in Grants Administration is desired. Substitution of relevant education or experience for the stated qualifications may be considered.

This is a full time exempt position which requires 40 hour work weeks during standard work hours. Additional hours are occasionally required which may include working evenings to complete special assignments or to provide support to recipients in Central, Mountain and Pacific time zones. Occasional travel may also be required.

TO APPLY: Please upload one cover letter and resume on one PDF document for review. Applications received by April 17, 2021 will receive full consideration. Applications received after this date will be considered until the position is filled.

We are located in Baltimore, MD and  offer an excellent and generous benefits package, tuition reimbursement, flexible work schedules and a stimulating and diverse work environment. Explore our benefits: Benefits

COVID-19 Notice: STScI staff are working virtually from home during the COVID-19 pandemic, with some required onsite presence for essential work. The safety of our staff and community is our top priority. Employment with STScI is contingent upon an individual relocating to an area within commuting distance to STScI. Details can be provided.

As a recipient of U.S. Government funding, AURA is considered a government contractor and is subject to Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action regulations. As an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, AURA and all of the centers, do not discriminate based on race, sex, age, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity/gender identity expression, lawful political affiliations, veteran status, disability, and/or any other legally protected status under applicable federal, state, and local equal opportunity laws. The statements below as well as the requests for self-identification are required pursuant to these regulations. We encourage your participation in meeting these federal reporting requirements that are included for protection and to assist us in our record keeping and reporting. Your responses are kept strictly confidential.  Learn more at www.aura-astronomy.org/diversity.asp

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The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.