Fund Manager

Description The Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, is seeking a highly organized and analytical Fund Manager to support the financial administration of a diverse portfolio of research awards. Working closely with the Division Administrator, Financial Affairs Manager, and departmental leadership, this role will oversee all phases of pre- and post-award management for intramural and extramural grants. The Fund Manager will partner with Principal Investigators and research administration teams to ensure accurate budgeting, financial monitoring, and compliance, helping advance the department's mission of supporting impactful research.

Qualifications

Required:

• 1-3 years of Financial, clerical or administrative experience
• Interpersonal skills to effectively communicate information in a timely, professional manner and establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with students, staff, faculty, external collaborators, and administration and to work as a member of a team.
• Ability to set priorities and complete ongoing tasks with competing deadlines, with frequent
• interruptions, to meet the programmatic and financial needs of PIs and the department, while complying with university and funding agency policies and regulations.
• Analytical skills to assess financial information, define problems, formulate logical solutions, develop alternative solutions, make recommendations, and initiate corrective actions
• Close attention to detail to ensure accuracy in a fast-paced, fluctuating workload environment
• Organization skills to create and maintain administrative and financial files effectively as well as independently balance the various tasks to ensure deadlines are met
• Demonstrated proficiency with Adobe and Microsoft suite software, especially Excel, to perform daily tasks efficiently and accurately

Preferred:

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance/administration or experience equivalent
• 1-2 years of Research Administration experience