Working at MIT offers opportunities, an environment, a culture and benefits that just aren’t found together anywhere else. If you’re curious, motivated, want to be part of a unique community, and help shape the future then take a look at this opportunity.

FINANCE AND SPONSORED RESEARCH ADMINISTRATOR, Open Learning, to assist faculty and administrators with proposal preparation, including budgets, budget justifications, supporting documentation, and required institutional information. Will provide information on sponsor-specific policies, forms, and submission requirements; shepherd proposals through the MIT proposal review and submission process; perform complex post-award activities (i.e., award approval and set up, analysis, reporting), including financial monitoring and analysis, projections, processing budget revisions, no-cost extensions, amendments, and subrecipient monitoring; assist with programmatic reporting to the various funding organizations; partner with OSP and other central offices to prevent/resolve problems; prepare annual budget and quarterly forecasts for several business units; process and approve financial transactions; handle procurement needs and process requisitions; approve invoices, RFPs, travel vouchers, and credit card charges; prepare journal vouchers; ensure compliance with MIT policies and procedures and applicable federal and sponsor rules and regulations; and perform related duties and/or special projects as assigned. 

A full description is available at https://openlearning.mit.edu/about/jobs.     

Job Requirements

REQUIRED:  bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or business administration; at least five years’ experience; experience with federal contracts and financial administration in an academic research environment; knowledge of federal guidelines; strong analytical, problem-solving, decision-making, time-management, organizational, interpersonal, and customer service skills; attention to detail; discretion with confidential information; flexibility; ability to prioritize, manage numerous projects with varying degrees of complexity, work as part of a team, identify and recommend solutions to complex problems, and operate effectively in a fast-paced and constantly changing environment; and strong data management and Excel skills, including querying, pivot tables, and extensive formulaic knowledge.  Experience with SAP, Tableau, Kuali COEUS, and MIT's financial and administrative systems strongly preferred. Job #18060-8

MIT is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, ancestry, or national or ethnic origin.