Research Administrator (Metro) (RSCH ADM 3)

Role overview

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related area and/or equivalent experience or training.
• Experience in financial analysis, forecasting, and strategic planning with complex financial data and reports.
• Experience controlling complex budgets and managing accounting and personnel functions, including budget preparation, contract and grant proposals, purchasing, payroll, ledger reconciliation, and fiscal close.
• Experience with federal and private compliance regulations governing grant budgets, financial reporting, cost sharing, cost allocation, and use of grant funds.
• Experience using automated financial and payroll/personnel systems.
• Experience writing and proofreading clear, grammatically accurate documents and email.
• Computer skills using word processing, spreadsheets, and website applications.
• Problem-solving and analytical skills to anticipate and identify problems, compare data, form conclusions, and develop resolution goals.

Preferred qualifications

• Accounting or related bachelor's degree, or equivalent experience and training.
• Experience with Aggie Enterprise, UCPath, DaFIS, and DaFIS Decision Support.
• Experience preparing budgets based on narrative methodological research plans and designs, analysis, and forecasting.
• Knowledge of cost allocation methods.

Key responsibilities

• Extramural planning, budgetary analysis, and forecasting: 60%.
• Organization, account management, and analysis: 25%.
• Policy compliance: 10%.
• Other duties: 5%.
• Serves as a compliance officer and primary resource advisor to faculty for pre- and post-award processes, research personnel, and financial planning.
• Works with Principal Investigators to understand cross-disciplinary proposals, analyze programmatic needs, and make recommendations.

Department overview

Compensation

• Salary range is $71,600 to $127,800 per year.
• Benefits eligible; the posting describes UC Davis employee benefits.

Schedule

• Full-time, 100% fixed appointment.
• Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Workplace

• The position is hybrid, with a mix of on-site and remote work.
• Location: Davis, California.