Job Description FINANCE AND GRANTS ADMINISTRATOR, Lemelson/MIT Program (LMIT) , manages LMIT's finances and grants including the entire life cycle process for complex pre- and post-grant awards and administers the financial activities of the department with current annual activities exceeding $3.0M. Responsibilities include oversight, tracking, and reporting on annual budgets from multiple fund sources, revenue forecasting, financial planning, day-to-day financial management, and grant and contract compliance. The role also involves assisting with project management, preparing and submitting required reports, maintaining digital archives, and conducting periodic analysis of LMIT finances. The administrator interacts with funders, MIT Research Administration Services (RAS), and others to coordinate pre-award proposals and budgets for sponsored research and programs, including the final submission of proposals or agreements into MIT's Kuali Coesus system. Job Requirements REQUIRED : Bachelor's degree required, preferably in Finance or Operations; a minimum of five years of accounting or finance experience; knowledge of federal guidelines and experience with federal contracts; experience with financial administration in an academic research environment, preferably MIT financial and personnel systems; high level proficiency with Excel, MS Office programs, and knowledge of or experience with financial systems or software and extracting data from relational databases; demonstrated administrative and organizational skills, including the ability to multitask, set priorities, and manage competing priorities; ability to work independently and efficiently with minimal supervision and frequent interruptions; positive attitude and excellent interpersonal and communication skills for interacting with a diverse group of faculty, staff, students, and visitors; and demonstrated initiative and problem-solving skills required, as is attention to detail and ability to exercise independent judgment and discretion. PREFERRED : Proficiency with SAP, Cognos, Tableau or similar software. Job 24475-8 Will occasionally work nights and weekends to support LMIT events, especially our signature event, EurekaFest, in June. At present, the Lemelson-MIT Program is requiring employees to work at least three days per week on campus with the option of working two days per week at remote locations. 10/2/2024 J-18808-Ljbffr