Senior Financial Operations Analyst -Research Intelligence

Job Description

Analyzes, verifies, authorizes, processes and reports related financial information in support of a specific field or a business unit operation. Designs, develops and implements systems or procedures resulting in the accurate reporting financial or system data. Guides Financial Analysts and support staff in completion of projects and duties.

Job Responsibility

• Analyzes, verifies, tracks and reports on financial indicators (e.g. accounts receivables, account coding and charging, cash flow, budgets, GL, P&L, statistical data and reserves) in support of a specific field or business unit operation. 
• Reports on results on monthly, quarterly and/or annual basis. 
• Researches, tracks and reports on statistical variances. 
• Reports discrepancies to Supervisor/Manager. 
• Designs, develops and modifies systems and procedures to enhance departmental processing as needed. 
• Responsible for ensuring maintenance of proprietary databases including data integrity, timeliness of data input and accuracy of data. 
• Conducts internal audits to ensure compliance to departmental policies and procedures, and state and federal regulations. 
• Maintains compliance with various state, federal, and industry standards and regulations.. 
• Operates under limited guidance and work assignments involve moderately complex to complex issues where the analysis of situations or data requires in-depth evaluation of variable factors.
• Performs related duties as required. All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not essential functions.

Preferred Skills:

• Develop and distribute clinical research financial reports in collaboration with the Research Intelligence Finance Office lead. 

• Partner with PIs and study teams to manage federally funded clinical research budgets and monitor spending. 

• Oversee post‑award financial operations, including sponsor payments, subcontract/vendor invoices, billing, AR, reconciliation, and study closeout. 

• Provide advanced oversight of sponsored project finances, including subaward monitoring, burn‑rate analysis, and RPPR‑related financial verification. 

• Lead complex financial analyses across budgets, cash flow, reserves, and GL activity, delivering insights and recommendations to leadership. 

• Manage monthly/quarterly financial cycles and ensure accuracy, completeness, and alignment with institutional standards. 

• Strengthen financial systems, data integrity, and internal controls, driving workflow improvements, automation, and audit readiness. 

• Serve as a cross‑functional financial partner and mentor, resolving complex issues with research administration/compliance teams and guiding junior analysts 

Other preferred skills: 

• Advanced Excel and data visualization software (Tableau, Power BI) experience required. 

• Experience managing post-award financials for federally funded clinical research studies, preferred. 

• Strong attention to detail and ability to follow projects through completion. 

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple competing priorities and deadlines. 

Job Qualification

• Bachelor's Degree required, or equivalent combination of education and related experience.
• 3-5 years of relevant experience, required.

*Additional Salary Detail 
The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).