Financial Administrator 3, Spon Act, SRS

SENIOR RESEARCH ADMINISTRATOR, Research Laboratory of Electronics (RLE), is a member of the fiscal team in a large, interdisciplinary laboratory with a diverse sponsor base and annual activities exceeding $85M, with more than 275 federal and industrial sponsor proposal submissions per year. Serves as an advisor and primary point of contact for Principal Investigators (PI's) and project leaders on complex post-award matters (50%). Will monitor the financial performance of active grants and contracts and provide regular updates to PI's to verify the proper distribution of resources and use of funds. Will provide financial analysis and oversight, on complex matters, and prepare standard and non-standard reports for PI's, senior administrators, and sponsors. Will continually monitor sponsored research and discretionary accounts to ensure compliance with MIT and sponsor policies through the life of the award, including the close-out period at the end of a project. Will interact with PIs to develop a wide range of research proposal budgets and all administrative content of proposal submissions to a broad sponsor base. (50% effort). The position reports to the Director Research Administration. The FO will work with all members of the RLE Fiscal Team to collaborate on developing solutions for complex issues. There will also be regular interactions with the Research Administrative Service (RAS), Vice President for Finance Office, and many departments across MIT.