Finance and Accounting Analyst, Level 2

Oregon Health & Science University

. Support financial management and post-award administration of the Basic Science Departments under the supervision of the Basic Science Budget Manager .

Posted 11/10/2026full-timeRemote • Oregon • United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $44 - $61 per hourWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in financial management and post-award administration, with a strong focus on grant reporting, compliance, and budget analysis. Proficient in utilizing financial software and tools to support accurate financial reporting and decision-making.

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Financial ManagementPost-Award AdministrationGrant ReportingBudget AnalysisCompliance Monitoring

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Hard Skills

Financial ReportingBudgetingData AnalysisCost AccountingVariance ReportingGrant AdministrationSpreadsheet ApplicationsRelational DatabasesAccounting ProceduresLabor Distribution

Soft Skills

Excellent CommunicationAnalytical SkillsOrganizational SkillsCustomer ServiceProblem-Solving

Tools & Technologies

ORACLECognosIBSARIExpenseExcel

Certifications & Qualifications

OHSU Essentials of Grant Administration Certificate

Industry Keywords

Academic Health CenterNIH Sponsored ProjectsMulti-Center GrantsPost-Award ExperienceFinancial Analysis

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CognosOracle

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Support financial management and post-award administration of the Basic Science Departments under the supervision of the Basic Science Budget Manager
Work with the Financial Manager and OHSU partners to resolve questions, issues, and errors while ensuring compliance with applicable policies
Participate in post-award team meetings and basic science team meetings
Develop department policies and procedures
Advise and train others on financial matters
Develop and maintain PI grant reports, including information for Other Support Pages
Administer reporting and other requirements with grant recipients; review plans, agreements, schedules, and budgets
Resolve budgeting and invoicing issues with subcontract institutions
Process grant budgets and salary/effort on grants
Prepare regular grant spending forecasts and adjust OHSU labor distribution as needed
Analyze monthly grant income and expense transactions
Monitor personnel costs and grant spending for compliance with scientific aims and budgets
Process adjustment forms and supervise processing as needed
Provide financial analysis, variance analysis, data queries, and reports for grants and subcontracts via Matrix
Research faculty questions and provide training on federal and OHSU grant policies
Process grant extensions and carryforwards
Provide monthly expenditure and spending-forecast reports to PIs and proactively address potential shortfalls
Advise CRO, Department Administrator, and Department Chair on faculty funding issues
Work with OPAM on new project setup, budget adjustments, Final Financial Reports, and grant closeout
Provide input for department budget development
Manage recruitment/start-up packages and track commitments and available packages
Support preparation and expenditure of capital budgets
Review and reconcile financial information
Coordinate with the Dean’s Office and CFS to reconcile central accounting information with department records
Provide financial advice to the department and assigned PIs
Manage financial data and reporting using electronic accounting systems and spreadsheets
Perform data entry, ledger reconciliation, variance reporting and investigation, funding profile maintenance, account and expense documentation, and data management
Develop and implement accounting procedures and prepare post-award paperwork, including cost transfers, JEs, subaward requests, prior approvals, and accelerated spending forms
Monitor and resolve open purchase orders and invoices on hold
Prepare paperwork for new accounts
Work with OHSU offices to resolve accounting issues
Review and approve departmental expenditure requests up to $50,000 as Fiscal Authority
Draft VA/OHSU Memoranda of Understanding documentation
Assist with interagency personnel agreements, modifications, and invoicing
Update and enter labor distribution for assigned PIs and labs; serve as effort coordinator
Communicate financial details, updates, and forecasts to CRO, RAPP, department administrators, and Chair
Perform additional duties as assigned

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field from an accredited college or university
Minimum of 2 years of progressively responsible relevant work experience
Prior Academic Health Center or relevant financial specific experience performing analysis related to operational improvements and business cases
Highly proficient with use of PC, including database and spreadsheet applications
Intermediate spreadsheet skills, including complex functions, formulas and formatting
Experience with relational databases
Understanding of financial reporting concepts such as cost accounting and net present value analysis
Excellent written and verbal communication, analytical, and organizational skills
Ability to convey complicated financial information to non-finance individuals
Very high degree of accuracy
Ability to work independently and as part of a team while being collaborative in resolving problems
Demonstrated excellent customer service skills both on the phone and in person
Ability to coordinate multiple projects simultaneously
Ability to use tact and diplomacy to maintain effective working relationships
Completion of OHSU Essentials of Grant Administration certificate preferred
Minimum of 3 years’ academic health center experience with post-award sponsored projects financial analysis, specifically with NIH sponsored projects and multi-center grants (R01, R21, U01, and F-type grants) preferred
Minimum of 2 years’ administrative experience with NIH comprehensive center grants (P60) and NIH National Research Service Awards (NRSA, T- and F-type grants), including management of trainees in xTrain preferred
Minimum of 1 year of post-award experience at OHSU preferred
Proficient in utilizing ORACLE, Cognos, IBS, AR, iExpense, and strong Excel and accounting expertise preferred
Resume must list work experience in months and years

Benefits

Comp & perks

Healthcare for full-time employees covered 100% and 88% for dependents
$50K of term life insurance provided at no cost to the employee
Two separate above market pension plans to choose from
Vacation - up to 200 hours per year dependent on length of service
Sick Leave - up to 96 hours per year
9 paid holidays per year
Substantial Tri-Met and C-Tran discounts
Employee Assistance Program
Childcare service discounts
Tuition reimbursement
Employee discounts to local and national businesses
Schedule flexibility within limits
Occasional overtime required due to increased workload deadlines