Financial Analyst for Recharges

UC Santa Barbara's California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) is seeking a Financial Analyst to manage the budgets for the Institute's recharge facilities. The role involves forecasting expenditures, analyzing usage, evaluating operational costs, and providing financial guidance to principal investigators. Responsibilities Responsible for reconciliation of general ledgers, maintaining accuracy of information recorded in the accounting system, researching, analyzing and reconciling financial data Advises principal investigators on federal, state, campus, agency and award-specific rules, regulations and restrictions regarding the utilization of research and state funds Ensures that principal investigators and administrative staff adhere to agency rules governing the appropriateness of expenditures on various forms of funding Identifies financial transaction discrepancies and errors on general ledgers and resolves related issues with PIs Gathers supporting documentation for general ledger entries for all accounts on a monthly basis Maintains systems to meet contract audit requirements Evaluates cumulative and projected purchases, recharge costs, and salary expenditures to perform budget projections for accounts, prepares other reports or statistics as requested Manages the budgets for the Institute's recharge facilities including forecasting expenditures, analyzing usage, evaluating operational costs, etc Coordinates and processes monthly recharges for use of Institute's equipment and facilities Ensures the maintenance of applicable usage tracking databases Monitors the expenditures and activities for each recharge facility or individual piece of equipment Recommends to Facility Managers and Business Officer possible modifications to rates and data indicated in recharge proposals as needed Conducts the user access process for Institute's recharge facilities Maintains auditable records for Institute's recharge activity Coordinates and monitors account user authorizations for extramurally funded projects Manages recharge account requests for other campus departments' facilities Verifies and liens recharges from other campus departments in departmental shadow system and maintains auditable records Posts transactions in automated accounting system (GUS) Provides support for Financial Manager with financial transactions including, but not limited to: preparing transfers of non-payroll expense Assembly and distribution of monthly account reports Verifies that the charges are allowable and applicable to the funding source Maintains complete and accurate financial files, insuring the department is 'audit ready' at all times Serves as subject matter expert for processing travel, business meeting, exceptional and miscellaneous reimbursements, using UC Concur system for CNSI employees, ensuring all applicable policies are followed Develop travel and entertainment reimbursement policies and practices for CNSI that both adhere to applicable UC policy and promote efficiency and streamlining Performs special projects and other duties as assigned Skills 1-3 years Working with financial systems Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience Proficiency in the use of spreadsheet and database software Ability to function effectively as a member of a team Benefits Full Benefits Company Overview UC Santa Barbara is consistently recognized for excellence across broad fields of study. It was founded in 1891, and is headquartered in Santa Barbara, CA, US, with a workforce of 5001-10000 employees. Its website is