• Job Type: Officer of Administration
• Regular/Temporary: Regular
• Hours Per Week: 35

Position Summary

Reporting directly to the Manager of Finance (the “Manager”) of the Clinical Trials Office (the “CTO”) of Columbia University’s Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons (“P&S”) at Columbia University Irving Medical Center (“CUIMC”), the Senior Financial Analyst is responsible for overseeing the financial management of industry sponsored clinical trials at VP&S on behalf of the research community. 

The CTO assists investigators and academic/research staff in developing clinical trials at VP&S and provides administrative resources and infrastructure to build and sustain clinical trials research at VP&S.

Responsibilities

The responsibilities of the Senior Financial Analyst include, but are not limited to:

• Creation of study accounts in ARC.
• Ensure efficient collection of payments from industry sponsors.
• Creation, distribution, and follow-up of sponsor invoices on behalf of study teams.
• Research and resolve study team and sponsor financial issues.
• Interpreting and analyzing study account activity.
• Regular reconciliation and monitoring of study activity for services rendered by study team and payments received from sponsor.
• Demonstrate competency and proficiency in the Clinical Trials Management System (CTMS) for the financial process.
• Reconciling study accounts and finalizing accounts receivable balances with study team and industry sponsors.
• Aid in generating reports for post award team under the supervision of the Director.
• Efficiently identify issues through data analysis and implement workable solutions.
• Provide support to CTO leadership when liaising with central finance offices of the University. 
• Develop and implement training programs for new hires.
• Creation and processing of Internal Transfer journal entry for CTO business processes including the Spanish Translation Center.
• Creation and processing of General Ledger journal entry for CTO business processes including CTO fund allocations.
• Provide guidance and maintain CTO processes for the project deactivation process.
• Maintain the transfer of funds for IN projects, interpreting FDS reports to ensure all Columbia University standard operating procedures are followed.
• Recording project deactivation activity and communicating requests to Columbia University finance offices.
• Provide support of special projects as assigned by CTO leadership.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, plus 4 years of related experience or equivalent in education and training. 

Preferred Qualifications

• In-depth knowledge of the financial and business aspects of clinical research.
• Demonstrable ability to collaborate with partners in research (including government, foundation and industry sponsors), investigators and research staff.
• Expert knowledge of analysis of financial data and preparation of budgets and financial reports.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills.
• Strong computer skills required, including, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Access, and SharePoint

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