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Finance and Grants Administrator
  • Job Number: 24475
  • Functional Area: Finance/Accounting
  • Department: Lemelson/MIT Program
  • School Area: Engineering
  • Employment Type: Full-Time
  • Employment Category: Exempt
  • Visa Sponsorship Available: No
  • Schedule:


Posting Description

FINANCE AND GRANTS ADMINISTRATOR, Lemelson/MIT Program (LMIT), manages LMIT’s finances and grants including the entire life cycle process for complex pre- and post-grant awards and administers the financial activities of the department with current annual activities exceeding $3.0M; responsible for oversight, tracking and reporting on annual budgets from multiple fund sources, revenue forecasting, financial planning, day-to-day financial management, and grant and contract compliance; assists with project management, the preparation and submission of required reports, maintenance of digital archives, and periodic analysis of LMIT finances; interacts with funders, MIT Research Administration Services (RAS), and others to coordinate pre-award proposals and budgets for sponsored research and programs, including the final submission of proposals or agreements into MIT’s Kuali Coesus system.                                     

Job Requirements

REQUIRED: bachelor’s degree required, preferably in Finance or Operations; a minimum of five years of accounting or finance experience; knowledge of federal guidelines and experience with federal contracts; experience with financial administration in an academic research environment, preferably MIT financial and personnel systems; high level proficiency with Excel, MS Office programs, and knowledge of or experience with financial systems or software and extracting data from relational databases; demonstrated administrative and organizational skills, including ability to multitask, set priorities, and manage competing priorities; ability to work independently and efficiently with minimal supervision and frequent interruptions; positive attitude and excellent interpersonal and communications skills for interacting with a diverse group of faculty, staff, students, and visitors; and demonstrated initiative and problem-solving skills required, as is attention to detail and ability to exercise independent judgment and discretion. PREFERRED: proficiency with SAP, Cognos, Tableau or similar software. Job #24475-8

Will occasionally work nights and weekends to support LMIT events, especially our signature event, EurekaFest, in June.

At present, the Lemelson-MIT Program is requiring employees to work at least three days per week on campus with the option of working two days per week at remote locations.

10/2/2024