Senior Financial Analyst – Grants

Northeastern University College of Engineering

Senior Financial Analyst providing financial and compliance analysis along with post-award administrative support to College of Science principal investigators. Working primarily with budgets and funding portfolios.

Posted 6/19/2026full-timeRemote • Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $60,315 - $85,192 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Analyze principal investigators research funding portfolio, including discretionary funding sources, to assist principal investigators in resource and personnel allocation planning
Generate monthly financial and payroll reports for PI reconciliation
Partner with PIs to develop comprehensive financial projections of future expenditures including burn rate and personnel forecasts
Make recommendations to PIs as necessary based on analysis of budget and current expenditures
Analyze financial and payroll discrepancies to ensure timely corrections
Analyze PIs' research funding portfolio to ensure continued compliance with uniform guidance, sponsor, and university regulations
Provide guidance to PIs on cost allowability based on analysis of award terms and conditions
Review project expenditures, cost transfers, and payroll expenses to ensure proper allocation in accordance with all applicable regulations
Analyze project budget and actual expenditures for compliance with sponsor specific regulations and make necessary recommendations to PI based on findings
Analyze student effort allocations on a semester basis to ensure compliance with terms & conditions of the award and budget
Ensure that the project records (NOGA, Amendments, correspondence, etc.) are kept in good order and filed electronically readily available for review and audit
Assist PIs with submitting all grant related transactions including but not limited to no-cost extensions, rebudgets, effort reductions, carryovers, advance account requests, closeouts and ad hoc financial reports to sponsors
Assist PIs with all administrative aspects of an award
Ensure grant transactions are routed through the appropriate offices and processed in a timely manner
Work with NU-RES to ensure new awards are properly set up in Banner and added to the PI’s portfolio
Work with PI and Department Business Manager to clear the deficit accounts
Assist supervisor with analyzing processes to improve workflow and work efficiencies
Assist in developing new financial analysis and reporting capabilities for faculty portfolios
Assist less experienced analysts with complex post award scenarios
Lead team trainings and utilize expertise to mentor new analysts

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree required (Finance or similar major preferred)
Minimum of 4 years of professional work experience in higher education and/or business setting
Accounting and finance knowledge and ability to work with budgets required
Excellent verbal and written communication skills; strong organizational, prioritization and time management skills
Strong attention to detail, customer service skills, initiative, flexibility, and the ability to work independently and as a member of a team are required
Familiarity with overall federal grant administration is desired

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical
vision
dental
paid time off
tuition assistance
wellness & life
retirement
commuting & transportation

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Hard Skills & Tools

financial analysisbudgetingpayroll managementcost allocationgrant administrationfinancial reportingcompliance analysisforecastingdiscrepancy analysisresource allocation

Soft Skills

communication skillsorganizational skillstime managementattention to detailcustomer serviceinitiativeflexibilityteamworkmentoringleadership