Senior Compliance Data Analyst
Job Description
Position Number:
101222Title:
AnalystFunctional Title:
Senior Compliance Data AnalystCategory Status:
33-Exempt RegularApplicant Search Category:
StaffUniversity Authorized FTE:
1.000Unit:
VPR-Sponsored Programs Accounting and ComplianceCampus/College Information:
Founded in 1856, University of Maryland, College Park is the state’s flagship institution. Our 1,250-acre College Park campus is just minutes away from Washington, D.C., and the nexus of the nation’s legislative, executive, and judicial centers of power. This unique proximity to business and technology leaders, federal departments and agencies, and a myriad of research entities, embassies, think tanks, cultural centers, and non-profit organizations is simply unparalleled. Synergistic opportunities for our faculty and students abound and are virtually limitless in the nation’s capital and surrounding areas. The University is committed to attracting and retaining outstanding and diverse faculty and staff that will enhance our stature of preeminence in our three missions of teaching, scholarship, and full engagement in our community, the state of Maryland, and in the world.
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Position Summary/Purpose of Position:
Reporting to the Sr. Manager Compliance the Sr. Compliance Data Analyst is responsible for supporting the unit by promoting adherence to university and sponsor regulations, policies and procedures relating to research activities, creating, and analyzing reports and supporting all SPAC teams with comprehensive analysis and training. UMD has over $600M in annual sponsored program expenditures from more than ten federal agencies and numerous state, local, private and foundation sponsors with hundreds of active awards.
The Sr. Compliance Data Analyst is responsible for managing the new Workday Effort Reporting system as well as the legacy system. Extract complex data queries from UMD data tables to support SPAC and the campus research community. Prepare reports for audits requiring complex data sets; train campus-wide personnel on effort reporting processes and financial compliance requirements, prepares analyses, reports, and surveys to satisfy both internal and external cost accounting requirements. Additionally, they will assist the cost accounting team with service center rate development and biennial reviews and the calculation of our campus negotiated fringe and indirect cost rates with the federal government for use on grants and contracts.
The Sr. Compliance Data Analyst is responsible for managing the new Workday Effort Reporting system as well as the legacy system. Extract complex data queries from UMD data tables to support SPAC and the campus research community. Prepare reports for audits requiring complex data sets; train campus-wide personnel on effort reporting processes and financial compliance requirements, prepares analyses, reports, and surveys to satisfy both internal and external cost accounting requirements. Additionally, they will assist the cost accounting team with service center rate development and biennial reviews and the calculation of our campus negotiated fringe and indirect cost rates with the federal government for use on grants and contracts.
Benefits Summary
Top Benefits and Perks:Minimum Qualifications:
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited College or University.
Experience:
- Five years of related experience in post-award research administration or accounting and financial analysis.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Working knowledge of federal grant regulations 2CFR 200.
- Skilled in Microsoft Office software.
Preferences:
Preferences:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field
- Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- Workday Financial and Human Capital Systems.
- Experience in a research-intensive higher education setting.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and knowledge of SAS Enterprise Guide.
- Working knowledge of Cost Accounting Standards and Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR)
- Ability to manage multiple assignments and plan accordingly to meet deadlines. Ability to
- effectively implement analytical and organizational skills to carry out and follow through with complex projects when no clear precedent exists.
- Demonstrated ability to query data and perform complex analyses and create reports with a high degree of accuracy.
- Skilled in financial systems for advanced analysis and valuable reporting.
Job Risks
Not Applicable to This PositionPhysical Demands
Sedentary work performed in a normal office environment; exerts up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Ability to attend meetings both on and off campus. Spending long hours in front of a computer screen.
Posting Date:
04/18/2024Open Until Filled
YesBest Consideration Date
05/06/2024Diversity Statement:
The University of Maryland, College Park, an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, creed, marital status, political affiliation, personal appearance, or on the basis of rights secured by the First Amendment, in all aspects of employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.
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