• Financial Administrator 2

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA)


    Financial Administrator 2

     

    + Job Number: 25233

    + Functional Area: Finance/Accounting

    + Department: Architecture

    + School Area: Architecture & Planning

    + Pay Range Minimum: $72,000

    + Pay Range Maximum: $91,100

    + Employment Type: Full-time (Hybrid)

    + Employment Category: Exempt

    + Visa Sponsorship Available: No

    + Schedule:

    + Pay Grade: 7

     

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    Posting Description

    FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATOR 2, Architecture, under minimal supervision from the Senior Administrator, Finance, will perform complex and diverse financial duties related to management of research, grant, and faculty-controlled discretionary funds for approximately 10 - 15 faculty and research staff members across the department; work as liaison between PIs and senior financial staff in development and submission of complex research grants submitted to Research Administration Services (RAS); prepare budgets for internal awards independently; will serve as the primary point of contact for proposal submissions, progress reports and renewal applications in coordination with the Senior Administrator, Finance, and PI; will prepare and submits proposal in accordance with MIT/sponsor/donor policies; review solicitations and determine necessary components; create budgets; and assemble proposal documents; may seek input from others for complex issues such as cost sharing, subrecipient costs, and complex proposals such as fixed price contracts, multi-PI, Center, or Program grants; and serve as primary point of contact for proposal submissions, progress reports and renewal applications, may work directly with RAS.

     

    A full job description is available here: https://architecture.mit.edu/jobs

    Job Requirements

    REQUIRED: Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of three years of experience in finance and experience managing sponsored awards. PREFERRED: Strong communication, analysis and organizational skills; ability to learn changing technologies related to grants and contracts management required; experience in an academic environment; SAP or similar accounting package, grants/research funds management, and strong experience with Excel; knowledge and experience with MIT financial systems (SAPGui, SAPWeb, Concur, Cognos, COEUS), and experience with preparing projections/forecasting; aptitude for learning new software applications; possess a high degree of initiative; ability to manage a variety of detail-oriented tasks concurrently; work both independently and as part of a team, and remain flexible as situations demand; experience dealing with confidential information and/or issues using discretion and judgment. 9/29/2025