Location: New Haven, CT
Cap-Exempt H-1B Position — No lottery required
Working at Yale means contributing to a better tomorrow. Whether you are a current resident of our New Haven-based community, eligible for opportunities through the New Haven Hiring Initiative, or a newcomer, interested in exploring all that Yale has to offer, your talents and contributions are welcome. Discover your opportunities at Yale! **Overview** Reporting to the Post Award Manager, the Financial Assistant provides financial and administrative support at the Yale School of Public Health. This position partners with the Business Office to coordinate procurement and accounts payable activities, monitors, prepares and approves expense reports, prepares journal entries, prepares labor distributions and costing allocations in Workday. An important focus will be on Sub-award invoice compliance in which Yale is required to pay verified sub-recipient invoices issued under a federal prime award within 30 days after receipt of invoice. This process entails getting signed approvals from the accountants and Faculty (Principal investigator) and reviewing a sub-award checklist to ensure compliance and timely submission of sub-award invoices. **Principal Responsibilities:** - Assists with developing and monitoring of grants, contracts, and budgets - Analyzes and reconciles financial statements. Produces operational and specialized reports for analysts - Researches, identifies, and corrects errors through accounting transfers, ensuring accurate allocations - Serves as the principal source of information to staff, faculty, students, and external contacts on financial policies and procedures and departmental activity - Establishes and maintains financial records and files ensuring accuracy and completeness - Implements new processes to streamline workflows - Monitors and may approve account expenditures, ensuring accuracy - Oversees and instructs support staff - Ensures supplies and equipment are procured - Records and posts data - Performs clerical functions incidental to fina