Sr. Business Analyst - Sponsored Programs and Financial Services - WFH (candidates located in EST only)

About this role

## Company :

Allegheny Health Network

## Job Description :

This is a remote position, but we require candidates to be located in the Eastern Time Zone to align with our Pittsburgh, PA-based operations

GENERAL OVERVIEW:

The incumbent is a key resource responsible for the implementation, execution, and analysis of post-award and financial management activities for grants, contracts, and/or clinical trials within the Sponsored Programs Financial Services (SPFS) supporting Allegheny-Singer Research Institute and Allegheny Health Network. Responsibilities include complex award set-up, comprehensive transaction processing, compliance review, cash management, collections, financial reporting, and project close-out. Possesses deep understanding and ensures material accuracy of financial statements/reports. Independently analyzes complex financial results and outcomes, trends/projections, performance metrics and proactively provides root cause analysis and recommendations to facilitate business decisions while adhering to institutional policies and procedures and Sponsor guidelines. Serves as a mentor to junior analysts.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Project Portfolio Management: Manages a complex portfolio of sponsored programs, providing comprehensive post-award financial oversight from program activation to close-out. Performs advanced analysis on budget performance and account receivables, independently investigates and troubleshoots significant variances, developing corrective action plans. Reviews, approves, and prepares financial transactions in accordance with award/contract/Sponsor terms, GAAP, Uniform Guidance and institutional policies and procedures. Leads financial meetings with constituents on financial performance to enable Investigators/Directors, cost center managers, and business partners to make sound financial decisions in accordance with programmatic needs. Proactively monitors subaward and contracted service agreements in accor...