Finance and Operations Associate

General Description

The National Network for Safe Communities (NNSC) at John Center College of Criminal Justice is a center that supports cities in the US and around the world in implementing evidence-based approaches to violence prevention. For over two decades, NNSC has worked to improve public safety, minimize arrest and incarceration, enhance police legitimacy, and strengthen relationships between law enforcement and the communities it serves. We believe that great ideas and practices come from a mix of minds, backgrounds and experiences.

The Finance & Operations Associate will support the organization's financial and administrative functions, including : accounts payable, accounts receivable, budget and grant management, travel, and operations.

Finance

Financial Processes

• Follow applicable internal controls to ensure compliance rules and regulations of NNSC's fiscal agent The Research Foundation of CUNY (RFCUNY) and sponsors policies including foundations and federal, state, and local jurisdictions
• Record all finance-related activity in NNSC financial management system, ensuring that all transactions are allocated to the proper project and coded appropriately
• Acquire, record, and maintain backup documentation for financial transactions
• Monitor and correct any errors in a timely fashion
• Assist in grant / contract administration including the accurate and timely preparation of grant budgets, reports and reimbursement requests for grant awards
• Report any possible instances of fraud to the Office of Advancement of Research at John Jay College
• Work closely with RFCUNY on all parts of the finance system including : liaising RFCUNY project administrators and utilizing RFCUNY's Workday system

Accounts Payable

Payroll

Accounts Receivable

Travel Coordination

General Operations

Other Duties

Other duties as assigned

Supervisory Responsibilities : No supervisory responsibilities

Reports To : Managing Director (a CPA licensed in NYS)

Classification : Exempt

Qualifications

Education Requirement

RFCUNY Benefits

RFCUNY Employee Benefits and Accruals

About the Research Foundation

The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) is a nonprofit educational corporation founded in 1963 to provide post-award fiscal and administrative support for CUNY's research and sponsored programs. RFCUNY's services allow CUNY researchers, faculty, and staff to focus on their intellectual curiosity and scientific discoveries, on projects and programs that serve our local and global communities, proposing concrete solutions to society's most pressing challenges.

RFCUNY serves as a fiscal agent and works closely with all the CUNY campus Grants Offices to perform the core functions of post-award financial management for CUNY research projects and sponsored programs. These functions include legal assessment and signing of agreements where RFCUNY is named as a fiscal agent; setting up award accounts; preparing sub-awards and assisting PIs in monitoring the work of the recipients of sub-awards; supporting project directors with hiring and managing research project and sponsored program staff; supporting the purchasing and paying for goods and services with grant and program funds; managing financial aspects of projects including accounts receivable, financial reporting, invoicing, budget monitoring, and cost compliance with uniform guidance; ensuring that sponsor financial requirements are met; monitoring compliance with applicable project and financial management rules and laws; supporting the management of independent and external audits and financial reviews; and providing data, information, management expertise, and other supports to CUNY's research and sponsored programs.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The Research Foundation of the City University of New York is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action / Americans with Disabilities Act / E-Verify Employer. It is the policy of the Research Foundation of CUNY to provide equal employment opportunities free of discrimination based on race, color, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, domestic violence victim status, arrest record, criminal conviction history, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.