Careers Job Description
General Description
The Grants Finance Analyst is responsible for providing day-to-day financial transactions, fiscal administration, and financial reporting of OTPS expenditures. They must be able to work within a small, entrepreneurial environment that is mission-driven and community oriented. They must also have the ability to exercise good judgment in a variety of situations, be very detailed oriented, and have strong administrative and organizational skills. Associates must be capable of multi-tasking in a fast-paced, work collaboratively with colleagues and partners of all levels, and communicate effectively on all aspects of the project.
ABOUT THE INSTITUTE:
As a champion of institutional, structural, and personal transformation, the John Jay College Institute for Justice and Opportunity (The Institute) opens doors and eliminates barriers to success for people who have been involved in the criminal legal system. The Institute is one of twelve research entities that collectively comprise the Research Consortium of the John Jay College of Criminal Justice. The Institute has a diverse portfolio of projects that focus on identifying what it takes for people to live successfully in the community after justice involvement and on increasing the effectiveness of the professionals and systems working with them. Recognizing the transformational power of education, the Institute focuses much of its work on increasing access to higher education for people with criminal histories. The Institute’s comprehensive and strategic approach includes direct service, research, technical assistance, and policy advocacy. To learn more please visit our website: https://justiceandopportunity.org/
Other Duties
- Monitoring and tracking OTPS spending across all accounts within their assigned grant portfolio
- Overseeing maintenance of internal spending tracking systems
- Processing invoices for the programs they manage, ensuring timely payments and coordinating cost transfers as needed
- Creating OTPS Budget v. Actual monthly reports to Program Directors
- Conducting regular internal auditing of all accounts
- Meeting regularly with departments to identify spending issues and opportunities versus budget
- Managing electronic and paper filing systems
- Train new finance and program staff on budget policies, processes and financial systems
- Assisting with the preparation of financial reports on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis for all accounts to support reconciliations and account closures
- Managing relationships at John Jay College, RFCUNY and CUNY as well as other external partners
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration, Business Administration, Accounting or Finance or related field with a minimum of 1 years’ experience in administration with an emphasis on finance.
- Excellent communications skills
- Experience preparing financial reports for various audiences (e.g., program staff, director, funders, etc.)
- Proven ability to analyze financial circumstances and provide financial recommendations to Operations team leadership
- Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced organization and handle multiple accounts simultaneously
- Ability to interact effectively and cooperatively with colleagues and partners at all levels
- Experience with MS Office and Outlook
- Proficiency in MS Excel
- Commitment to delivering trauma-informed services
- Commitment to anti-racism work and social justice
Please send cover letter with salary expectations and resume.
RFCUNY Benefits
RFCUNY Employee Benefits and AccrualsAbout 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
Key Features
Institute for Justice and Opportunity
Full Time
$50,000.00 - $60,000.00
Nov 23, 2025 (Or Until Filled)