Job Information
Boston College Fiscal & Grant Specialist - Temporary in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Boston College Introduction
Founded in 1863, Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university located six miles from downtown Boston with an enrollment of 9,484 full-time undergraduates and 5,250 graduate and professional students. Ranked 35 among national universities, Boston College has 888 full-time and 1,281 FTE faculty, 2,711 non-faculty employees, an operating budget of $1.4 billion, and an endowment in excess of $3.5 billion.
Job Description
Temporary Office Pool
The Connell School of Nursing seeks a temporary fiscal and grant specialist beginning end of September / early October to help support transition in the Office of Nursing Research. Possible opportunity for temp to perm but not guaranteed.
The temporary Fiscal & Grant Specialist’s primary responsibility is the maintenance of financial operations for the school’s start-up funds, internal grants, research budgets and temporary research staff. He/she is the primary contact for processing financial reimbursements and expenses. She/he processes all grant related expenses, and hires, trains, oversees and signs off on student employee hours worked on grants. She/he provides financial analysis support to the Assistant Director, Fiscal & Grant Administration and Associate Dean, Finance & Administration, and assists with budgeting, forecasting, and reporting.
Competitive salary commensurate with relevant experience.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field preferred, but not required.
Competency in Microsoft Excel for basic financial tracking and reporting.
Familiarity with university financial systems (e.g., PeopleSoft) is a plus but not required.
Ability to perform financial tasks accurately with a focus on detail.
Comfortable with routine financial tasks, such as expense processing and reimbursement.
Closing Statement
Boston College offers a broad and competitive range of benefits depending on your job classification eligibility:
Tuition remission for Employees
Tuition remission for Spouses and Children who meet eligibility requirements
Generous Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
Low-Cost Life Insurance
Eligibility for both University-Funded 401k and Employer-Sponsored 403b Retirement Plans
Paid Holidays Annually
Generous Sick and Vacation Pay
Additional benefits can be found on https://www.bc.edu/employeehandbook
Boston College conducts pre-employment background checks as part of the hiring process.
Boston College is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. In concert with our Jesuit, Catholic mission, Boston College is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty and staff committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment and strongly encourages applications for women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and covered veterans. To learn more about how BC supports diversity and inclusion throughout the university please visit the Office for Institutional Diversity at https://www.bc.edu/diversity .
Boston College's Notice of Nondiscrimination can be viewed at https://www.bc.edu/nondiscrimination .