Benjamin R. Email & Phone Number

Irvine, CA, US

Irvine, California, United States

Ann Arbor, MI

-Coordinate and oversee all departmental pre-award proposal and post-award financial management activities, including responsibility for processing pre- and post-award tasks and activities for own subset of assigned faculty and researchers-Manage workload balancing and providing back-up for pre-award support during busy proposal periods-Identify and.

Ann Arbor, MI

Leadership roles:-Research Process Coordinator Committee (Role: Lead; 2017) - Served as go-to-person for special projects that were assigned from LSA Finance. Delegated roles and deliverables to ensure all assignments were successfully completed. -Pre- and Post-Award Manual Committee (Role: Lead; 2017) - Managed a group of five to review and analyze LSA’s.

Research Service Core

Responsible for coordinating complex portfolios for faculty, including those with extensive collaboration, at the Randall Business Office. This includes submitting proposals, along with providing assistance with the preparation of intricate budgets and supporting documentation, coordination as appropriate with internal and external entities, and ensuring.

Department Of Pediatrics

• Responsible for all financial activities for sponsor projects and contracts for the Division of Dysmorphology in the Department of Pediatrics; managing approximately $10 million in revenue and expenditures annually.
• Analyze expenditure patterns, identify variance from the projected operating budget, and develop budget projections based on performance data
• Execute solicitations from various federal agencies (National Institute of Health, Agency for Health Research and Quality, Center for Disease Control), non-federal agencies (American Heart Association, American Cancer.
• Consulted on financial related issues to determine the impact on the divisions and their ability to carry out planned activities and research
• Serve as an adviser and resource for agency requirements and regulations (i.e. OMB A-110, OMB A-133, and OMB A-21 circulars) and related University policies and procedures
• Allocate project operating budget into financial systems after reviewing the applicable agency guidelines/restrictions. Coordinate with multiple Principal Investigators, departments, or campuses when necessary

Department Of Chemistry

• Reviewed and coordinated administration of grants, contracts, federal flow-through, subcontracts, external PO's, agency accounts, etc., for approximately 15 Principal Investigators’ with revenue and expenditure over $4.
• Developed statistical and informational reports from departmental databases and IFIS downloads for management and faculty. Facilitated “no-fault” internal and external audits as a result of sound record keeping and.
• Analyzed expenditure patterns, identified variance from the projected operating budget, and developed budget projections based on performance data
• Established and allocated into the university system, the project operating budget, after review of applicable agency guidelines/restrictions. Coordinated when necessary for multiple Principal Investigators.
• Established and revised departmental policy and procedures for proposal preparation and submission.
• Interpreted and explained campus, university and agency requirements, restrictions, and procedures related to extra and intra-mural funding to faculty and staff.

*Established a yearly budget for the year that included: national events, dues/fees, insurance, etc.*Reconciled all cash transactions and was responsible for all funds and securities of the Fraternity.*Created and implemented a financial apparatus to be adhered to by the chapters of Nu Alpha Kappa and the National Executive Board.*With the assistance of.