Senior Research Benefit Administrator Jobs

Day-to-day financial management of research grants and prioritizing tasks based on importance and urgency.

Payroll management for staff and trainees.

In collaboration with the management team, develops initiatives that promote job satisfaction for staff and students

Implementing new policies and procedures that are developed by the management team.

Demonstrates a commitment to enhancing one’s own awareness, knowledge, and skills related to equity, diversity, and inclusion

Ability to consolidate financial data from various sources into financial reports that are useful for management decision making.

Three years of administrative experience in an academic/research setting: grant management, reconciling accounts, hiring, and purchasing.

Processes Salary and Benefits Adjustments (SBA) and submits Accounts Payable Journal Vouchers (APJV) in order to correct/clear research accounts.

Minimum of a high school diploma; administrative or HR diploma/certificate or related post-secondary education is strongly preferred.

Senior level of Administrative support experience at a senior administrative level in an academic environment.

Provide administrative support to the PIs, Interim Chair, Vice Chair, ADM and other department members as required.

Initiate transactions for HR processes including eforms and appointment letters for all NASA, AASUA, Postdoctoral appointments, Teaching Assistants and Graduate Research.

Knowledge and experience in the financial industry and specifically Group Benefits

Prior experience in group benefits administration

Manage the client inbox items submitted by the employers and provide follow up within the set Service Level Agreement in place

Handle all escalations from Research Benefits Administrators and provide coaching and mentoring to them as required

You obsess about customers, listen, engage and act for their benefit.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills in both English and French