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Job Title: Coordinator, CELS Financial Operations
Company Name: University of Rhode Island
Location: Kingston, RI US
Position Type: Full Time
Post Date: 05/20/2026
Expire Date: 06/23/2026
Job Categories: Education, Collegiate Faculty, Staff, Administration
Job Description
Coordinator, CELS Financial Operations
Coordinator, CELS Financial Operations

Posting Number: SF02148
Position Type: Professional Staff
Union: PSA/NEA - Professional Staff Assoc
Pay Grade Level: Grade Level: 9
Pay Grade Range: Anticipated Salary Hiring Range: $60,000 - $65,000
Department: Dean Environment& Life Science
Campus Location:

Job Description Summary:
The search will remain open until the position has been filled. First consideration will be given to applications received by May 30, 2026. Applications received after May 30, 2026 may be reviewed depending on search progress and needs but are not guaranteed full consideration.
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About URI:

The University of Rhode Island enrolls approximately 17,000 students across its graduate and undergraduate programs and is the State's flagship public research university, as well as the land grant and sea grant university, for the state of Rhode Island. The main campus is located in the historic village of Kingston, and the Bay Campus is located in Narragansett. Both campuses are near major beaches in a beautiful coastal community. URI is just 30 minutes from Providence, RI and within easy reach of Newport, Boston, and New York City.

POSITION SUMMARY:

Manage administrative support functions for the College of the Environment and Life Sciences (CELS) academic units (state, overhead, and research funds); including: budget monitoring, compliance and forecasting, development of on-line reporting, and office management.

Assist the Dean/Director, Associate Deans/Directors, and the Associate Director, Finance with the programmatic, administrative, and operational functions of CELS' academic units, Land Grant programs (Rhode Island Cooperative Extension (RICE) and RI Agricultural Experiment Station (RIAES)) and other related research and outreach programs. Prepare and submit state and federal reports, both budgetary and programmatic.

Duties and Responsibilities:
KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Provide the Dean/Director, Associate Deans/Directors, and Associate Director, Finance with financial administrative support; including, but not limited to: preparation of annual unit budget requests, analyzing financial data and budget performance reports.

Daily management of CELS' academic unit budgets (state, overhead, fee for service, and cost center accounts). Work with unit department chairs to develop annual budget request and justification. Prepare and present financial statements for state and academic funding. Oversee and supervise the daily spending activity.

Monitor grants, both pre- and post-award. Advise faculty/staff in the fiscal administration of their program awards. Analyze financial data and present financial statements for grant funds and indirect cost returns.

Assist the Dean/Director, Associate Deans/Directors, and Associate Director, Finance in the management of federal budgets (RICE and RIAES capacity grants) and externally funded competitive awards.

Assist the Dean/Director, Associate Deans/Directors and Associate Director, Finance in the preparation and submission of federal, state, and internal programmatic reports as directed; including, but not limited to: Stakeholder input reports, RICE and RIAES Plans of Work, and RICE and RIAES Annual Reports.

Manage compliance monitoring, state offset monitoring, and other business and operations functions.

Produce statistical analyses as directed.

Supervise administrative staff and students as required.

OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Perform other duties as assigned.
LICENSES, TOOLS, AND EQUIPMENT:
Personal computers, printers, word processing and spreadsheet software and database applications. Microsoft Office Suite. PeopleSoft.
OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Perform other duties as assigned.

LICENSES, TOOLS, AND EQUIPMENT:

Personal computers, printers, word processing and spreadsheet software and database applications. Microsoft Office Suite. PeopleSoft.

Posting Date: 05/19/2026

To apply, visit https://jobs.uri.edu/postings/16697


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