January 22, 2008
Regardless of your role, almost all research administrators in all type of universities need to know how to advise and/or manage cost issues. These are before you in proposal budgets, when negotiating terms and conditions and, maybe the most challenging of all, while managing the day-to-day accounts for sponsored projects. Representing the pre and post award central office as well as the departmental business office, our faculty will cover topics including:
- personnel and payroll issues
- cost transfers
- cost sharing management and companion accounts
- costing and billing service centers
- allowability of certain troublesome costs (such as food)
- procurement cards
Case studies used to provide participants with useful applications of some best practices and systems used to manage costs.
Moderator:
Jerry Fife, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research Finance, Vanderbilt University
Faculty:
Rob Barbret, Associate Director of Financial Operations, University of Michigan
Tracey Fraser, Associate Controller, Post Award Administration, California Institute of Technology
Brian Squilla, Administrative & Financial Officer, Pathology Research Administration, University of Pennsylvania