3 senior project manager jobs found in Cambridge

The Harvard Center for International Development (CID) has an immediate opening for a Grants Manager to provide life-cycle administration of multi-faceted projects, both federal and non-federal. The Grants Manager will proactively establish relationships with the CID team, CID Faculty Affiliates across Harvard schools, research teams, and the HKS Research Administration Office (RAO) and Harvard’s Office for Sponsored Programs (OSP) to provide expert guidance on all sponsored research issues.   The Grants Manager plays a central role in the support of CID research programs and initiatives and works closely with the Center’s Director of Finance and Operations. This person is responsible for (1) all aspects of the research administration process from budget development to contract negotiations to invoice collection in collaboration with CID research staff, HKS Research Administration Office, and Harvard’s Office of Sponsored Programs, (2) financial post-award monitoring and reporting...

The Director of Financial Process Transformation leads enterprise-wide initiatives to simplify, standardize, and modernize financial operations across the University. Reporting to the Office of the Controller, with a dotted-line relationship to Office of Finance and Administration, this role operates across Financial Administration (FAD) and partners with school and central finance leadership to drive transformation priorities. The Director sets direction, aligns stakeholders, and ensures the successful delivery of high-impact initiatives that span organizational boundaries. The Director brings a structured, outcomes-driven approach to redesigning financial processes - reducing complexity, improving cycle times, strengthening compliance, and minimizing administrative burden. Success in this role requires the ability to influence and align senior stakeholders in a decentralized environment, along with a track record of leading large-scale change from concept through...

Job Summary: Reporting to the Associate Director of Financial Operations, the Accounting Assistant supports the centralization and processing of accounts payable for the Harvard Radcliffe Institute. Working as part of the Finance team, this position is primarily responsible for accurate and timely invoice processing and payments to vendors and individuals (including honoraria and independent contractors).  The Accounting Assistant will work extensively within institutional financial systems to ensure that transactions are properly coded, fully documented, and compliant with University and Institute policies. As invoice processing is centralized into the Finance Office, this role will handle a significant volume of routine, time-sensitive transactions and will be cross-trained to assist with other financial processing functions as needed. Job-Specific Responsibilities: Accounts Payable and Invoice Processing: Processes a high volume of vendor invoices, honoraria,...