About us
Research Finance provides financial compliance services for HMS and HSDM departments/units to ensure that charges to sponsored awards are allowable, allocable, reasonable and consistent. General compliance services include monitoring expenditures on sponsored funds in accordance with Uniform Guidance and University Guidelines, performing audit functions for the annual Uniform Guidance Audit and the RMAS internal/external sponsor audits, and managing effort certification and ecrt support, subrecipient monitoring, and cost transfers.
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Specific Areas for Assistance and Guidance Include
- Sponsored audits for HMS and HSDM, including but not limited to the annual Uniform Guidance Audit, as well as RMAS internal/external sponsor audits
- Monitoring and interpretation of the allowability of spending on sponsored funds in accordance with the Uniform Guidance and University Guidelines for Sponsored Expenditures, as well as other regulations/guidelines/terms/policies
- Monitoring and financial reporting of sponsored funds in collaboration with the central Office for Sponsored Programs (OSP) Research Finance department
- Effort Certification and ecrt system support
- Subrecipient Monitoring
- Cost Transfer Review/Approval
- Fixed Price Contract Residual Balance Transfer Request Form Review/Approval
- Sponsored Systems Tools and Resources
- Bi-monthly meetings with OSP Research Finance and HMS/HSDM departments/units
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Team Office Hours
The ORA Research Finance Team holds regular office hours
When: Every other Friday from 11:00-11:30am, starting Friday, February 7th, 2025
Where: Microsoft Teams (link sent to all HMS and HSDM Departments)
More Information: Email the HMS Research Finance Team with questions and/or if would like to be added to the Listserv
Office Hours will be cancelled on dates that fall on University Paid Holidays. Refer to the 2024 - 2025 Holiday Calendar for specific dates to note.
