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Provide payroll, accounting, and financial support for the Harvard GSD. Serve as payroll subject-matter expert and liaison, manage weekly/biweekly payroll processes, ensure compliance with federal, state, and university policies, prepare journal entries, reconciliations, and close support, and train/payroll coordinators.

Senior finance leader overseeing pre- and post-award research administration, grants management, compliance, internal controls, team leadership, process improvement, and partnership with central research offices to support sponsored and non-sponsored funding.

Lead production of the Animal Law Digest and an aquaculture publication; conduct legal and policy research; track legislation, regulation, and litigation; supervise research assistants; build partnerships; produce research, writing, and public engagement on animal, agricultural, food, and environmental law; manage ALPP resources and contribute to project proposals.

Lead planning, implementation, and evaluation for the New England Science Symposium and community engagement programs: coordinate stakeholders, recruit participants, manage event logistics and vendors, handle communications and marketing, review abstracts, track participants, and maintain program systems and evaluation.

Coordinate and staff approximately 50 public events per year: handle on-site logistics, vendor and speaker coordination, budget tracking, travel and catering, communications (web, email, social), outreach, data tracking, and administrative support for the GSD Communications Department.

Support implementation, operation, and lifecycle management of core server infrastructure. Provision, patch, decommission, and automate server systems; maintain configuration baselines; integrate identity systems (Active Directory, Group Policy); monitor systems, respond to alerts, support compliance reporting, document procedures, participate in on-call rotation, and collaborate with other IT teams to ensure platform reliability.

Lead review, negotiation, and governance of third-party contracts for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Advise department leaders, manage contract risk and compliance, collaborate with OGC and risk partners, support procurement strategy adoption, and drive standardization and process improvements. Serve as principal FAS contact and support change management and supplier risk monitoring.

Lead and coach an operational accounting team for a large real estate portfolio; ensure GAAP compliance and strong internal controls; manage month/quarter/year-end close, reconciliations, billing, and journal entries; drive accounting system strategy, automation, UAT, and process improvements (Yardi); collaborate with IT and stakeholders; provide high-quality customer service and staff development.

Lead legal research and policy analysis on environmental, energy, and climate law; manage partnerships and convenings; supervise staff attorneys, fellows, and student research assistants; contribute to publications and public engagement advancing environmental justice and clean energy policy.

Manage and analyze Harvard FAS non-sponsored funds, including endowments, gifts, loan funds, and unrestricted funds. Responsibilities include fund balance monitoring, budget-to-actual reporting, accounting entries, reconciliations, internal controls testing, capitalization reviews, support allocation calculations, and resolving complex fund issues. The role also supports reporting improvements, departmental inquiries, and training materials in a hybrid office environment.