Arunima Bagui

Manager – Fiscal & Business Administration

Email:  bagui@cutr.usf.edu

Phone: (813) 396-9314

Profile:

Fulfills the duties of Financial Administrator for the department and serves as a liaison between CUTR and USF centralized departments.

Experience:

Manager – Fiscal & Business Administration                                 June 2018- Present

Current Job Responsibilities

• Oversee the financial transactions for our department which includes Purchasing, Travel, payroll activities, PERT Certification and more.
• Responsible for broad range of pre-award and post-award activities relating to Research Funding throughout the life-cycle for Non-Federal Projects.
• Assists principal investigators with proposal development including budget preparation, review of sub-recipient budgets, technical assistance related to financial research compliance, proposal submission for Non-Federal Projects
• Oversees E&G, RI and Foundation department budgets to ensure compliance & monitor expenses against budget..
• Complete the biweekly payroll processing including payroll distribution in the University payroll system, payroll posting to the department’s shadow system and biweekly payroll reconciliation.
• Works on project Reconciliation and project close-out process with RFM.
• Serves as the Backup to the Leave Coordinator
• Performs the role of the Authorized Department Representative (ADR) for the IT department
•  Serves as the liaison between CUTR & the COE-HR for various HR tasks.

Fiscal & Business Analyst                                                                   June 2004 – Present

Center for Urban Transportation Research, College of Engineering, University of South Florida

• Oversee the financial transactions for our department which includes General ledger reconciliation, Purchasing, Travel, payroll activities, and project close-out functions.
• Review proposals and assist the PIs in developing proposal budgets.
• Complete the biweekly payroll processing including payroll distribution in the University payroll system, payroll posting to the department’s shadow system and biweekly payroll reconciliation.

Internal Auditor                                                                                      June 2001-May 2004

Office of University Audit & Compliance- University of South Florida,

• Performed audits on Financial Aid, Intellectual Property, Educational Outreach and Pcard.
• Involved in the testing of the new PeopleSoft financial system, FAST, implemented by the University.

Education:

Masters in Management Information Systems (MIS)                       January 1999- May 2001              

University of South Florida, Tampa FL. GPA 3.95

Fellow Member of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India     August 1992- January 1997

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India