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