Federal and state agencies, private foundations, organizations, and industry sponsors provide significant funding that enables Children's Hospital Boston (CHB) to conduct research, public service, and training projects. Research Finance supports CHB's mission through the fiscal management of sponsored research volume exceeding $100 million annually; maintaining financial accountability with our research sponsors; and providing financial information, guidance, and training to our research community.
Research Finance's primary activities include:
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- Providing guidance to the CHB research community regarding Hospital financial policies & procedures as these relate to post-award grant and contract administration
- Serving as liaison to the CHB research community regarding matters of financial compliance with sponsor rules and regulations
- Facilitating access to the Clinical Research Protocol Billing system
- Initiating stipend payments for research trainees
- Performing all financial reporting to external sponsors
- Invoicing sponsors for cost reimbursement. Cash collection. Receivables management
- Coordinating annual financial audits of sponsored research activity, including A-133
- Providing financial support data for negotiation of the Hospital's indirect cost rate with the Department of Health and Human Services
- BA3 Financial Systems Support
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Research Finance may be reached at 617-355-7054 (5-7054 internally) or by e-mail at resfinance@childrens.harvard.edu. Our fax number is 617-730-0108. Research Finance is located at 1295 Boylston Street, around the corner from historic Fenway Park in Boston.
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Karen Renaud
Manager
Carnell Langston
Administrative Associate
Michael DiCesare
Business Analyst
Linda Eliseo
Financial Analyst
Rosemarie Simpson
Billing Specialist
Alex Sluz
BA3 Financial System Manager
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Six fund accountants are assigned to the research community by department, division, program, and specialty area:
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Fund Accountant TBA
Fund Accountant TBA
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