Grant Administrator - Post Award

Overview

Department RI Sponsored Programs Administration (SPA).
Department RI Sponsored Programs Administration (SPA). SPA Post Award.
Position Title Grant Administrator - Post Award.
Job Family Group Professional Staff.
Job Description Summary The Post Award Grant Administrator is responsible for allocating grant monies and providing the administrative and financial oversight of the grant monies to ensure their proper use. The Post Award Grant Administrator will work with the principal investigators and their respective support staff on post-award administration; and function as a liaison to federal, states and private grantor agencies and subcontractor entities.

Timely coordination and communication with involved parties regarding grant management issues must be maintained. This individual will be expected to work collaboratively with faculty and research administrators to accomplish the goals of the department.

• Set-up of grant account awards in the Workday Financial systems.
• Review and monitor expenses charged to the grant accounts in accordance with the budget approved by the funding agency and their guidelines.
• Monitor grant accounts to ensure cost principles are adhered to.
• Interface effectively with principal investigators, administrators, and research staff regarding issues relating to budgets, reporting, and interpretation of the funding agency rules and regulations.
• Preparation and submission of monthly or quarterly billings on cost reimbursement sub-contracts/subaward agreements.
• Monthly monitoring of receivables status.
• Preparation and submission of annual or quarterly financial reporting to funding agencies.
• Serve as the point of contact for the funding agency on award administration issues.
• Prepare account closing documents required by funding sources.
• Review and process requests for no-cost extensions and carry-over requests.
• Maintain current in-depth knowledge of NIH and other sponsor’s policies for award administration.

• Work Experience:
  
  Five years of related experience with one of the following in a large corporation or university setting: accounting, financial management of grants, budgeting, financial recordkeeping. Experience may be substituted for education on a year for year basis.
• Experience with MS Excel for financial reporting and spreadsheet development.

• Master’s degree in a relevant field of study (accounting, business or life sciences).

• Experience reading and interpreting funding opportunity announcements and demonstrated knowledge of pre-award grant submission process.
• Knowledge of NIH application requirements and policy regulations and a familiarity with web-based submission software (eg: Cayuse, Altum Proposal Central).

• Written and oral communication skills.
• Customer service skills.

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Cover

Coverage begins on day one for health, dental, and vision insurance and includes health expense accounts with generous employer contributions if the employee participates in a qualifying health plan. Employer-paid life insurance, long-term disability insurance, and various additional voluntary insurance plans are available. Paid time off, including vacation and sick, begins accruing upon hire, plus ten paid holidays. One paid discretionary day is available after six months of employment, and paid time off for bereavement, jury duty, military service, and parental leave is available after 12 months of employment.

A retirement program with a generous employer contribution and additional voluntary retirement programs (457 or 403b) are available. https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..html

Regular

Full time

Salary

The pay range listed for this position is determined by our compensation program using market data and salary benchmarking. A combination of factors is considered in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, education, experience and training, qualifications relative to the requirements of the position, and funding. At the University of Kansas Medical Center, a reasonable estimate for the starting pay range will be the minimum to midpoint of the posted range, taking into account the combination of factors listed above.

$58,656.00 - $86,000.00

$58,656.00

$72,328.00

$86,000.00