Market Range: 13
Hiring Salary: $5,566.40 - $5,833.00/ Monthly
Job Summary/Essential Job Functions: The Grants Administrator assists and oversees grant submission preparation and budget review for the College of Medicine administrative core serving Physiology, Pharmacology and GGI. This position oversees pre- and post-award activities. Supervises accounting staff, grants coordinators, and ensures invoice processing, account reconciliation, and purchasing are done correctly and timely.
- Collaborates with Principal Investigators to prepare and submit grant and contract applications to funding agencies, ensuring accuracy by deadlines.
- Coordinates and executes pre-award and post-award processes associated with the increasingly complex externally funded project portfolios.
- Plans and prepares the budget and related financial portions of the grant and contract submission.
- Ensures content is accurate, complete, and in compliance with the governing regulations.
- Secures necessary signatures for grant and contract applications and tracks the approval process by verifying documented permissions.
- Monitors project budgets, maintains accounting records of grants and contracts and collaborates actively with the Principal Investigator regarding account spending levels, financial forecasts, and reconciliations.
- Collaborates with the Office of Sponsored Research staff to resolve questions and issues related to grants and contracts.
- Assists in the preparation and monitoring of documentation, particularly as it relates to grants management.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
EDUCATION: Bachelor’s Degree. (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED)
EXPERIENCE: Four (4) years of pre-award and/or post-award grant and contract management and business experience to include accounts receivable and accounts payable; OR Master’s Degree and two (2) years of pre-award and/or post-award grant and contract management and business experience to include accounts receivable and accounts payable.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
- Ability to multitask.
- Skill using Microsoft Office projects, including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Access.
- Ability to perform financial analysis and reconciliations.