[Hiring] Research Administration, Pre/Post-Award I @Emory University

Role Description

This position is on the Oxford College of Emory University campus, 36 miles east of Atlanta.

The position manages post-award financial and administrative activities for an assigned portfolio of sponsored grants and contracts. Using knowledge of grant and contract administration requirements, financial management practices, and applicable University and sponsor guidelines, the position provides day-to-day management of sponsored awards from award establishment through closeout.

• Establishing and maintaining award budgets
• Reviewing and reconciling expenditures
• Monitoring financial activity and award balances
• Developing financial projections and forecasts
• Coordinating payroll and cost-sharing adjustments
• Preparing financial reports
• Monitoring compliance requirements and deadlines
• Facilitating award modifications
• Supporting effort reporting and certification
• Coordinating award closeout

The position serves as a resource to faculty and principal investigators regarding the financial and administrative management of sponsored awards and works collaboratively with Finance, central research administration offices, and other University partners to ensure sponsored funds are administered accurately, timely, and in accordance with sponsor requirements and University policies.

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of post-award sponsored research administration
• Grant and contract management principles
• Budgeting, account reconciliation, financial reporting, and award closeout
• Knowledge of the sponsored award lifecycle
• General knowledge of sponsor requirements, institutional policies, financial controls, cost-sharing, effort reporting, and documentation requirements

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree OR an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
• Proficiency with MS Office Suite software

Benefits

• Tasks related to this position can be performed remotely with only occasional visits to an Emory University location
• Eastern (EST) time zone business hours may apply
• Emory reserves the right to change this status with notice to employee
• Emory does not approve as a primary work location in the following states: NJ, AK, and HI, any U.S. Territories or outside of the United States