Post-Award SPS Center Specialist-Senior

Job Summary:

The Sponsored Programs Support Center Specialist

• Senior handles post-award duties for the departments in which they serve. This role is responsible for award setup and notification, careful review and monitoring of active awards and monthly ledgers, preparing grant projection forecast reports, coordinating award modifications, initiating and monitoring subcontracts, submitting cost transfers, assisting with effort reporting, position funding, and award close-out. This role will work closely with many internal and external stakeholders including faculty, department administrators and staff, as well as ancillary units involved in sponsored programs administration. Under minimum supervision, this role is responsible for ensuring awards are compliant with laws, regulations, policies, and terms and conditions. This role provides high quality service, attention to detail, and excellent customer service. This position is hybrid (home/in-office)

Job Description:

Monitors sponsored program award budgets to actual expenditures and ensures research support costs are compliant with

sponsor guidelines.

2.Reviews financial expenditures for accuracy and allowability on sponsored grants and contracts, including a review of

revenue, expenditures and available balances.

3.Develops monthly financial forecast reports for PIs, reviews documentation for cost transfers, and assists with being the

main lead liaison with the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP).

4.Assists faculty with completing and processing documentation of compensation via the institution's effort certification

system (ECRT).

5.Communicates effort certification policies, and processes funding change requests.

6.Contacts the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) regarding re-budgeting requests, carry-forward requests, work with

administrative units regarding late payments and/or late invoicing.

7.Reconciles direct and indirect expenses for projects to ensure all appropriate expenses have been posted to the project,

reviews, and reconcile all invoices, ensures all subcontract invoices have been reviewed and approved by the PI.

8.Develops closeout report to ensure all outstanding items are addressed prior to budget/project end date, streamline

reconciliation process and communicate to Principal Investigators.

9.Performs ad-hoc monitoring reviews and communicates review findings to unit.

10. Meets with Principal Investigators on a regular basis to review award status and assist in the resolution of problems as

they occur.

11. Supports Principal Investigators (PIs) in understanding sponsored program administration, policies, and compliance on an

ongoing basis.

12. Proactively identifies, recommends and implements process improvement opportunities.

13. Keeps current on applicable federal guidance on sponsored projects including OMB Uniform Guidance updates.

14. Attends regular meetings, training sessions, and professional development workshops to keep current on policies and

procedures relevant to position responsibilities, as requested and approved by the Sponsored Programs Support Center

Post-Award Specialist

• Supervisor.

Education:

Bachelor's Degree required.

Experience:

Four (4) years of sponsored programs administration experience is required (education can substitute up to two years of experience)

Pre-Award (CPRA) certification Preferred.

Certified Research Administrator (CRA) Preferred.