Post Award Manager - JR28498-3800 - The University of Chicago

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SSD: Economics - Staff and Temporary Employees
About the Department
For over a century, the Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics has
been recognized as one of the world's leading centers for economic
research and education. The Department's faculty have received numerous
awards, including more Nobel Prize laureates and John Bates Clark
medalists in economics than any other university. Among our faculty are
many members of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy
of Arts and Sciences, and the Econometric Society.
Job Summary
Reporting to the Director of Finance, Operations, and Personnel, the
Post Award Manager provides support related to grant awards, contracts,
sub-awards, no-cost extensions, and other financial and research-related
tasks for the Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics.
The Post Award Manager works alongside the Grants and Contracts Manager
to provide professional support and solve problems. The work schedule is
hybrid, with on-campus and remote days and flexible work arrangements.
Responsibilities
- Serves as a primary account administrator for grant accounts and
handles post award activities in addition to cost corrections and
wire transfers.
- Creates and analyzes monthly financial Orbit reports for accuracy,
recommends and initiates action to correct discrepancies and
follow-up until resolved.
- Compares actual spending to theoriginal budget and identifies any
variances.
- Works with administrators to manage financial and administrative
aspects of sponsored project post-award grant administration.
- Advises and assists in most relations and communications with
funding agencies, subcontractors, and URA post award administrators.
- Monitors spending on faculty and student federal, non-federal,
international and internal grant accounts for allowability,
allocability, reasonableness, and consistency of treatment.
Regulatory and compliance monitoring.
- Monitors submission of progress reports.
- Prepares and processes annual effort allocation reports.
- Creates and manages progress reports, obtains sponsor prior approval
for substantive changes to project work scope or changes above
$25,000 to budgeted line items, no-cost extension requests,
transfers and closing memos.
- Manages the execution of Subawards, Sponsored Consulting Agreements
and Subaward Amendments by coordinating with sub-award
administrators.
- Coordinates with other departments/units/divisions regarding
multi-investigator grants. Serves as department contact for annual
audits and agency site visits.
- Develops a working knowledge of University policies and procedures
and the policies and procedures of various funding agencies.
Proposes solutions to discovered problems and fixes according to
proper policy and procedure.
- Reviews all applications within University guidelines, in addition
to drafting progress reports, non-competing applications,
amendments, and budgeting.
- Handles straightforward post-award activities including account
creations, regulatory and compliance monitoring, salary allocations,
effort reporting, grant projections, cost allocations, cost center
charges, equipment inventory, invoice preparation, grant closing
process, and account closing.
- Performs other related work as needed.
Minimum Qualifications
Education:
Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related
field.
Work Experience:
Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 2-5
years of work experience in a related job discipline.
Certifications:
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Preferred Qualifica ions
Education:
- Bachelor's degree or higher in accounting, business administration,
or science.
Experience:
- Administrative, accounting, or grant and contract administration
experience.
- Budgets, ledgers, invoices, and fiscal reporting.
- One or more aspects of sponsored program administration in a
research environment.
- Accounting systems.
Technical Skills or Knowledge:
- Knowledge of Oracle, Workday, Microsoft Office, financial computing,
procurement and database software applications.
- Mathematical aptitude.
Preferred Competencies
- Strong analytical and organizational skills.
- Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
- Work closely with senior University officials.
- Independently complete projects on time and accurately with minimal
supervision.
- Flexibility and ability to work effectively under considerable time
pressure.
Working Conditions
May need to work non-tr