Temporary Grant Administrator, DISC Post-Award

Brandeis University • Waltham, MA

7d • $36 - $40 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Temporary Grant Accountant, DISC Post-Award is responsible for supporting the administration, management, and oversight of a large and diverse portfolio of federal and non-federal grants, contracts, sub-award, fellowships, and other sponsored program funds for several major research centers, institutes, and departments within the institution. As a supporting member of a small team of other post-award grant administrators, this position contributes to the financial management and reporting requirements of awards from the receipt of the Notice of Award through closeout to ensure compliance with all sponsor requirements and all federal, state, and local regulations and university policies.

Requirements

• Supporting the administration, management, and oversight of a large and diverse portfolio of federal and non-federal grants, contracts, sub-award, fellowships, and other sponsored program funds.
• Contributing to the financial management and reporting requirements of awards from the receipt of the Notice of Award through closeout.
• Ensuring compliance with all sponsor requirements and all federal, state, and local regulations and university policies.
• Developing, updating, and revising budgets.
• Projecting personnel and non-personnel expenses.
• Monitoring accounts.
• Reviewing account records for accuracy.
• Processing carryforwards.
• Reconciling accounts with WorkDay.
• Generating monthly reports for Principal Investigators and research groups.
• Monitoring and tracking spending and burn rates on awards to avoid overspending.
• Ensuring projects stay within budget and on time.
• Managing the allocation of funds.
• Reviewing expenditures activities for compliance with regulations of granting agencies and university policies.
• Supporting database and system data accuracy.
• Working with personnel in Procurement, HR, payroll or other offices to correct errors or overages.
• Supporting the payroll costing allocation process through its entire cycle, including the review and revision of coverage reports.
• Making payroll accounting adjustments when necessary.
• Supporting financial reporting requirements, invoice documentation, and grant closeouts.
• Preparing and reviewing budgets for proposals and account setup, as needed.
• Collaborating with offices and individuals across the university to ensure accurate grant management for grant funded projects.
• Interpreting and articulating sponsor regulations for guidelines/requirements and university policies.

Responsibilities

• Tracks and develops required information for sponsored accounts including developing, updating, and revising budgets, projecting personnel and non-personnel expenses, monitoring accounts, reviewing account records for accuracy, processing carryforwards, reconciling accounts with WorkDay, and generating monthly reports for Principal Investigators and research groups.
• Monitors and tracks spending and burn rates on awards to avoid overspending and ensures that projects stay within budget and on time. Manages the allocation of funds and reviews expenditures activities for compliance with regulations of granting agencies and university policies from start to close. Supports database and system data accuracy. Work with personnel in Procurement, HR, payroll or other offices to correct errors or overages.
• Supports the payroll costing allocation process through its entire cycle, including the review and revision of coverage reports, as well as making payroll accounting adjustments when necessary.
• Works closely with the Sponsored Program Accounting Office to support financial reporting requirements, invoice documentation, and grant closeouts. Works closely with DISC Pre-Award and Pre-Award Services to prepare and review budgets for proposals and account setup, as needed.
• Collaborates with offices and individuals across the university to ensure accurate grant management for grant funded projects, including interpretation and articulation of sponsor regulations for guidelines/requirements and university policies.
• All other duties, as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed