Grant Analyst I
About The Position
Temple University's Research Administration Department is seeking a Grant Analyst I to join the Research Administration team in the Office of the Vice President for Research. The position provides customer service to the university by reconciling, managing, reporting, and analyzing grant budgets and expenditures across an expanding portfolio of contracts, grants, and multi-year, multi-institutional program projects. The analyst works with other analysts, university departments, and external sponsors to support accurate financial accounting for research. The successful candidate applies technical knowledge of sponsored-agreement rules and regulations, along with generally accepted accounting principles, to evaluate issues and manage federally, state, locally, and privately sponsored agreements. The position will work remotely; the duration of remote work is at Temple University's and the department's discretion.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree and at least two years of related finance or accounting experience; an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
- Demonstrated ability to use online financial systems.
- Computer skills and advanced proficiency with the MS Office Suite, including advanced spreadsheet and database software skills.
- Analytical skills and ability to work with large financial data sets.
- Excellent communication, customer service, and interpersonal skills, including the ability to interact with a diverse constituent population.
- Organizational and prioritization skills, with the ability to be task- and detail-oriented.
Nice To Haves
- Strong understanding of Sponsored Projects and Research Administration.
Responsibilities
- Work with principal investigators and research administrators to manage externally sponsored agreements and ensure accurate, timely processing of financial data.
- Set up, maintain, and close out sponsored awards.
- Enter approved budgets into the Banner Finance system and make necessary budget revisions during the award period.
- Review the Effort Reporting System (ERS) to determine whether salaries are appropriately charged to awards.
- Identify variances and investigate the cost appropriateness of allocations.
- Develop and run queries to analyze sponsored awards and generate financial reports.
- Complete periodic and accurate financial reporting and reconciliation.
- Review and manage billing for assigned sponsored awards.
- Prepare invoices with required documentation when applicable.
- Train or assist with training university personnel.
Benefits
- Hybrid work schedule
- Full medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Paid time off
- 11 paid holidays
- Tuition remission for eligible employees and their dependents
- Generous retirement plan
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
