Grants & Contracts Officer III

Georgia State University•Atlanta, GA

About The Position

The College of Arts & Sciences at Georgia State University is seeking to hire an experienced Grants & Contracts Officer III. This role is crucial for maintaining compliance, mitigating risks, and achieving the institution's research goals. The ideal candidate will ensure compliance with federal, state, and institutional regulations, implement robust compliance strategies, and monitor procedures to mitigate risks. This position will also ensure effective management of a significant post-award portfolio, support the existing team with complex issues, and contribute to the growth and success of the college's research activities.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree and three years of related experience; or a combination of education and related experience.

Responsibilities

Supervises GCO I’s.
Interact with and train their team members on post-award activities including expenditure review, HR transactions and interpreting award terms and conditions for approving expenses on sponsored projects among other assigned duties.
Assists PIs in assigned departments with monthly expenditure review and reconciliation of sponsored projects including reviewing project ledgers monthly for accuracy in payroll and non-payroll expenses.
Send monthly expenditure reports to PI’s and collect the signed copies.
Addresses any issues noted on the expenditure review forms.
Creates, maintains and sends projections for sponsored projects monthly to PIs.
Assists PIs in assigned departments with interpreting local, state and federal guidelines for sponsored project spending.
Assist in determining allowable and unallowable expenses on open projects.
Works in collaboration with OSPA and college departments on ensuring compliance on sponsored project expenditures.
Initiates post-award actions on sponsored projects in the research portal including no cost extension requests, cost transfers, award set up, award close outs, residual transfers and administrative changes to awards.
Works in collaboration with OSPA on the submission and completion of post -award actions.
Collaborates and assists PIs and departments with effort reporting, tracking faculty buy-outs and ensuring that effort commitments are met on sponsored projects.
Reviews and approves expenses on assigned sponsored projects in PantherMart and Spectrum.
Approves MSS Transactions and other personnel paperwork for assigned sponsored projects.
Collaborates with OSPA staff on post-award tasks for their portfolio including award set-up, award close-outs, invoicing and other post-award tasks.
Intermediates, when necessary, with GCO Ills, GCO lls, and OSPA staff and University Research Centers on complex issues.
Collaborates with COAS research administration staff and OSPA staff on procedures relating to research administration.
Collaborating with University Research Centers and other University Units to review and approve expenditures that originate in COAS.
Troubleshot procurement and payroll errors with the COAS and University Payroll and Procurement Staff.
Perform other related duties and special projects assigned.