Grants & Operations Manager
About The Position
The Grants and Operations Manager supports the administration of the Center for Public Safety Initiatives' (CPSI); including management of the CPSI portfolio of grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements. This requires an exceptional degree of technical knowledge, analytic ability, and specialized account expertise relating to CPSI budgets, spending and operating accounts. Under the direction of the CPSI Director, the Grants and Operations Manager ensures the financial integrity of numerous active grant projects, managing all grant fund usage in accordance with RIT policies and procedures, New York State regulations and federal laws. The Grants and Operations Manager is principally responsible for management of the grant portfolio accounting requirements, as communicated by the CPSI Director and in coordination with funders and sub-awardees. The position is responsible for overseeing all aspects of CPSI grant management, budget compliance, analysis, invoice documentation, with specific expertise required for the technical needs of grantors, in coordination with the CPSI Director and key representatives of RIT's Sponsored Programs Accounting. The Grants and Operations Manager, under the supervision of the CPSI Director, also has the authority to manage CPSI operations related to Center spending, administration and management. The position is responsible for CPSI compliance, analysis and forecasting of the annual budget. The position is also responsible for all primary requirements of CPSI, including center operations, budget, faculty start-up funds, revenue returns, F&A returns, logistics, communications plans, and coordination of multiple projects simultaneously. Oversight responsibilities include supervising and support for all student employment related matters (hiring, termination, performance management of up to eight CPSI student employees (equivalent of 3 FTE) and the supervision of a CPSI PT Staff to ensure that Center activities are carried out effectively.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
- Must have at least six (6) years specific relevant experience in accounting and/or grant management practices and at least one year specialized expertise with grant vouchering, Addpay technical support and analysis, knowledge of and experience with faculty start-up fund analysis, revenue return and F&A returns analysis, established and proven budget account analysis experience, use of Oracle(or similar accounting system) and Excel software expertise, familiarity with the OFPA GMS NYS grant management system, and student management experience.
- Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States
Nice To Haves
- Four (4) years' experience in accounting and or grant management expertise and student supervision/management. see above.
- At least one (1) year of specialized expertise with grant vouchering, Addpay technical support and analysis, knowledge of and experience with faculty start-up fund analysis, revenue return and F&A returns analysis, established and proven budget account analysis experience, use of Oracle and Excel software expertise, and management experience.
Responsibilities
- Management of the CPSI portfolio of grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements.
- Ensuring the financial integrity of numerous active grant projects, managing all grant fund usage in accordance with RIT policies and procedures, New York State regulations and federal laws.
- Management of the grant portfolio accounting requirements, as communicated by the CPSI Director and in coordination with funders and sub-awardees.
- Overseeing all aspects of CPSI grant management, budget compliance, analysis, invoice documentation, with specific expertise required for the technical needs of grantors, in coordination with the CPSI Director and key representatives of RIT's Sponsored Programs Accounting.
- Manage CPSI operations related to Center spending, administration and management.
- Responsible for CPSI compliance, analysis and forecasting of the annual budget.
- Responsible for all primary requirements of CPSI, including center operations, budget, faculty start-up funds, revenue returns, F&A returns, logistics, communications plans, and coordination of multiple projects simultaneously.
- Supervising and support for all student employment related matters (hiring, termination, performance management of up to eight CPSI student employees (equivalent of 3 FTE) and the supervision of a CPSI PT Staff to ensure that Center activities are carried out effectively.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Industry
Educational Services
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
