Post Award Fin Coord

University of Oklahoma • Oklahoma City, OK

13d

About The Position

Responsible for the financial compliance associated with awarded grants and contracts, including award setup, billing, collections, report preparation and award closeout.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree.
• Will accept 48 months of related experience in lieu of the Bachelor's degree.
• Strong interpersonal and oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to effectively interact with designated faculty and administrations, as well as with external contacts.
• Accurate in developing and managing budgets, projecting expenditures and managing recommended solutions.
• Computer aptitude, including word processing and spreadsheet development.
• Knowledge of standard bookkeeping and accounting procedures.
• Able to understand a chart of accounts and code entries to proper account.
• Customer service.
• Detail oriented for accuracy of data and information.
• Able to produce reports and complete work within deadlines.
• Must be able to read and interpret policy as well a State and Federal regulations.

Responsibilities

• Reviews and approves fiscal expenditures, the application, and analysis of budgetary controls for funding sponsors.
• Ensures institutional compliance with federal, state, agency and other applicable governing regulations, policies and procedures concerning sponsored and non-sponsored research.
• Calculates and bills agreed upon costs/rates/prices to sponsoring agencies.
• Communicates and coordinates with program departments, fiscal and administrative offices, non-profit organizations, and state and federal agencies.
• Responds to a variety of fiscal and administrative inquiries from inside and outside the University.
• Monitors and prepares budgets and other necessary financial reports.
• Monitors federal, state, and program specific compliance requirements, including, but not limited to, federal OMB Uniform Guidance.
• Establishes controls for all grants, contracts and other research funding mechanisms.
• Reviews funding expenditures and advises investigators and department administration about funding availability and potential issues arising from either deficient or surplus award funding.
• Explain funding issues to awarding agencies, collaborating institutions, and internal OU departments.
• Ensures that rules for grants management, including those regulating federal sources, voluntary agencies, industrial contracts, philanthropic sources and OU institutional policy are understood, disseminated and complied with.
• Acts as a resource for research investigators in the area of financial award compliance.
• Maintains discretion for confidential information and appropriately handles critical information and sensitive situations.
• Performs various duties as needed to successfully fulfill the function of the position.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees