Senior Post Award Analyst

University of North Texas System•Fort Worth, TX

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Office of Sponsored Programs is seeking to hire a Senior Post Award Analyst to join our team. This role is responsible for initiating award setup, reconciling budgets, reviewing and approving expenditures, responding to inquiries regarding award management, and serving as a liaison between sponsors and PIs/Department Research Administrators. The position also involves providing training to PIs and Department Research Administrators.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree and four (4) years related experience; or any equivalent combination of education and experience.
Ability to engage and influence faculty; maintain a broad network of internal working relationships.
Ability to have up-to-date knowledge of applicable law and federal, state, institutional, and sponsor guidelines, including but not limited to FARS, DFARS, 2 CFR 200, and UGMS.
Ability to respect and understand established guidelines and protocols.
Skill of seeking clarification when instructions are unclear to prevent created challenges for colleagues.
Ability to transition important information from one person or department to another.

Nice To Haves

Certified Research Administrator (CRA) or working towards certification

Responsibilities

Initiate ProjID award setup in EIS System/PeopleSoft upon receipt of Notice of Grant Awards.
Work with Principal Investigators and Department Administrators, reconciling budgets for awards, reviewing and approving requests for rebudgets, progress report submissions and no cost extension requests.
Review and approve expenditures, including but not limited to ePro requisitions for purchases, Pcard transactions, travel reimbursements, and approve ePARs for payroll allocation requests on sponsored research projects.
Respond to internal and external customer inquiries regarding award management to include budget concerns, account status, carry forward requests, and subsequent years of funding.
Liaison between the Sponsor and PI/Department Research Administrator for items requiring prior sponsor approval via email, phone calls or sponsor electronic websites for requests submissions.
Provide training as needed to PIs/Department Research Administrators.