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About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant academic discipline; 5 years of related experience (or a Masters degree and three years of related experience; Or an equivalent combination of education and experience which qualifies the individual to perform the duties as described.
• Expertise in managing the full award lifecycle, including contracts, cooperative agreements, and grants.
• Proficiency in proposal development, budget preparation, and financial forecasting using UCAR and federal systems.
• Advanced analytical skills, including the ability to generate meaningful financial reports and status metrics.
• Solid understanding of federal award requirements, specifically OMB Uniform Guidance and generally accepted cost principles.
• Proven ability to interpret and apply institutional policies and sponsor requirements to ensure ongoing compliance.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to translate complex financial information for diverse stakeholders.
• Proactive problem-solving abilities, including the capacity to anticipate organizational challenges and recommend data-informed solutions.
• High level of discretion in handling confidential information, with the ability to work effectively both independently and collaboratively in a team environment.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with NOAA Contractual vehicles.

Responsibilities

• Manage post-award financial administration (e.g. monitoring, reconciling, and forecasting expenses) for a portfolio of contracts, cooperative agreements, and grants.
• Conduct recurring and ad hoc analysis to ensure compliance with UCAR policy, federal requirements, and sponsor terms.
• Identify risks and issues proactively and escalate to leadership with data-informed recommendations.
• Serve as lead proposal administrator for your assigned portfolio.
• Develop budgets, budget narratives, and proposal timelines, and coordinate contributors.
• Ensure proposal compliance with sponsor and institutional requirements.
• Serve as a financial subject matter expert on award compliance and allowability for federal stakeholders.
• Respond to sponsor inquiries and prepare budget projections as requested.
• Prepare and present financial reporting and analysis to sponsors and CPAESS leadership.
• Maintain accurate, consistent financial statistics and metrics across your portfolio.
• Contribute to broader data tracking and reporting efforts for the team.
• Contribute to the development of BSS processes and best practices.
• Document standard operating procedures for your work.
• Participate in BSS meetings, trainings, and working groups as needed.

Benefits

• health insurance
• dental
• retirement plan
• leave plans
• tuition assistance
• employee assistance programs
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Short & Long Term Disability Insurance
• Generous retirement plan - UCAR contributes of 10% of base salary
• Minimum 20 days of annual PTO
• 10 paid holidays
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave
• FAMLI Leave
• Tuition Assistance Program
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer