The Post Award Sponsored Funding Administrator will work on a team to provide general or specialized post award support for grants and contract portfolios. This position will be responsible for meeting account management expectations, identifying deviations, close-out and resolving account management problems. Serve as liaison to the sponsor and partner with Business Office, Faculty, and other University personnel in the fiscal management of grants and contracts. Manage project tasks and make improvements to enhance the Post Award process.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Account Management - Responsible for the tracking management, and close-out of financial activity and reporting for assigned grants. Collaborate with Faculty, BO and other staff in the monthly reconciliation of sponsored accounts. Responsible for the allocation and authorization of expenses to appropriate accounts. Complete and/or review data entry in the system to support setup, billing/collections and account management following established procedures and expectations. Ensure accuracy and correct errors identified in audits. Understand business processes in the support of the daily management of grants and contracts and identify where process improvements are needed. Prepare and/or review sponsor required fiscal and management reports and/or invoices as appropriate. Meet established account management expectations, identify and resolve account management problems as guided by established procedures. Prioritize work, in order to complete assignments on a timely basis. Recommend process improvements on the assigned team as well as processes that cross other teams in SPS and as appropriate make improvements to processes, systems, and procedures. Continually increase knowledge of impacts grants management data has on reporting and compliance.
- Post Award Outreach and Liaison - Partner with Business Office staff, faculty, and other University personnel in the fiscal management and close-out of grants and contracts. Work proactively to avoid problems and/or identify issues and work with others to resolve any issues in a timely manner. Provide guidance to business offices, PI's and others on complex grant questions to ensure compliance with the award terms and conditions, ensuring uniform guidance, and Purdue Policies are followed. Responsible for assisting business offices with cost share reconciliations. May assist in training preparation to both the SPS group and business offices across campus.
- Sponsor Liaison - Interpret Uniform Guidance, University, and sponsor regulations to collectively work with the sponsors in meeting compliance requirements. Develop relationships with sponsor personnel while monitoring developments/changes within sponsoring agency. Continuously monitor sponsor, federal or university policy changes and update resources in Post Award.
- Other - Coordinate and/or assist with other activities, special projects, and reports. May serve on subcommittees. Perform other duties as requested.