Post-Award Administrator

Department
BSD ADM - Research Administration

About the Department
The University of Chicago is an intellectual community and a globally renowned research institution dedicated to fostering innovative and impactful research in various domains, including the Biological Sciences. The Biological Sciences Division is at the forefront of cutting-edge research and the Research Administration Office plays a pivotal role in supporting and facilitating the faculty who conduct research.

Job Summary
The Post-Award Administrator provides professional support for post-award activities relating to grant and contract proposals and funding within a department or unit. Pre-award activities include research, preparing applications, and editing proposals. Post-award activities include compliance monitoring, payment processing, and salary allocations. Performs work with moderate guidance and utilizes knowledge of University and business drivers. The Post-Award Administrator provides financial management in an intensive
customer service environment for the Department of Radiation and Cellular Oncology.

Responsibilities

• Serves as a primary account administrator for faculty. Portfolio may include sponsored awards, gifts, internal funding.
• Allocates, authorizes, monitors, and controls expenses.
• Maintains, oversees, reconciles, and corrects errors in accounts.
• Works with other administrators on the procurement process including purchasing, internal requisitioning, and personal and travel reimbursements.
• Works with central office to manage financial and non-financial aspects of post-award grants management.
• Advises and assists in most relations and communications with funding agencies, subcontractors, and others.
• Proposes solutions to discovered problems and fixes according to proper policy and procedure.
• Compares actual spending to original budget and identifies any variances with particular attention being paid to faculty salary.
• Develops a working knowledge of University policies and procedures as well as a working knowledge of policies and procedures of various funding agencies.
• Works closely with the department to effectively manage faculty accounts and ensure proper spending.
• Handles straightforward post-award activities including account creations, regulatory and compliance monitoring, salary allocations, effort reporting, grant projections, cost allocations, cost center charges, equipment inventory, invoice preparation, grant closing process, and account closing.
• Prepares summaries of grants and effort allocations for Principal Investigators, meets with them and responds to their questions. Coordinates with other departments/units/divisions regarding multi investigator grants. Serves as department contact for annual audits and agency site visits.
• Performs other related work as needed.

Minimum Qualifications

Education:
Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.

Work Experience:
Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 2-5 years of work experience in a related job discipline.

Certifications:

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Preferred Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor's degree or higher in accounting, business administration, or science, strongly preferred.

Experience:

• Administrative, accounting, or grant and contract administration experience.
• Experience with budgets, ledgers, invoices, and fiscal reporting.
• Experience in one or more aspects of sponsored program administration in a research environment.
• Experience with accounting systems.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office, financial computing, and database software applications.

Preferred Competencies

• Computer skills including word processing, database management, and spreadsheet skills.
• Knowledge of federal and non-federal grant and contract policies.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Flexible and adaptable work style.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Ability to research issues and propose solutions.
• Demonstrated initiative in improving processes and enhancing systems.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment, discretion, and tact.
• Excellent independent time management skills along with the ability to handle multiple and concurrent tasks within deadlines.
• Ability to interact with others using tact and diplomacy.
• Knowledge of research methods and funding sources.

Working Conditions

• Office Environment.

Application Documents

• Resume (required)
• Cover Letter (preferred)

When applying, the document(s) MUST be uploaded via the My Experience page, in the section titled Application Documents of the application.

Job Family
Financial Management

Role Impact
Individual Contributor

Scheduled Weekly Hours
40

Drug Test Required
No

Health Screen Required
No

Motor Vehicle Record Inquiry Required
No

Pay Rate Type
Salary

FLSA Status
Exempt

Pay Range
$75,000.00 - $100,000.00
The included pay rate or range represents the University's good faith estimate of the possible compensation offer for this role at the time of posting.

Benefits Eligible
Yes
The University of Chicago offers a wide range of benefits programs and resources for eligible employees, including health, retirement, and paid time off. Information about the benefit offerings can be found in the Benefits Guidebook.

Posting Statement

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