Grants Administrator - Dermatology

Job Summary

The Depart of Dermatology, MGH, is seeking a Grants Administrator to support the team in developing grant submissions, performing budget forecasting, monitoring fund statements, resolving accounting issues, processing POs, and acting as a liaison to grantor agencies and subcontracting institutions.

Essential Functions

• Processes and prepares research grant proposals, awards, and transactions, maintaining grant/contract records in compliance with institutional and research sponsors.
• Affords assistance with budgets, justifications, and materials for financial reporting.
• Reviews proposals for compliance with sponsor and organizational guidelines; verifies all sponsor requirements are met.
• Responsible for processing purchase orders, managing accounts receivable/accounts payable, and resolving accounting requests.
• Takes ownership of managing an assigned portfolio of research departments and serves as the primary Pre-Award/Post-Award resource for department administrators and PIs.
• Maintains oversight of expenditures and ensures budgetary compliance; identifies, evaluates, and advises on allowability of costs to be charged to grant.

Qualifications

• Education: Associate's Degree in Financial Management or related field required. Bachelor's Degree in Financial Management preferred.
• Experience: 1-2 years of research administration experience required.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Proficiency in spreadsheets, databases, accounting, and other computer applications.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills.
• Good organization and coordination skills.
• Ability to work with large financial data sets with accuracy.
• Good working knowledge of research agency, sponsor, and organization funding guidelines and policies.
• Good negotiation skills.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to make good judgments and resolve problems.