Post-Award Specialist

About the role

The post-award specialist supports the Department of BioSciences at Rice with all aspects of post-award research accounting, grant and fund future spending projections, and reporting. The incumbent will provide deep and independent analytical and financial management of post-award research administration. This person serves as liaison between departmental faculty and Research Accounting.

Responsibilities

• Manages post-award administration for a portfolio of grants and contracts
• Uses financial forecasting tools to confirm that each Principal Investigator (PI) is solvent and can meet their financial obligations for the budget year
• Identifies available budget surplus, budget deficits, and burn rates for each PI and helps them plan accordingly
• Gathers data and analyzes information to assist in recommendations and optimization of appropriate use of funding sources
• Maintains expense allocations, tracks balance, conducts variance analysis, and projects burn rate and future utilization
• Reviews, tracks, and monitors expenditures, including high-value/high-risk expenditures and cost-sharing commitments
• Serves as a liaison with OSR, RCA, internal audit, funding agencies and organizations, subcontractors, institutes, centers, and other departments
• Manages effort commitments of key project personnel

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Two or more (2+) years of related administrative experience

Qualifications

• Intermediate knowledge of spreadsheet, email, and database software programs
• Working knowledge of research administration guidelines, regulations, and policies
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational and problem-solving skills
• Analysis, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

Skills

• Some research administration experience (i.e. grant administration to various agencies such as NIH, NSF, DOD, DOE, DARPA, CPRIT, etc.)
• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, accounting, or finance
• Experience in a higher education environment with proficiency in organizational financial analyses
• Experience with iO

Benefits

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