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The Grants & Contracts Analyst serves as a member of a team of professionals in the MD Anderson Cancer Center (MDACC) Grants & Contracts Administration Office (GCA), responsible for managing day-to-day post-award tasks for sponsored projects. Within Award Management, the Grants & Contracts Analyst is responsible for providing subject-matter expertise of basic and complex tasks and ensuring financial and non-financial compliance with Federal and sponsor regulations and Institutional policies within their area of supervision.
The Grants & Contracts Analyst collaborates with pre-award and departmental staff in the financial management of the MDACC's Grants and Contracts to ensure excellent customer service to researchers, administrators and sponsors and effective stewardship of sponsor funds. This position supports the success of their assigned workstream (Post-Award Administration) through independent execution of basic tasks related to sponsor projects and serves as a resource to departmental constituencies, as well as Grants & Contracts Analyst within their assigned workstream.
Key Functions
· Perform a variety of complex analytical activities to ensure compliance with various accounting principles, sponsor requirements, federal and state guidelines, and institutional policies
· Perform complex ongoing operational tasks within assigned workstream, which includes:
o Monitoring of sponsored award spending for allowability and compliance with federal and sponsor regulations, managing payroll and sponsored project effort, preparation of required financial and accounting reports to sponsors, sponsored project financial and non-financial closeout according to Institutional policy and good accounting practices and institutional audit engagement and response
· Work with Principal Investigators, Division and Department Administration and Sponsors to provide excellent customer service and resolve complex issues related to sponsored programs management
· Ensure provision of customer service assistance to outside agencies in the ongoing administration of Grants and Contracts
· Keep up-to-date on sponsor requirements, institutional policies, and state and federal regulations, and proactively update team members on applicable changes
· Assist Junior-Level Staff with troubleshooting issues related to operational activities, providing initial guidance and subject-matter expertise on sponsored programs management
· Other duties as assigned
Education
Required: Bachelor's degree.
Experience
Required:
Two years business experience to include administration, data analysis or accounting. May substitute required experience with additional years of education on a one to one year basis.
Preferred:
Two years of experience in accounting/financial analysis role.
Two to three years of Post-award experience
PeopleSoft ERP and Grants Module
Strong project management skills
Administrative/business experience in an academic medical center research setting
Excellent analytical skills (e.g. ability to accurately analyze multiple data sets)
Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage deadlines
Effective written and oral communication skills (e.g. ability to communicate with others in a clear and professional manner)
Excellent customer service and interpersonal communication skills (e.g. ability to work with personnel at all levels to gather information and communicate compliance requirements)
Strong proficiency in financial analytical tools, such as Microsoft Excel
Ability to read and accurately interpret sponsored programs policies, procedures, federal regulations and guidelines (such as contract and notice of award documents)
Experience using financial accounting systems or fund accounting systems
It is the policy of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to provide equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. http://www.mdanderson.org/about-us/legal-and-policy/legal-statements/eeo-affirmative-action.html
Additional Information
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The Grants & Contracts Analyst serves as a member of a team of professionals in the MD Anderson Cancer Center (MDACC) Grants & Contracts Administration Office (GCA), responsible for managing day-to-day post-award tasks for sponsored projects. Within Award Management, the Grants & Contracts Analyst is responsible for providing subject-matter expertise of basic and complex tasks and ensuring financial and non-financial compliance with Federal and sponsor regulations and Institutional policies within their area of supervision.
The Grants & Contracts Analyst collaborates with pre-award and departmental staff in the financial management of the MDACC's Grants and Contracts to ensure excellent customer service to researchers, administrators and sponsors and effective stewardship of sponsor funds. This position supports the success of their assigned workstream (Post-Award Administration) through independent execution of basic tasks related to sponsor projects and serves as a resource to departmental constituencies, as well as Grants & Contracts Analyst within their assigned workstream.
Key Functions
· Perform a variety of complex analytical activities to ensure compliance with various accounting principles, sponsor requirements, federal and state guidelines, and institutional policies
· Perform complex ongoing operational tasks within assigned workstream, which includes:
o Monitoring of sponsored award spending for allowability and compliance with federal and sponsor regulations, managing payroll and sponsored project effort, preparation of required financial and accounting reports to sponsors, sponsored project financial and non-financial closeout according to Institutional policy and good accounting practices and institutional audit engagement and response
· Work with Principal Investigators, Division and Department Administration and Sponsors to provide excellent customer service and resolve complex issues related to sponsored programs management
· Ensure provision of customer service assistance to outside agencies in the ongoing administration of Grants and Contracts
· Keep up-to-date on sponsor requirements, institutional policies, and state and federal regulations, and proactively update team members on applicable changes
· Assist Junior-Level Staff with troubleshooting issues related to operational activities, providing initial guidance and subject-matter expertise on sponsored programs management
· Other duties as assigned
Education
Required: Bachelor's degree.
Experience
Required:
Two years business experience to include administration, data analysis or accounting. May substitute required experience with additional years of education on a one to one year basis.
Preferred:
Two years of experience in accounting/financial analysis role.
Two to three years of Post-award experience
PeopleSoft ERP and Grants Module
Strong project management skills
Administrative/business experience in an academic medical center research setting
Excellent analytical skills (e.g. ability to accurately analyze multiple data sets)
Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage deadlines
Effective written and oral communication skills (e.g. ability to communicate with others in a clear and professional manner)
Excellent customer service and interpersonal communication skills (e.g. ability to work with personnel at all levels to gather information and communicate compliance requirements)
Strong proficiency in financial analytical tools, such as Microsoft Excel
Ability to read and accurately interpret sponsored programs policies, procedures, federal regulations and guidelines (such as contract and notice of award documents)
Experience using financial accounting systems or fund accounting systems
It is the policy of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to provide equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. http://www.mdanderson.org/about-us/legal-and-policy/legal-statements/eeo-affirmative-action.html
Additional Information
- Requisition ID: 163787
- Employment Status: Full-Time
- Employee Status: Regular
- Work Week: Days
- Minimum Salary: US Dollar (USD) 66,000
- Midpoint Salary: US Dollar (USD) 82,500
- Maximum Salary : US Dollar (USD) 99,000
- FLSA: exempt and not eligible for overtime pay
- Fund Type: Hard
- Work Location: Remote
- Pivotal Position: No
- Referral Bonus Available?: No
- Relocation Assistance Available?: No
- Science Jobs: No
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