Contracts and Grants Specialist II

Contracts and Grants Specialist II

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Work type:Administrative & Professional
Location:UCF HSC at Lake Nona
Categories:Medicine, Research/Grants

Classification Title:

Contracts and Grants Specialist II

Job Description:

Under the direction of the Manager, Contracts and Grants, assist faculty, researchers, and administrative staff with activities related to post award research administration for the College of Medicine (COM).

Other job duties will include:

• Prepare financial reports for contracts and grants. Analyze spending patterns to assist investigators with forecasts, budgets, and payroll projections.
• Work closely with Procurement team to provide current account balances, end dates, and ensure purchases are allowable and in compliance.
• Guide and assist PIs with project closeouts, which requires tracking of last expenditures, movement of personnel and appropriateness of expenditures to ensure compliance at time of closure.
• Review project end dates to assure charges are accurately recorded. Prepare backup documentation for journal transfers and salary cost transfers as needed. Submit requests to COM Finance and Accounting for processing.
• Work with research award managers to request budget modifications and extensions for continuity of operations.
• Compliance/Effort Coordinator responsible for processing effort certification for all COM researchers, which includes assisting PI's in appropriately reporting effort expended on projects, match, OH, Balance and other accounts.
• Perform cost transfers when needed to match reported effort, when necessary.
• Coordinate college's Office of Research internal award program.
• Other duties as assigned to accomplish the overall mission of the College to include but not limited to required trainings by the University and College of Medicine.

Department:

COM - School of Biomedical Sciences

Work Schedule:

40 hours a week

Type of Appointment:

Regular

Expected Salary:

$48,722 - Negotiable

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's or Master's degree and 2+ years of relevant experience

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with post award research administration preferred.

Additional Application Materials Requirements:

N/A

Special Instructions to Applicants:

N/A

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

As an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, UCF encourages all qualified applicants to apply, including women, veterans, individuals with disabilities, and members of traditionally underrepresented populations. UCF's Equal Opportunity Statement can be viewed at: http://www.oie.ucf.edu/documents/PresidentsStatement.pdf . As a Florida public university, UCF makes all application materials and selection procedures available to the public upon request.

The University of Central Florida is proud to be a smoke-free campus and an E-Verify employer.

Advertised:July 30, 2021 Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close:August 26, 2021 11:55PM Eastern Daylight Time

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