"Director, Post Award"

Job Description

Director, Post Award

Wright State University

EEO Statement: Wright State University is an equal opportunity employer.

Faculty Rank or Job Title: Director, Post Award

Job Category: Administrative (exempt/non-exempt)

Department: Research & Sponsored Programs

EEO number: 26P038

Position FTE: 100%

Minimum Annual or Hourly Rate: $91,000

Salary Band: S06

Job Summary/Basic Function
Leads all aspects of WSU's sponsored programs financial oversight operation; provides the appropriate internal controls that produce a sound financial environment for all grants and contracts awarded to the University; oversees the University's effort reporting responsibilities; supervising post-award staff, providing training, coaching and career development.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 5-7 years of increasingly responsible experience, including serving in a supervisory role in an office of research administration, or its equivalent, in an institution of higher education, non-profit, or hospital setting.
• Experience with Banner or other accounting software system and ability to produce and analyze reports from that system.
• Excellent analytical, problem solving, decision making, organizational leadership and interpersonal skills and outstanding oral and written communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in accounting, finance or a related field. Minimum of seven years of increasingly responsible experience, including serving in a supervisory role, in an office of research administration in an institution of higher education.
• Certified Research Administrator (CRA) designation.

Essential Functions and percent of time
Grant Management (30%)

• Reviews and approves all expenditures on grant and contract accounts, including Personnel Action Forms (PAF) and e-PAFs, Chrome River transactions for supply and travel expenses, purchase requisitions submitted in the Wright Buy system, all journal vouchers for fund transfers, labor redistributions, and invoices from subcontractors.
• Receives, distributes, and approves contracts for externally supported Graduate Research Assistants (GRAs). The review process includes ensuring that funds are available, expenditures fall within the start and end dates of the relevant project, funds have been budgeted appropriately, and acceptable documentation has been provided by the initiator.
• Manages month-end closing with the Controller's Office.

Supervision of Staff (20%)

• Supervises the Post-Award staff members and oversees the post-award administration for all externally funded grants and contracts from award set-up to close-out. Steps include review and approval of subcontractor agreements and invoices, overall cash management, submission of fiscal reports and documentation of cost-share, and requests for no-cost extensions and budget revisions.

University Reporting (20%)

• Oversees the University-wide effort reporting process.

Financial Reporting (10%)

• Prepares financial reports from Banner for internal use by administration, fiscal services managers and Post-Award staff.

Audit Responsibilities (10%)

• Responds to the Controller's Office requests for documentation required for the University's external annual audit of federal expenditures.
• Responsible for specific sponsor audit requests pertaining to externally funded projects

Other Related Duties (10%)

• Other related duties include providing training for University personnel on matters related to grant and contract expenditures and effort reporting, serving on University committees, responding to requests for ad hoc reports for use by University administration, collaborating with Pre-Award staff to coordinate the transition of awards for set-up.

Essential Functions and percent of time (cont'd)

Non-Essential Functions and percent of time

Working Conditions
Fast-paced office environment.To preserve the safety and security of the campus community and to maintain the integrity of university operations, it is the policy of Wright State University making an employment offer contingent on various background checks, such as a criminal record, credit history when job related and/or education verifications. Additionally, an administrative review shall be conducted whenever the university learns that an employee is charged with or convicted of a crime (except for minor vehicle violations). Frequently asked questions related to background checks may be found on the Human resources website at http://www.wright.edu/human-resources.Effective July 1, 2017, per Policy 7230 Wright State University is tobacco-free. Tobacco use, including the sale, advertising sampling and distribution of tobacco products and tobacco related items is prohibited in all university facilities, on all university owned or leased grounds, university owned or operated residence halls and apartments, and at all university sponsored events regardless of location. Tobacco use is also prohibited in all university vehicles or on any equipment owned, leased or operated by Wright State University. This policy applies to anyone on campus including students, faculty, staff, visitors, consultants, vendors, patients, volunteers, and contractor employees.

Special Instructions to Applicants

First Consideration Date:

Closing Date:

Open Until Filled: Yes

To apply, please visit: https://jobs.wright.edu/postings/21512