"Grant and Contract Administrator I"

Grant and Contract Administrator I

Company: The University of Arizona

Job Location: Tucson, 85724

Category: Sponsored Programs, Grants, and Contracts

Type: Full-Time

Posting Number: req24012

Department: Vet Med Administration

Location: Outside of Tucson

Address: 1580 E. Hanley Blvd., Oro Valley, AZ 85737 USA

Position Highlights

The College of Veterinary Medicine, with the University of Arizona, seeks a Grant and Contract Administrator. The Grant and Contract Administrator I position will provide post award support for the College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) research faculty. This person will serve as fiscal officer on grant accounts, approve transactions, reconcile accounts, and work closely with Principle Investigators and Sponsored Projects Services to manage awards.

As part of the CVM Business Services team, this position will also support financial transaction processing and approvals, internal controls, and UA Foundation financial management. The University of Arizona College of Veterinary Medicine is shaping the future of veterinary professionals by preparing graduates to tackle today's challenges confidently. By emphasizing competency-based, hands-on, student-centered learning, the college has become a national leader in veterinary medical education.

Outstanding UA benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; UA/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; retirement plans; access to UA recreation and cultural activities; and more!

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Duties & Responsibilities

• Collects, and interprets financial information, and develops projections and forecasts project changes to aid CVM Principle Investigators with Sponsored Projects activities.
• Meet with CVM Principle Investigators on a regular basis and prepare monthly financial reports and/or ad hoc projections as necessary to assist with overall portfolio of research projects.
• Serves as the primary point of contact for CVM post award. This position works closely with CVM pre-award personnel to coordinate with external departments, central administration, and college administration to identify, troubleshoot, and resolve routine sponsored project funding issues.
• Development and implementation of reports and tools to monitor college and sponsored accounts for budgeting, forecasting, and other functionality. Continually seek areas of improvement and make recommendations to streamline workflow.
• This position is expected to proactively pursue professional development opportunities to enhance their skillset and increase efficiency for the college.
• Prepare and approve financial transactions for sponsored project and college accounts, including PCard approvals, purchase requisitions, disbursement vouchers, interdepartmental billing forms, expense reimbursements, salary expense transfers, funding distributions, and general error corrections as necessary to ensure that the appropriate accounts and object codes are used.
• Under the direction of senior business office staff, performs detailed accounting assignments as assigned and assist in the completion of annual and bi-annual reports for external entities such as the CVM Self Study Report.
• Additional duties may be assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work both independently and within a team environment.
• Demonstrated ability and knowledge of Microsoft Office programs.
• Ability to communicate complex financial information to audiences with varied knowledge.
• Demonstrated success accurately managing detailed information, while understanding the overarching organizational goals.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree or equivalent advanced learning attained through experience required. One year of relevant work experience is required.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with University systems such as UAccess Financials, Research, Employee, and Analytics. Experience working with sponsored grants and contracts.

FLSA: Exempt

Full Time/Part Time: Full Time

Number of Hours Worked per Week: 40

Job FTE: 1.0

Work Calendar: Fiscal

Job Category: Research

Benefits Eligible: Yes - Full Benefits

Rate of Pay: $53,039-$66,299

Compensation Type: salary at 1.0 full-time equivalency (FTE)

Grade: 7

Career Stream and Level: PC1

Job Family: Grant & Contract Admin

Job Function: Research

Type of criminal background check required: Name-based criminal background check (non-security sensitive)

Number of Vacancies: 1

Contact Information for Candidates: Andrew Hummer I ahummer@arizona.edu

Open Until Filled: Yes

Documents Needed to Apply: Resume and Cover Letter