"Lead Post-Award Grant Manager"

OU Health Stephenson Cancer Center is Oklahoma's only National Cancer Institute (NCI)-Designated Cancer Center, and one of only 73 NCI-Designated Cancer Centers in the United States. This highly competitive accreditation ensures that our patients receive the highest standard of care and have access to the most advanced cancer treatment options.

The Lead Post-Award Grant Manager provides professional staff support and management on post-award activities, provides administrative & financial management to state or national sponsored and/or grant funded programs through account reconciliation, account and/or grant monitoring and analysis, and payroll coordination, analyzes and provides reporting to SCC leadership and faculty to manage large grants and programs with OUHSC central offices, prepares reports, attends meetings, and prepares financial data.

Responsibilities:

• Account Reconciliation: Reconciles accounts. Manages multiple federal and non-federal grants. Uses PeopleSoft reports to balance financial statement transactions to source documents such as accounts payable transactions, deposits, and inter-university transactions. Meets with faculty to discuss financial reports, spending, payroll, and necessary changes.
• Statement Preparation: Produces statements of financial activity based upon monthly departmental business that can include section financials, consolidated department financials, cash flow analysis, etc. Notifies appropriate personnel of irregularities and obtains proper signatures of authority as evidence of review.
• Account and/or Grant Monitoring: Monitors departmental accounts, grants, accounts payable transactions, spending activity, etc. Prepares and enters requisitions and invoices and/or vouchers into PeopleSoft for payment.
• Cost Transferring: Initiates and/or prepares cost transfers between various departments and service units.
• Data Maintenance: Maintains department's financial records, budget information, and other forms of data. Tracks payments, receipts, transactions, internal and external contracts, agreements, etc.
• Subcontracting, Routing & Set-up: Works with PI, external entities, ORA, and Purchasing to collect, route, set-up and monitor all agreements on sponsored funds.
• Report Preparation: Prepares financial reports to document activity, substantiate transactions, report findings, etc.
• Technical Assistance: Provides assistance to departments across campus, principal investigators, vendors, and other staff in managing and maintaining appropriate funds for salaries, expenditures, etc.
• Financial Analysis: Performs financial reports to improve departmental accounting procedures, at the request of department head and/or manager, etc. Reviews terms of contracts to ensure compliance.
• Budget Assistance: Assists in the preparation of grant budgets and reallocations of funds.
• Quality Assurance: Ensures the quality of data. Researches inconsistencies, and conducts follow-up investigations or consults with appropriate personnel.
• Payroll Coordination: Requests payroll changes pertinent to departmental grants and other accounts.
• Supervision: May supervise additional Contracts & Grants management staff and/or serve as a team lead for Post Award Grants Finance team.
• As Needed: Performs various duties as needed to successfully fulfill the function of the position.

Job Requirements

Required Education: Bachelor's degree in a related field, AND: 60 months related experience. Equivalent/Substitution: Will accept 48 months of equivalent experience in lieu of a Bachelor's degree for a total of 108 months experience.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities: Supervisory experience. Experience working with grants and contracts. Experience coordinating a large program. General accounting experience. Proficient in Microsoft Office, specifically Excel. Great attention to detail. Highly organized.

Preferences: Advanced Excel is preferred. Experience in PeopleSoft, ECRT or other effort tracking software. Experience working with large consortium/collaborative grants. Ability to manage large programs. Knowledge of research administration processes.

Working Conditions: Standard office environment. The position will be located on the OUHSC campus with a flexible hybrid and/or remote option possible for experienced candidates.