Job Description

Grants amp; Contracts Management Analyst will oversee and manage all post-award activities for assigned departments and principal investigators (PIs) as part of the College of Medicine Grants Management Office (GMO), which manages $773M of external research funding and serves over 370 investigators; provides expertise in support of all post-award activities, including fiscal management, personnel appointments, allowable expenditures, and compliance; provides tools, aids and direct support to investigators and staff; plans and provides fiscal management of extramural research grants; reconciles, analyzes, and distributes quarterly project financial reports while identifying and resolving discrepancies; may be responsible for projecting multi-year budgets; reviews and authorizes project expenditures; identifies project overruns and alerts principal investigator; serves as primary specialist and contact on all assigned grants; initiates journal entries as needed; performs expenditure forecasts to help PIs with planning; collaborates with PIs to identify ways to reduce spending and reallocate funding; prepares projects for closeout; oversees personnel appointments on projects and works directly with appropriate department administrators to notify them of projects that may be in financial concern and determine next steps; collaborates with the PIs and the CoM Office of Research to verify accuracy and compliance with effort certification and processes adjustments if needed; ensures compliance with sponsor, University and third party regulations; participates with training of new PIs and their staff; responsible for interpreting regulations and guidelines of program funding and ensuring those using funds understand such policies; may compile statistical, financial, accounting, or auditing reports and tables pertaining to journal entries, vouchers, and standard transactions such as expenditures for materials, equipment, support staff, and travel; ensure compliance with federal, university, and college policies and procedures by communicating and resolving mid-size compliance related issues and reporting larger issues to management; gathers and reviews PI current and pending, and other support documentation, and ensures appropriate human subject trainings are completed by research faculty and personnel as needed for annual progress reports; performs additional duties as needed.

Minimum Education and Qualifications Required

Bachelors degree in a relevant field or equivalent combination of education and experience; 2 years of relevant grant or contract management experience to include knowledge of post-award grant management process; intermediate word processing skills to include the ability to open, close, create, edit and save.

Additional Education and Qualifications Desired

Experience with research administration tools (eRA commons); experience investigating for research funding sources; knowledge of OSU Office of Sponsored Programs policies amp; procedures; Advanced spreadsheet skills to include the ability to create spreadsheets with complex formulas; Ability to calculate, analyze, and interpret mathematical and statistical information, Intermediate PowerPoint skills to include the ability to create presentations; Ability to think strategically and see how parts interact with the big picture; Ability to effectively manage and execute multiple tasks, projects and priorities including the ability to prioritize workload to meet deadlines; Ability to identify issues, investigate and resolve mid-size discrepancies; Strong attention to detail and accuracy; Excellent communication skills necessary in order to communicate intricate job-related processes to internal and external customers; Ability to positively represent the department internally and externally