Research Administrator Sr

Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days. This job may be removed from posting boards and filled any time after the minimum posting period has ended.

A cover letter, attached as the first page of your resume, describing how your experience meets the job requirements of this posting, is required for consideration of this position.

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The University of Michigan, School of Nursing (UMSN), Office of Financial Transactions & Procurement seeks an experienced post award research administrator who has five (5) to seven (7) years of post-award research administration experience and/or related accounting experience, preferably with a working knowledge of the pre-award process.

• Manage post-award financial and reporting activities for a portfolio of sponsored projects, including award set-up, financial oversight, subaward establishment, subcontracts coordination and close-out.
• Review, understand and articulate to project teams the Notice of Grant Award terms and conditions upon receipt of an award.
• Monitor budgets and reconcile project grants, gifts and internal research funding, providing monthly reports to an assigned set of faculty and researchers in the UMSN.
• Track and prepare effort change forms for effort placed on research funding.
  
  Track and prepare NIH cap adjustment sheets.
• Re-budget as needed by sponsors and researchers upon award
• Prepare and process administrative tasks to include no-cost extensions, establishment of subproject grants, budget reallocations
• Interpret regulations and guidelines of multiple programs funding with complex and broad guidelines for spending. Review and approve spending requests accordingly.
• Ensure compliance with sponsor terms, University policies and procedures and federal regulations.
• Manage complex portfolios of varied research project grants and contracts from multiple sources and with differing project end dates.
• Serve as the school's primary coordinator for researcher's NIH Other Support documents
• Assist in the preparation of annual and final progress reports
• Work with sponsored programs office to review and process financial status reports (close outs) and UG reports (uniformed guidance)
• Serve as team back up for other team members during scheduled absences or overloads.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work to be performed and are not an exhaustive list of all associated responsibilities.

Education/

Experience:

Bachelor's degree in business administration, finance, accounting, or a related field. Master's degree in finance/accounting or a related degree preferred.

Five (5) or more years of grant/sponsored and non-sponsored project accounting/project management work experience.

Demonstrated ability to work within the University reporting and processing systems.

• Candidate must have excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to write clearly and concisely for various mediums both in-person and virtually, high attention to detail, strong interpersonal skills, and strong organizational skills.

Excellent computer skills, including demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office products (Word, Outlook, Advanced Excel, Access, and PowerPoint).

Attributes:

• Proven analytical skills and…