Grants & Contracts Officer III

Grants & Contracts Officer III

The College of Arts & Sciences at Georgia State University is transforming lives through our research advances, career-empowering teaching, and work with community partners in Atlanta and around the globe. As the largest college on the Atlanta Campus, the College of Arts and Sciences is home to more than 15,000 students, 550 faculty, and 300 staff members. Our faculty teach the core curriculum courses that serve as the foundation of nearly every student's university education.

These are exciting times at the College of Arts and Sciences at Georgia State University. We are growing, and we are thrilled that you are interested in being a part of our team. We are surrounded by individuals empowered to use their expertise and talents to achieve our mission to pursue excellence. The College of Arts and Sciences is seeking to hire an experienced Grants & Contracts Officer III.

What Makes College of Arts & Science A Great Place?

• Generous benefits, including health, dental, vision, tuition assistance, retirement, etc.
• A knowledge-sharing organization that works collaboratively with diverse partners
• Professional development opportunities and mentorship
• A rapidly growing center within an academic setting

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What You Will Do:

The ideal candidate for this position will ensure compliance with federal, state, and institutional regulations that are critical. Non-compliance can lead to severe penalties and jeopardize future funding opportunities. The GCO III will help mitigate risks by implementing robust compliance strategies and monitoring procedures. GCO III will ensure effective management of a significant post-award portfolio, support the existing team with complex issues, and contribute to the growth and success of the college's research activities.

This position is crucial for maintaining compliance, mitigating risks, and achieving the institution's research goals. The essential duties and responsibilities of the Grants & Contracts Officer III are the following:

• Supervises GCO I's.
• Interact with and train their team members on post-award activities including expenditure review, HR transactions and interpreting award terms and conditions for approving expenses on sponsored projects among other assigned duties.
• Assists PIs in assigned departments with monthly expenditure review and reconciliation of sponsored projects including reviewing project ledgers monthly for accuracy in payroll and non-payroll expenses.
• Send monthly expenditure reports to PI's and collect the signed copies.
• Addresses any issues noted on the expenditure review forms.
• Creates, maintains and sends projections for sponsored projects monthly to PIs.
• Assists PIs in assigned departments with interpreting local, state and federal guidelines for sponsored project spending.
• Assist in determining allowable and unallowable expenses on open projects.
• Works in collaboration with OSPA and college departments on ensuring compliance on sponsored project expenditures.
• Initiates post-award actions on sponsored projects in the research portal including no cost extension requests, cost transfers, award set up, award close outs, residual transfers and administrative changes to awards.
• Works in collaboration with OSPA on the submission and completion of post-award actions.
• Collaborates and assists PIs and departments with effort reporting, tracking faculty buy-outs and ensuring that effort commitments are met on sponsored projects.
• Reviews and approves expenses on assigned sponsored projects in Panther Mart and Spectrum.
• Approves MSS Transactions and other personnel paperwork for assigned sponsored projects.
• Collaborates with OSPA staff on post-award tasks for their portfolio including award set-up, award close-outs, invoicing…