Post-Award Grant Coordinator

Overview

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus – School of Medicine, ACCORDS

The Adult and Child Center for Health Outcomes Research and Delivery Sciences (ACCORDS) is a program of the University of Colorado Denver, School of Medicine conducting comparative effectiveness, health outcomes, health services, and primary care research.

Post‑Award Grant Coordinator (open rank)

• Provide excellent, responsive customer service to Principal Investigators and program managers.
• Manage a portfolio of awarded grants/projects and subcontracts, ensuring compliance for all expenses, reporting, and PI support needs.
• Collaborate with the Office of Grants and Contracts to establish projects in the financial system, schedule invoicing, and manage re‑budgeting.
• Execute new project account activities upon award, notifying payroll liaisons and other relevant parties.
• Process expenditure transactions (p‑card, travel, invoices, purchase orders, payroll transfers, allocations) and monitor allowability under Uniform Guidance.
• Assist with Statements of Work, vendor setup, agreements, MOUs, non‑employee agreements, and data use agreements.
• Prepare and submit journal entries as needed.
• Prepare budget variance reports and review monthly with Grants Team Manager and PI/Project Manager.
• Resolve accounts in deficit in coordination with OGC, PI/Project Manager, and DFA.
• Manage and submit requests for Master Service Agreements with Children’s Hospital Colorado and UC Health.
• Process subcontracts with OGC subcontracts team and enter associated standing purchase orders.
• Facilitate the requesting, executing, tracking, verifying services and reconciling subcontracts with Grants and Contracts Manager and PIs.
• Meet regularly with OGC post‑award specialist and PIs to address issues and communicate status of grants and contracts.
• Execute post‑award accounting duties including projections, journal entries, and payroll transfers.
• Provide expense documentation to OGC invoicing team as needed.
• Manage close‑out of completed projects.
• Help monitor post‑award email boxes.
• Assist PIs with internally funded projects and awards.

• Maintain accurate, comprehensive ACCORDS grants database for all grants and contracts submitted.
• Maintain knowledge of current and new CU and funding agency policies.
• Respond to requests for information, biosketches, support documents, and proposed subcontracts.
• Provide direction to department faculty and research staff regarding grant and contract policies and procedures, including presentations and training.
• Attend local and national conferences and trainings related to sponsored research programs.
• Participate on committees related to process improvement, strategic planning, and organizational development.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Hybrid – eligible for a schedule of 2 days per week on campus and as needed for in‑person meetings.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, additional insurance, retirement, paid time off, vacation, sick days, holiday days, tuition benefit, and discounted public transit access. The University also provides many additional perks and programs through CU Advantage.

• Intermediate Professional – Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, public administration, or related field; one year finance/accounting experience with budgets.
• Senior Professional – Bachelor’s degree in the same fields; two years of experience in sponsored projects post‑award administration.
• Principal Professional – Bachelor’s degree in the same fields; three to five years of experience in sponsored projects post‑award administration; technical/military experience may substitute for a degree on a year‑for‑year basis.

• Experience interpreting and applying policies from multiple levels of authority.
• Master’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or public administration.
• Experience managing grants and contracts at a higher education institution.
• Certified Research Administrator or Certified Financial Research Administrator credential.
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