Coordinator of Grants and Development

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Coordinator of Grants and Development

Professional / Unclassified

LSUAM Engineering
- Admin
- Finance
- Grant Management (Amber Bonner ))

2221Q Patrick

F. Taylor Hall

Professional

This position assists in the management of all departmental sponsored projects.

• 50% Provide full post-award financial and administrative management for designated departments within the College. Monitor grant accounts following award acceptance. Manage award budgets, expenditures, payroll accounting corrections, cost transfers, effort commitments, and financial reconciliations. Conduct regular financial reviews to ensure expenditures are allowable, allocable, reasonable, and compliant with sponsor requirements. Monitor spending rates and project balances and provide projections to principal investigators and department leadership.
  
  Prepare and coordinate budget revisions, no-cost extensions, carry forward requests, and other post-award actions. Serve as the primary point of contact for assigned departments on all post-award matters.
• 30% Provide advisory and consultative support to departmental grant administrators managing their own sponsored project portfolios. Develop and implement standardized post-award management practices across the College. Monitor grant management activities to ensure consistency and compliance with applicable regulations and policies. Conduct periodic reviews of departmental grant accounts for financial accuracy, compliance, and risk mitigation. Identify compliance concerns and work collaboratively with departments to implement corrective actions.
  
  Coordinate responses to internal and external audits involving sponsored projects. Serve as a resource for interpreting sponsor guidelines, institutional policies, and regulatory requirements.
• 15% Develop financial reports and dashboards for investigators, department leadership, and college administration. Analyze grant expenditures, projections, commitments, and cost-sharing obligations. Monitor portfolio performance and identify financial risks or compliance issues. Prepare executive-level summaries regarding grant activity and funding trends.
• 5% Other duties as assigned.

Bachelor's degree in accounting, business administration or closely related field and 1 year of related work experience. LSU values skills, experience, and expertise. Candidates who have relevant experience in key job responsibilities are encouraged to apply— a degree is not required as long as the candidate meets the required years of experience specified in the job description.

Bachelor's degree in accounting, business administration or public administration and 5 years of related work experience in Sponsored Programs Administration or closely related field. Experience in higher education research administration. Experience operating within both centralized and decentralized grant administration environments. Knowledge of effort reporting, cost sharing, subrecipient monitoring, and audit processes. Experience with enterprise research administration and financial systems.

For inquiries concerning this position, please contact Amber Bonner at:
Amber.

A successful credit check and RS:17 screening will be required for this position.

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