Grant and Finance Administrator

The University of Pennsylvania, the largest private employer in Philadelphia, is a world-renowned leader in education, research,and innovation. This historic, Ivy League school consistently ranks among the top 10 universities in the annual U.S. News & World Report survey. Penn has 12 highly-regarded schools that provide opportunities for undergraduate, graduate and continuing education,all influenced by Penn's distinctive interdisciplinary approach to scholarship and learning. As an employer Penn has been ranked nationally on many occasions with the most recent award from Forbeswho named Penn one of America's Best Large Employers in 2023.

Penn offers a unique working environment within the city of Philadelphia. The University is situated on a beautiful urban campus, with easy access to a range of educational, cultural, and recreational activities. With its historical significance and landmarks, lively cultural offerings, and wide variety of atmospheres, Philadelphia is the perfect place to call home forwork and play.

The University offers a competitive benefits package that includes excellent healthcare and tuition benefits for employees and their families, generous retirement benefits, a wide variety of professional development opportunities, supportive work and family benefits, a wealth of health and wellness programs and resources,and much more.

Grant and Contract Finance Administrator

Grant and Contract Finance Administrator

In the Division of Finance, we recognize that fostering a cultureof belonging and inclusive excellence is paramount to a positive and thriving work environment; it is a business imperative. We are committed to cultivating a workplace where individuals feel valued,respected, and empowered to contribute, supporting our research,development, and operational efforts throughout the Division of Finance. This role will be critical in supporting those efforts and demonstrating behaviors and competencies that reflect Penn'svalues.

We take pride in the many perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds that strengthen our community, enrich our curriculum,and enhance the cultural and social life of our campus. Penn'scommitment to fostering a culture of belonging is ultimately acommitment to creating a more vibrant university where our graduates are inspired and empowered to shape a better world.

As a Grant and Contract Administrator, the role will serve as aliaison between the University and funding sponsors. The role will provide service, consultation and work as intermediary between

Investigators, Business Administrators and other University departments to ensure proper administration and compliance withterms and conditions of sponsored program awards for assigned portfolio of departments, Schools and Centers.

The role will review general ledger reconciliations, prepare financial statements and billings, provide guidance to the University community on grant accounting, operations and compliance;
The role will also review sponsored program activity for compliance with federal circulars and University policies and procedures.

• Serve as liaison between the University and funding sponsors and as an intermediary between Business Administrators (BA's), Principal Investigators (PI's), and sponsors.
• Initiates the sponsored programs reporting and closeoutprocess, prepares financial statements and billings usinguniversity and sponsor reporting systems according to sponsor termsand deadlines; performs a review of general ledger (GL) activity toensure compliance with Uniform Guidance (2 CFR Part 200) requirements and sponsor terms and conditions, includingallowability, allocability, and reasonableness expense reviews,spending limits, corrected costs, revenue, benefit and indirect cost expense, special terms and conditions, payment management system (PMS) activity, and billed and unbilled accounts receivable.
• Reviews and monitors award modifications includingrelinquishments, terminations, re-budgeting requests, carryoverrequests, no-cost extensions, and non-financial closeout requirements.
• Provides guidance to the University community on sponsored programs administration issues. Prepares, reconciles, and closesjournal entries upon closing and disabling fund accounts. Update sand audits award fund account parameters to ensure accuracy.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

• Bachelor's Degree and 3 years to 5…